Names between cultures
French-American names that work in both cultures
60 names · 39 girls · 21 boys · Verified in US records
French names carry their accent gracefully into English — Margot needs no translation, and Beau never did.
Why this list
The top tier charts in France's official statistics and in US records simultaneously; the rest are French classics Americans genuinely use.
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Charts in both worlds
20 names
- Liam#1 in the US · #14 in France
- Olivia#1 in the US · #19 in France
- Charlotte#2 in the US · #41 in France
- Noah#2 in the US · #2 in France
- Emma#3 in the US · #7 in France
- Sophia#5 in the US · #89 in France
- Mia#6 in the US · #21 in France
- Sofia#9 in the US · #29 in France
- Lucas#10 in the US · #19 in France
- Ava#11 in the US · #40 in France
- Samuel#18 in the US · #70 in France
- Lily#18 in the US · #70 in France
- Nora#20 in the US · #84 in France
- Ethan#24 in the US · #30 in France
- Ellie#24 in the US · #83 in France
- Aria#26 in the US · #59 in France
- Luna#27 in the US · #33 in France
- Ella#29 in the US · #65 in France
- Joseph#29 in the US · #77 in France
- Owen#31 in the US · #72 in France
II
Heritage classics America embraces
20 names
- Josephine#53 in the US
- Beau#60 in the US
- Claire#68 in the US
- Eden#70 in the US
- Genevieve#148 in the US
- Vivienne#172 in the US
- Noelle#202 in the US
- Celine#207 in the US
- Elise#223 in the US
- Noa#226 in the US
- Andrea#235 in the US
- Esme#298 in the US
- Ali#306 in the US · #73 in France
- Colette#316 in the US
- Nina#324 in the US · #35 in France
- Martin#335 in the US · #34 in France
- Ibrahim#351 in the US · #26 in France
- Maryam#351 in the US · #79 in France
- Andre#368 in the US
- Hugo#377 in the US · #25 in France
III
Deep roots, distinctive here
20 names
- Livia#819 in the US · #50 in France
- Amelie#827 in the US
- Alessio#867 in the US · #64 in France
- Odette#881 in the US
- Lucien#897 in the US · #80 in France
- Imran#969 in the US · #31 in France
- Simone#995 in the US
- Belle#1013 in the US
- Lyam#1084 in the US · #47 in France
- Renee#1098 in the US
- Tiago#1115 in the US · #79 in France
- Lucie#1129 in the US · #43 in France
- Giulia#1139 in the US · #24 in France
- Yasmine#1183 in the US · #52 in France
- Margaux#1198 in the US · #57 in France
- Ezio#1222 in the US · #35 in France
- Alba#1261 in the US · #5 in France
- Noam#1267 in the US · #95 in France
- Anas#1290 in the US · #90 in France
- Alya#1334 in the US · #32 in France
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