70 charming French baby names for your little monsieur or mademoiselle

Bonjour, mama! Raise your hand if you’re ready to binge-watch “Emily in Paris” again. The Netflix original rom-com series quickly became one of the most talked about TV shows of 2020, and then in 2021, again—and after seeing all the beautiful architecture, fashion and food France has to offer it’s easy to see why. Not to mention, the French names sound so exquisite, inspiring us to compile the cutest French baby names. The characters and French cast of “Emily in Paris” offer tons of inspiration, such as Sylvie, Antoine, Philippine and Bruno. (I think we can all agree that sometimes entertainment makes for great baby name inspiration!) 

If you’re obsessed with “Emily in Paris” or if France is at the top of your dream destinations list, then you may have already toyed with French baby names. From Claude to Eloise and Chanel to Pierre, French monikers can be both unique and classic. 

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These French baby names are perfect inspiration for your petit bébé.

French baby names for boys

1. André
2. Antoine 
3. Anton 
4. Arnaud
5. Arthur 
6. Bardot
7. Beau
8. Benoit
9. Bruno
10. Claude 
11. Dax
12. Françios
13. Frederic 
14. Gabriel
15. Gaston 
16. Hubert
17. Jacques 
18. Laurent
19. Luc 
20. Lucien
21. Luke
22. Marc 
23. Michel
24. Monet
25. Philippe
26. Pierre 
27. Sacha 
28. Seymour
29. Sinclair 
30. Yves

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French baby names for girls

1. Antoinette
2. Beatrice
3. Belle 
4. Bernadette
5. Blanche
6. Camille
7. Celine
8. Chanel
9. Cherie
10. Chloé
11. Clementine 
12. Colette
13. Corine 
14. Dominique 
15. Eloise
16. Emmeline
17. Fleur 
18. Francine 
19. Francis 
20. Genevieve 
21. Gigi
22. Giselle 
23. Jacqueline 
24. Josephine 
25. Lorraine 
26. Lourdes
27. Madeliene 
28. Margot 
29. Marie 
30. Nicolette 
31. Odette 
32. Paris 
33. Patrice 
34. Paulette
35. Philippine 
36. Renée 
37. Simone 
38. Suzette 
39. Sylvie
40. Yvonne 

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A version of this post was published December 21, 2021. It has been updated.