Vive la France! Chic French baby names you’ll fall in love with

If you’re anything like me and adore everything French, then you might want to give your petit bébé a fabulous French sounding name. We named my first daughter Marguerite after French writer Marguerite Duras. We’ve only ever called her Maggie, but if she wants to sound French one day (like I always do) then she is free to do so.

There are many beautiful French names for both girls and boys that have become hugely popular in English speaking countries. Hardly surprising when they sound so cool and sophisticated – even if you don’t have the accent and stylish wardrobe to go with to go with it.

France’s most popular baby names

According to Nameberry, the most popular boys and girls names in France consist of classic, modern and multinational treasures. Taking out the country’s top 10 position in 2020 were:

1. Jade
2. Louise
3. Emma
4. Alice
5. Ambre
6. Lina
7. Rose
8. Chloé
9. Mia
10. Léa

And for the boys:

1. Léo
2. Gabriel
3. Raphaël
4. Arthur
5. Louis
6. Jules
7. Adam
8. Maël
9. Lucas
10. Hugo

Other chic French names … for the girls:

• Amélie
• Annaïs
• Camille
• Capucine
• Cécile
• Céleste
• Clémence
• Coco
• Gabrielle
• Inès
• Lisette
• Lucille
• Manon
• Margaux
• Marine
• Océane
• Odette
• Sabine
• Sandrine
• Sylvie
• Vivienne
• Zélie

And the boys:

• Antoine
• Augustin
• Axel
• Baptiste
• Beau
• Camille
• Clément
• Elio
• Gaspard
• Gaston
• Léon
• Marceau
• Mathéo
• Maxence
• Milo
• Pascal
• Remi
• Roman
• Théo
• Timéo
• Valentin
• Victor