French Boy Names

417 namesBoy

French influence on English names runs deep, largely because of the Norman Conquest, which brought French-speaking rulers to England and reshaped the language. Several names here began as Norman French surnames or occupational terms. Mason comes from the Old French word for a stoneworker, Spencer from a word for a steward who dispensed supplies, and Travis from a word linked to crossing or toll collecting. Grant comes from the French word for large, and Beau simply means handsome.

Other names on this list come from French romance and religious history. Tristan is the hero of a medieval romance about tragic love, Charles has a long line of French kings, and Calvin recalls the Protestant reformer who worked in Geneva. Nicolas is the French spelling of a name used across Europe, without the English h, while Damien has a soft French ending that sets it apart from its Greek root. Oliver and Avery both passed through Norman French on their way into English, and Parker began as a keeper of a hunting park.

French names often look familiar to English speakers, but the French pronunciation may differ from the English one. Decide whether you want the English sound or the French one, and choose a spelling that makes your preference clear, especially for names such as Nicolas.

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Mason Boy
MAY-suhn
“stoneworker” · English
#39
Oliver Boy
AH-luh-vur
“olive tree” · French
#3
Avery Unisex
AY-vur-ee
“from Alfred, elf counsel” · English
#37
Charles Boy
CHAHRLZ
“free man” · Germanic
#48
Parker Unisex
PAHR-kur
“park keeper” · English
#102
Tristan Boy
TRIS-tihn
“uncertain; from Celtic Drust” · French
#309
Bryce Boy
BRYS
“uncertain; from Saint Brice” · French
#357
Beau Boy
BOH
“handsome” · French
#60
Calvin Boy
KAL-vihn
“bald” · French
#132
Grant Boy
GRANT
“large, tall” · Scottish
#228

Top 300 of 417 names

Sorted by current popularity. US rank uses 2025 data for the name's most common sex; the trend compares births with five years earlier. Tap a column heading to re-sort.

Name Meaning Origin US rank 2025 5-yr trend
Mason stoneworker English 39 ↓ -38%
Oliver olive tree French 3 → +5%
Avery from Alfred, elf counsel English 37 ↓ -22%
Charles free man Germanic 48 ↓ -6%
Parker park keeper English 102 ↓ -9%
Tristan uncertain; from Celtic Drust French 309 ↓ -48%
Bryce uncertain; from Saint Brice French 357 ↓ -42%
Beau handsome French 60 ↑ +54%
Calvin bald French 132 ↑ +7%
Grant large, tall Scottish 228 ↓ -12%
Nicolas victory of the people Greek 177 ↑ +8%
Spencer steward, dispenser of provisions English 360 ↓ -13%
Gage pledge English 973 ↓ -63%
Damien to tame French 352 ↓ -23%
Travis toll collector at a crossing English 434 ↓ -24%
Andre manly, brave French 368 ↓ -27%
Martin of Mars Latin 335 ↓ -14%
Raymond counsel protector Germanic 395 ↓ -24%
Corbin little raven French 512 ↓ -36%
Jeffrey possibly territory of peace Germanic 552 ↓ -32%
Louis famous warrior French 249 → +4%
Jett jet, a black gemstone English 169 ↑ +79%
Tyson firebrand; or son of Dye English 531 ↓ -33%
Noel Christmas French 478 ↓ -11%
Marshall horse keeper French 340 ↑ +15%
Remy oarsman French 408 ↓ -10%
Warren game park, or from a French place name French 240 ↑ +57%
Leonel little lion Spanish 350 → +1%
Chandler candle maker English 753 ↓ -30%
Russell little red one French 345 ↑ +12%
Emory from Emery, a Norman name English 339 ↑ +30%
Porter gatekeeper, or carrier of loads English 560 ↓ -25%
Royal royal, of a king English 476 ↓ -14%
Trey third English 890 ↓ -27%
Albert noble and bright Germanic 614 ↓ -16%
Quincy estate of Quintus, 'fifth' French 654 ↓ -7%
Harvey battle worthy Breton 251 ↑ +93%
Crew group working together English 256 ↑ +14%
Bruce from Brix, a place in Normandy Scottish 536 → -5%
Dennis follower of Dionysus Greek 707 ↓ -8%
Quentin fifth Latin 968 ↓ -55%
Tristen uncertain; variant of Tristan Welsh 1,512 ↓ -57%
Curtis courteous French 985 ↓ -36%
Landry land ruler French 935 ↓ -8%
Brett a Breton English 1,382 ↓ -45%
Dax uncertain; possibly from a French town French 692 ↓ -38%
Maurice Moorish, dark-skinned Latin 1,020 ↓ -19%
Roger famous spear Germanic 834 ↓ -21%
Julien from Julius; meaning uncertain French 709 ↓ -20%
Talon claw of a bird of prey English 1,181 ↓ -41%
Forrest forest English 374 ↑ +33%
Deandre De- plus Andre American (modern coinage) 1,178 ↓ -45%
Roland famous land Germanic 608 → -5%
Dominique of the Lord French 1,468 ↓ -29%
Trace from Tracy, a French place name English 758 ↑ +8%
Korbin little raven (variant of Corbin) English 1,173 ↓ -50%
Marc possibly from Mars (form of Mark) French 1,237 ↓ -11%
Lionel little lion French 659 ↑ +5%
Fletcher arrow maker English 547 ↑ +36%
Dior from the French surname; origin uncertain French 1,126 ↓ -66%
Bellamy fine friend French 797 → 0%
Rene reborn French 1,092 ↓ -9%
Jermaine brother; or German French 1,496 ↓ -35%
Scout one who scouts English 997 ↓ -18%
Marcel little Marcus; linked to Mars French 731 → -2%
Eugene well born Greek 943 ↓ -8%
Boone good; or from Bohon, Normandy English 423 ↑ +59%
Valentin strong, healthy Latin 660 ↑ +35%
Terrell from an English surname; possibly to pull English 1,538 ↓ -35%
Lamar the pool French 1,517 ↓ -37%
Adrien from Hadria, a Roman town French 1,159 ↓ -10%
Hugh heart, mind, spirit Germanic 732 ↑ +11%
Marquis nobleman of the border French 1,672 ↓ -41%
Jean God is gracious French 1,172 ↑ +44%
Mayson stoneworker English 1,686 ↓ -54%
Louie famous warrior English 596 ↑ +53%
Tristian uncertain; variant of Tristan Welsh 1,518 ↓ -41%
Blaise lisping, stammering French 1,038 ↓ -9%
Triston variant of Tristan; origin uncertain American (modern coinage) 2,447 ↓ -18%
Tristin variant of Tristan; origin uncertain American (modern coinage) 3,232 ↓ -46%
Darrell from Airelle, a place in Normandy English 1,691 ↓ -34%
Leroy the king French 888 ↑ +11%
Gilbert bright pledge Germanic 1,330 ↓ -12%
Maison house; variant of Mason French 1,294 ↓ -38%
Marion diminutive of Marie French 2,044 ↓ -12%
Antoine French form of Anthony French 1,708 ↓ -25%
Brice — French 2,946 ↓ -52%
Kylian form of Cillian; meaning uncertain Irish 624 ↑ +111%
Korbyn raven; variant of Corbin American (modern coinage) 1,628 ↓ -52%
Tyrell uncertain; English surname English 1,973 ↓ -39%
Pierre stone; French form of Peter French 1,253 ↓ -10%
Dion short form of Dionysius Greek 1,268 ↓ -33%
Lucien from Lucius; light French 899 ↑ +46%
Chevy from Chevy Chase or the Chevrolet brand English 1,547 ↓ -10%
Lyle the island French 1,047 → +2%
Wallace foreigner, Welshman Scottish 964 → -1%
Tracy from a French place name English 2,171 ↑ +12%
Darryl from a Norman surname and place French 2,115 ↓ -40%
Denim from the fabric, named after Nimes English 880 ↑ +122%
Bernard brave as a bear Germanic 1,362 ↓ -7%
Jules French form of Julius French 1,396 ↑ +9%
Destin destiny American (modern coinage) 1,612 ↓ -16%
Montgomery from a Norman place name English 962 ↑ +32%
Trystan form of Tristan Welsh 6,417 ↓ -70%
Guy uncertain; possibly 'wood' or 'wide' French 1,637 ↓ -21%
Gerard brave spear French 1,713 ↓ -20%
Corbyn little raven (variant of Corbin) English 2,263 ↓ -47%
Marquise marquess, a noble title French 2,324 ↓ -42%
Kalvin little bald one (variant of Calvin) English 1,567 ↓ -22%
Antwan uncertain (form of Antoine) American (modern coinage) 2,606 ↓ -32%
Baron nobleman English 1,370 ↑ +20%
Gaige pledge (variant of Gage) English 9,181 ↓ -73%
Jarvis uncertain (from Gervase) English 2,858 ↓ -56%
Tayler tailor (variant of Taylor) English 5,893 ↓ -22%
Denis of Dionysus French 1,712 → 0%
Beaux handsome; spelling of Beau French 970 ↑ +71%
Cartier from a French surname; origin uncertain French 1,297 ↓ -20%
Daryl from a French place name, Airelle English 1,529 ↑ +16%
Cordell cord maker English 1,977 ↓ -14%
Sebastien from Sebaste; venerable French 2,473 ↓ -7%
Vernon alder grove; from a Norman place name French 1,387 ↑ +66%
Matheo gift of God Spanish 751 ↑ +141%
Amauri from Amalric; work and power French 2,209 ↓ -26%
Elan tree in Hebrew; vigor in French Hebrew 2,490 ↓ -29%
Dashiell uncertain; from a French surname French 2,291 ↓ -38%
Charly pet form of Charles or Charlotte; free man English 3,262 ↓ -44%
Henri home ruler French 1,714 ↓ -8%
Avion airplane French 2,306 ↓ -50%
Dandre modern blend of D and Andre American (modern coinage) 2,541 ↓ -42%
Lyam variant of Liam French 1,086 ↑ +31%
Morris form of Maurice, 'a Moor' English 1,762 ↓ -7%
Alexandre defender of the people French 2,148 ↓ -29%
Masyn variant of Mason, 'stoneworker' American (modern coinage) 2,703 ↑ +9%
Kartier respelling of Cartier, a French surname American (modern coinage) 1,125 ↑ +9%
Granger farm steward English 1,636 ↓ -45%
Marques variant of Marquis American (modern coinage) 4,487 ↓ -26%
Chayce hunter English 2,805 ↓ -24%
Korben raven; variant of Corbin French 3,167 ↓ -58%
Geoffrey uncertain; second part means 'peace' English 3,599 ↓ -33%
Sire father, lord English 1,475 ↓ -21%
Kurtis courteous; variant of Curtis English 2,738 → 0%
Luc from Lucania; French form of Luke French 3,483 ↓ -35%
Laramie from the Wyoming city and river American (modern coinage) 1,088 ↑ +416%
Cru French wine term, growth French 1,611 ↓ -13%
Jacques French form of Jacob or James French 1,938 ↑ +18%
Percy from a Norman place name English 1,279 ↑ +123%
Antwon variant of Antoine (Anthony) American (modern coinage) 5,222 ↓ -56%
Ami friend; also Hebrew "my people" French 4,668 ↓ -38%
Edmond French form of Edmund, wealthy protector French 2,011 ↑ +21%
Lou short for Louis or Louise, famous warrior English 1,929 ↑ +40%
Blaize variant of Blaise, lisping Latin 2,395 ↑ +21%
Marcell Hungarian form of Marcel, little Mars Hungarian 2,375 ↑ +7%
Orson little bear cub French 1,433 ↑ +21%
Royale royal (French) French 4,732 ↓ -46%
Burke from Norman de Burgh, fortress English 2,649 ↓ -26%
Augustin venerable, great; from Augustus Latin 1,743 ↑ +69%
Salomon form of Solomon: peace Hebrew 1,765 ↑ +46%
Olivier French: olive tree French 2,559 ↑ +11%
Chauncey from a Norman surname French 4,422 ↓ -38%
Deondre modern blend of De- and Andre American (modern coinage) 4,163 ↓ -36%
Emile French form of Aemilius, possibly rival French 2,098 → -1%
Maysen variant of Mason, stoneworker English 2,526 ↑ +192%
Callaway English surname from a French place name English 1,811 ↑ +151%
Mathis French form of Matthew, gift of God French 3,356 ↓ -24%
Alain French form of Alan; meaning uncertain French 2,836 ↓ -8%
Elie French form of Elijah, my God is Yahweh French 3,535 → 0%
Michel French form of Michael: who is like God? French 4,642 ↓ -15%
Quincey variant of Quincy, fifth English 4,500 ↓ -21%
Ames English surname, from Old French "friend" English 1,754 → 0%
Darell variant of Darrell, from Airelle English 1,828 ↑ +12%
Monty pet form of Montgomery English 1,543 ↑ +104%
Aramis from the Musketeer character; uncertain French 3,663 ↓ -39%
Amour love French 2,780 → -2%
Croix cross French 2,334 ↓ -11%
Corben variant of Corbin, raven English 5,247 ↓ -47%
Fitzgerald son of Gerald English 2,427 ↓ -28%
Bret a Breton English 4,883 ↑ +18%
Rogue from the English word rogue English 5,367 ↓ -52%
Marshal from Old French, "horse servant" French 3,421 ↑ +17%
Jeancarlos Spanish compound of Jean and Carlos Spanish 6,981 ↓ -64%
Azure sky blue French 6,360 ↑ +100%
Claude French form of Claudius, "lame" French 3,044 ↓ -9%
Alix French form of Alice, "noble kind" French 5,247 ↑ +14%
Perrin French pet form of Pierre, "rock" French 4,667 ↓ -35%
Jacky pet form of Jack or Jacqueline English 11,203 ↓ -74%
Armand French form of Herman, "army man" French 3,852 ↓ -20%
Trysten variant of Tristan Welsh — ↓ -100%
Mathieu French form of Matthew; gift of God French 4,978 ↓ -46%
Amaury French form of Amalric; work ruler French 4,403 → 0%
Rustin variant of Rusty; red-haired English 2,280 ↑ +22%
Delano French surname, possibly of the walnut French 4,162 ↓ -38%
Maeson variant of Mason, stoneworker English 3,913 ↑ +12%
Abriel modern blend, variant of Abrielle American (modern coinage) 2,835 ↑ +91%
Tracey from a Norman place name English 8,314 ↑ +44%
Corwin surname, possibly heart of the raven English 4,424 ↓ -15%
Amory from Amalric, work ruler Germanic 7,222 ↓ -71%
Jaquez modern variant of Jacques American (modern coinage) 5,706 ↓ -33%
Mercer merchant; English occupational surname English 2,558 ↑ +62%
Jourdan variant of Jordan; to flow down American (modern coinage) 10,163 ↓ -71%
Kordell variant of Cordell, rope maker English 3,713 ↑ +20%
Lowell little wolf, from Norman French French 3,281 ↓ -5%
Cortney variant of Courtney, a Norman place name English — ↓ -100%
Cortland from an English surname, uncertain English 3,968 → 0%
Macon from the French place Mâcon French 7,485 ↓ -73%
Frederic French form of Frederick; peaceful ruler French 2,953 ↑ +24%
Dany short form of Daniel; God is my judge Hebrew 3,257 → -3%
Pacey English surname, possibly from Passy English 4,664 → -4%
Antione variant of Antoine, from Antonius French 7,228 ↓ -27%
Devine surname meaning divine French 7,219 ↑ +36%
Didier desired French 6,549 ↓ -62%
Darrel variant of Darrell, a Norman surname French 5,435 ↓ -19%
Alphonse noble and ready French 2,516 → -2%
Zhane modern name, possibly from French Jeanne American (modern coinage) 9,453 ↑ +10%
Pascal of Easter French 3,636 → -3%
Maxime French from Maximus; greatest French 4,810 ↓ -19%
Etienne French form of Stephen; crown French 3,977 → +4%
Thayer from an English surname English 6,106 ↓ -6%
Percival uncertain; popularly 'pierce the valley' French 1,536 ↑ +146%
Sacha French pet form of Alexander French 3,739 ↑ +7%
Leandre French form of Leander, "lion man" French 5,324 ↓ -14%
Yannick Breton pet form of Jean (John) Breton 5,197 ↓ -41%
Lamonte blend of La- and Monte, "mountain" American (modern coinage) 6,023 ↓ -35%
Martell from a French surname, "hammer" French 7,497 ↓ -21%
Lavell blend of La- and Vell American (modern coinage) 7,464 ↓ -59%
Domonique variant of Dominique, "of the Lord" French 7,314 ↓ -15%
Caron French surname, meaning uncertain French 12,361 ↓ -69%
Jeremie French form of Jeremiah, "God will exalt" French 7,391 ↓ -15%
Derrell variant of Darrell, "from Airelle" English 8,422 ↓ -44%
Russel variant of Russell, "little red one" English 4,020 → -4%
Trystin variant of Tristan, meaning debated Welsh — ↓ -100%
Armond variant of Armand, "army man" French 5,224 → 0%
Leeroy variant of Leroy, 'the king' French 3,562 ↑ +68%
Lavern possibly from French 'alder tree' French 4,097 → 0%
Garner occupational surname, 'granary keeper' English 5,948 ↓ -6%
Matthieu French form of Matthew, 'gift of God' French 7,501 ↓ -35%
Andree French form of Andrew, 'manly' French 4,407 ↑ +53%
Parrish English surname from Paris or 'parish' English 8,742 ↓ -36%
Norris northerner; or 'nurse' English 6,063 ↓ -21%
Gaston uncertain; possibly 'from Gascony' French 3,396 ↑ +79%
Lavelle possibly French, 'the valley' French 7,037 ↑ +20%
Merle blackbird French 3,485 → 0%
Tyrel variant of Tyrell, an English surname English 5,187 ↑ +46%
Garland wreath of flowers; English surname English 6,928 ↓ -25%
Dartagnan from d'Artagnan, a French place name French 7,791 ↓ -47%
Florian flowering Latin 2,495 ↑ +170%
Sinclair from Saint-Clair, a Norman place name Scottish 4,740 ↑ +222%
Jacquez modern variant of Jacques American (modern coinage) 7,374 ↓ -21%
Chanse variant of Chance English 9,887 ↓ -61%
Richmond from Richmond, French 'rich hill' English 5,563 ↓ -10%
Andrae variant of Andre, 'manly' French 7,225 ↓ -21%
Antwain variant of Antoine American (modern coinage) 12,164 ↓ -50%
Jeanluc combination of Jean and Luc French 5,111 → 0%
Philippe French form of Philip, lover of horses French 6,355 ↓ -22%
Lamarr variant of Lamar, the pond French 8,638 ↓ -36%
Lovell little wolf French 6,316 ↓ -44%
Talmage English surname, possibly bag or knapsack maker English — ↓ -100%
Marquese variant of Marquis, a noble title French 11,516 ↓ -50%
Markese variant of Marquis, nobleman French — ↓ -100%
Aundre variant of Andre French 10,823 ↓ -50%
Rolland variant of Roland, famous land Germanic 5,796 ↓ -36%
Jeanpaul combination of Jean and Paul French 6,982 ↑ +9%
Rance uncertain; possibly from Ransom English 8,095 ↓ -9%
Farren uncertain; English surname English 10,364 ↓ -36%
Gaines English surname of uncertain origin English 5,093 ↓ -39%
Garin guard, protector Germanic — new
Antuan variant of Antoine French 5,877 ↑ +25%
Elroy variant of Leroy, the king French 4,585 ↑ +29%
Jeanpierre John and Peter combined French 7,910 ↑ +11%
Germaine brother, or German French 10,028 ↑ +17%
Martel hammer French 10,313 ↓ -46%
Christien variant of Christian Greek — ↓ -100%
Aloysius famous warrior Latin 4,864 ↑ +11%
Antwaun variant of Antoine American (modern coinage) 8,965 ↑ +33%
Durrell English surname, possibly hard or hardy English — ↓ -100%
Marcelle French feminine of Marcel French 6,729 ↑ +31%
Delon uncertain; possibly a French surname American (modern coinage) 5,440 ↑ +89%
Corbett little raven English 7,781 ↓ -38%
Dijon from the French city of Dijon French 9,953 ↓ -59%
Laurent French form of Laurence French 6,024 ↑ +7%
Yves yew French 5,598 ↑ +31%
Terrill variant of Terrell English — ↓ -100%
Prentice apprentice English 11,671 ↓ -50%
Zacharie French form of Zachary French 13,873 ↓ -38%
Marvell English surname Marvell English 8,021 → 0%
Francois Frenchman French 5,276 ↑ +29%
Spenser variant of Spencer, steward English 11,803 ↓ -50%
Jermain variant of Jermaine French 11,262 ↓ -33%
Bretton Breton, from Brittany English 7,266 ↑ +10%
Ivon uncertain; variant of Yvon or Ivan French — new
Terrel variant of Terrell English — ↓ -100%
Destry uncertain, possibly warhorse English — ↓ -100%
Lemar variant of Lamar French 6,311 ↑ +17%
Destine variant of Destiny, fate American (modern coinage) — new
Montreal royal mountain French 13,273 new
Edgard wealthy spear French 8,436 ↑ +50%
Tray variant of Trey, third English 11,862 ↓ -46%
Orville gold town French 6,347 ↑ +17%
Lafayette from a French surname French 10,262 ↓ -36%
Raynard variant of Reynard, brave counsel Germanic — ↓ -100%
Evon variant of Yvonne or Evan French 12,604 new

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