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France's favorites still rare in America
93 names · 44 girls · 49 boys · records through 2025
France runs Europe's most distinctive naming culture — and its charts are full of names Americans would love if they met them.
This guide has 93 names: 44 girl names and 49 boy names. Current France top-100 names ranked outside the US top-300 (or unranked), by French rank. Built from US Social Security birth records through 2025. Tap + beside any name to keep it on your shortlist as you read.
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Each name below is a current French top-100 pick that remains uncommon in the US: effortless style, verified by two countries' records.
Girl names
44 names
- Louise#1 in France · #514 in the US
- Ambre#3 in France · unranked in the US
- Alma#4 in France · #449 in the US
- Alba#5 in France · #1261 in the US
- Romy#8 in France · #694 in the US
- Lou#12 in France · #2645 in the US
- Agathe#13 in France · unranked in the US
- Inaya#14 in France · #776 in the US
- Nour#16 in France · #1525 in the US
- Lina#17 in France · #572 in the US
- Victoire#22 in France · #10107 in the US
- Jeanne#23 in France · #4546 in the US
- Giulia#24 in France · #1139 in the US
- Alya#32 in France · #1334 in the US
- Nina#35 in France · #324 in the US
- Alix#37 in France · #5238 in the US
- Lucie#43 in France · #1129 in the US
- Lyana#45 in France · #2214 in the US
- Gabrielle#47 in France · #632 in the US
- Emy#48 in France · #2719 in the US
- Aya#49 in France · #644 in the US
- Livia#50 in France · #819 in the US
- Yasmine#52 in France · #1183 in the US
- Lyna#56 in France · #7885 in the US
- Margaux#57 in France · #1198 in the US
- Apolline#58 in France · #10107 in the US
- Suzanne#62 in France · #2387 in the US
- Capucine#63 in France · unranked in the US
- Jannah#66 in France · #1518 in the US
- Mya#68 in France · #443 in the US
- Diane#69 in France · #2607 in the US
- Constance#72 in France · #1500 in the US
- Louna#73 in France · #11932 in the US
- Lya#74 in France · #2822 in the US
- Maryam#79 in France · #351 in the US
- Judith#80 in France · #788 in the US
- Valentine#82 in France · #2514 in the US
- Mariam#86 in France · #505 in the US
- Rym#87 in France · unranked in the US
- Fatoumata#93 in France · #2002 in the US
- Joy#94 in France · #419 in the US
- Lise#95 in France · unranked in the US
- Lana#97 in France · #406 in the US
- Jennah#99 in France · #4352 in the US
Boy names
49 names
- Jules#6 in France · #1393 in the US
- Sacha#12 in France · #3658 in the US
- Marceau#13 in France · #7679 in the US
- Eden#15 in France · #544 in the US
- Elio#17 in France · #388 in the US
- Gabin#18 in France · unranked in the US
- Mohamed#21 in France · #527 in the US
- Malo#22 in France · #7194 in the US
- Hugo#25 in France · #377 in the US
- Ibrahim#26 in France · #351 in the US
- Marius#27 in France · #2539 in the US
- Eliott#29 in France · #2304 in the US
- Imran#31 in France · #969 in the US
- Aylan#32 in France · #2056 in the US
- Martin#34 in France · #335 in the US
- Ezio#35 in France · #1222 in the US
- Gaspard#37 in France · #8910 in the US
- Basile#41 in France · #10695 in the US
- Augustin#43 in France · #1743 in the US
- Nino#44 in France · #3658 in the US
- Mathis#46 in France · #3314 in the US
- Lyam#47 in France · #1084 in the US
- Andrea#53 in France · #5608 in the US
- Tom#54 in France · #2183 in the US
- Robin#57 in France · #703 in the US
- Rayan#58 in France · #588 in the US
- Valentin#59 in France · #660 in the US
- Charly#60 in France · #5608 in the US
- Camille#61 in France · #8243 in the US
- Antoine#62 in France · #1708 in the US
- Auguste#63 in France · #3848 in the US
- Alessio#64 in France · #867 in the US
- Sohan#65 in France · #3848 in the US
- Pablo#68 in France · #429 in the US
- Ali#73 in France · #306 in the US
- Issa#74 in France · #1677 in the US
- Achille#76 in France · #8243 in the US
- Tiago#79 in France · #1115 in the US
- Lucien#80 in France · #897 in the US
- Soan#81 in France · #12008 in the US
- Yanis#83 in France · #2539 in the US
- Noa#85 in France · #1005 in the US
- Alexandre#87 in France · #2145 in the US
- Marin#88 in France · #4857 in the US
- Anas#90 in France · #1290 in the US
- Maxence#92 in France · #7679 in the US
- Livio#93 in France · unranked in the US
- Noam#95 in France · #1267 in the US
- Marcel#100 in France · #730 in the US
Every rank and count here is published by the US Social Security Administration and refreshed each year when the new figures land. The method is stated at the top of this page.
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