Finding the right name for your baby girl, in this case French girl names, can be a big deal. Her name and its meaning can carry the hopes and dreams you have for her. It can make a great impact on her sense of who she is and how she connects with herself. Most importantly, it will be hers forever.
You might want something cute for when she’s young, chic for when she’s growing up, and timeless for when she grows into a woman. But if you do it right, you’ll find a name that fits all three.
French has heavily influenced the development of the entire English language and it might come as a surprise to you that French names have been used in the US for ages. In fact, French names might be much closer to you than you know. For example, the most commonly found French girl name in the US in 2022 is Emma.
Whether you have French heritage, admire French culture, or are simply looking for a meaningful name that’s lovely on the ears. You can’t go wrong with an elegant French name. If you are also curious about a boy’s name, check out our article on French boy names.
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What’s a good French girl name in 2023?
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Here are 300 French girl names and the meanings behind them. They are all numbered, arranged in alphabetical order, and grouped according to different categories: unique, common, cute, classic, pretty, unisex, and rare.
Unique Names 
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1- Aceline: noble
2- Alizée: trade wind
3- Bijou: jewel
4- Callia: beautiful
5- Capucine: cape
6- Cerise: cherry
7- Corine: maiden
8- Eulalie: well-spoken
9- Hiéronyme: Jerome
10- Isabeau: pledged to god, French variant of Isabel
11- Laverne: spring, woodland
12- Maëlle: princess
13- Médée: cunning, French version of Medea
14- Miel: honey
15- Mireille: miracle
16- Narcisse: sleep
17- Oriane: gold
18- Risette: pleasant little laugh
19- Roanne: rugged
20- Veronique: true image
Common names
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1- Abelia/ Abella: breath
2- Adrienne : from the city of darkness (Hadrias)
3- Alice: noble kind
4- Amber: jewel
5- Amelie: persuasive
6- Amy/Aimee: beloved
7- Anabelle: favored
8- Angel/Angele: messenger
9- Anne: grace
10- Antoinette: priceless/ praiseworthy
11- Arianne: very holy
12- Arielle: lion of God
13- Aubrey: elf king
14- Audrey: noble
15- Beatrice: she blesses
16- Belle: beautiful
17- Bernadette: the courage of a bear
18- Bridgette/Brigitte: strong, high
19- Camille: priest helper
20- Carol/Caroline: song of joy
21- Catherine: pure
22- Cecile: gray eyes
23- Celine: heavenly
24- Charlize/ Charlene: free
25- Charlotte: free, feminine, petite
26- Chloé: blooming
27- Christine/Kristell: with Christ
28- Claire: bright clear
29- Clarice: clear, bright
30- Claudine/Claudette: lame
31- Danielle: God is a judge
32- Daphne: laurel
33- Denise: Greek god of wine
34- Elena: light
35- Elise/ Elisabeth: consecrated to God
36- Elle: she
37- Emilie/ Emily: industrious
38- Emma: universal
39- Eva/Ava: breath, life
40- Frances: free
41- Francine: free
42- Gabrielle: God is my strength
43- Gisele: pledge/ promise
44- Hélène: light
45- Irene: peace
46- Isabelle: my god
47- Jacqueline: supplanter
48- Janelle: God is merciful
49- Janine: God’s gracious gift
50- Jocelin/Jocelyn: supplanter
51- Julia: youthful
52- Juliet/Juliette: youthful or sky father
53- Laurelle: crown of laurels
54- Lea: delicate/ lion
55- Léonore/ Eléonore: light
56- Lorraine: region of France
57- Louise: famous warrior
58- Lucille/Lucie: bringer of light
59- Madeleine: magdala or high tower
60- Marguerite/ Margaret: pearl/ daisy
61- Marie: drop of the sea/ beloved
62- Monique: alone
63- Nancy: favor, grace
64- Natalie: born on Christmas
65- Nicole/ Nicolette: people of victory
66- Nina: grace
67- Olivia: olive tree
68- Patricia: wellborn
69- Rebecca: servant of God, biding
70- Régine: queen
71- Rose/Rosette: rose
72- Sara: princess
73- Simone: God is heard
74- Sophie: wisdom
75- Stephanie: crown
76- Suzanne/ Susan: lily
77- Tiffany/ Tiphanie: divine manifestation
78- Valerie: strong
79- Vivienne: life
80- Zoé: vibrant or full of life
Cute Names 
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1- Addie: noble, diminutive version of Adelaide
2- Alouette: lark
3- Ange/Angie: angel/ messenger
4- Apolline: French version of Apollo the sun god
5- Arlette: lion of God
6- Aveline/ Evelyn: hazelnut
7- Bliss: joy
8- Brie: marshland, also the cheese
9- Brielle: God is my strength short for Gabrielle
10- Chelle: one who is like God, short for Michelle
11- Cherie: darling
12- Colette: victory
13- Coralie: oral
14- Cosette: small
15- Dina: of the Lord
16- Edmée: the female version of Edmund
17- Eliane: Jehovah is God
18- Eloise/Heloise: famous warrior woman
19- Enora: honor
20- Éponine: French horse goddess
21- Fantine: childlike
22- Fay/ Fayette: little fairy
23- Félicité/ Felicity: happy, lucky
24- Flavie: gold
25- Gemma: precious stone
26- Hughette: bright in mind and spirit
27- Idette: work
28- Josee/Josette: God will add
29- Lilou: lily
30- Lisette/Lizette: God is my Oath
31- Lula: warrior, variation of Louise
32- Maïa: brave, confident
33- Marcie: warlike
34- Marinette: of the sea
35- Mathilde: brave in battle
36- Mavis: songbird
37- Mélina: honey
38- Melodie/ Melody: melody
39- Merlot: blackbird
40- Mimi: resolute, strong
41- Minette: of the sea
42- Mirabeau/ Mirabelle: miraculous, wonderful
43- Nadine: hope
44- Nanette: favor
45- Odette: wealthy
46- Pinot: pine cone
47- Pippa: horse lover, short for Philippa
48- Pomme: apple
49- Suzette: lily
50- Sylvie: from the forest
51- Zelie, Azélie: exalted
Classic Names 
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1- Adelaide: noble
2- Adia: help
3- Agathe/ Agatha: good
4- Agnès: gentle, pure
5- Astrid: divine beauty
6- Audette: gold
7- Aveline: nut
8- Babette: God is satisfaction
9- Batilde: warrior
10- Beline: goddess
11- Benoite: means blessed female form of Benedict
12- Bertille: heroine
13- Blanche: white, fair
14- Clotilde: heroine
15- Constance: constant
16- Davignon: widely loved
17- Delphine: womb
18- Dominique: of the Lord
19- Dorine: golden
20- Dorothea/Dorothy: the gift of god
21- Edith: rich gift
22- Esme/Esmée: esteemed
23- Esther: star
24- Faustine: lucky
25- Genevieve: a woman of the race
26- Gertrude: strength of a spear
27- Ghislaine: pledge, promise, variation of Gisele
28- Giverny: town
29- Henrietta: estate ruler
30- Ingrid: hero’s daughter
31- Jolie: pretty, girl
32- Josephine: God increases
33- Judith: she will be praised
34- Marceline: young warrior
35- Mare: pool, pond
36- Marjolaine: flower name
37- Marthe: lady
38- Maude: heroine
39- Océane: ocean
40- Octavia: eight
41- Olympe: Olympian
42- Ophelie/ Ophelia: help, wisdom
43- Pauline: little, younger
44- Perrine/Pierette: stone, variants of Pierre
46- Prisca: long life
47- Rosalie: rose + lily
48- Sabine: woman
49- Scarlett: red
50- Theodora: goddess
51- Therese: goddess
52- Valentine: strength, health
53- Yolande: violet
54- Yvonne: Yew wood
Pretty Names 
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Some names just sound so pretty to the ear. With namesakes like prolific singers Adele, Gladys Knight, and Solange Knowles, the sounds of these names just exude an air of beauty that turns heads.
1- Adele: noble
2- Amandine: worthy of love
3- Anelise: graced with God’s bounty
4- Angelique: angel
5- Aurora: dawn
6- Carine: dear
7- Celeste: heavenly
8- Cezanne: variant of Suzanne, also the name of a famous painter
9- Chanel: near the canal
10- Chantal: song
11- Charite/Charity: Christian love
12- Courtney: from the court
13- Cybele/Sibyl : wise woman
14- Desiree: desire
15- Elaine: light
16- Estelle: star
17- Fleur: flower
18- Florence: flowering, blossoming
19- Françoise: free
20- Gladys: light
21- Guinevere: white and smooth, French form of the Welsh Gwenhwyvar
22- Honor/ Honorine: honor
23- Inès: gentle, pure
24- Jardine: garden
25- Jessamond/ Jessamin: jasmine flower
26- Jolene: pretty
27- Lillian: lily
28- Lynette: pretty
29- Margaux/Margot: pearl
30- Mauve: purple, named after the flower
31- Maximilienne: greatest
32- Melanie: black
33- Morisette: Eastern
34- Mylène: drop of the ocean
35- Natacha: Christmas, French form of Natasha
36- Paris: city of light
37- Paulette: small, humble
38- Philomène/Philomena: powerful love
39- Racquel, Rachel: ewe, purity
40- Raphaela: healing
41- Reine: queen
42- Rochele: little rest
43- Romaine: a citizen of Rome
44- Rosaire: rosary
45- Rosamonde/Rosamund: horse protector
46- Roxanne: sun
47- Sabrine: French form of Sabrina
48- Salomé: peace
49- Serine: dreams
50- Séraphine: fiery ones
51- Seychelle: seashell
52- Solange/ Solaine: solemn
53- Thea: God
54- Tilda: might in war
55- Violette, Viola: purple
Unisex Names 
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It’s 2023, and we now know that kids decide for themselves what kind of person they turn out to be. Maybe you don’t even know the sex of the baby yet. That’s not a hindrance in the name department. These unisex names are beautiful for both boys and girls.
1- Alex/Alix: defender
2- August: exalted
3- Avery: ruler of elves
4- Avril: April
5- Axelle: peace
6- Bryn: hill
7- Ciel: blue
8- Clémence: merciful
9- Damien: patron saint of surgeons
10- Danae/ Dana: God is my judge
11- Darcy: dark one
12- Dionne: divine
13- Emanuelle: God is with us
14- Étienne: crown
15- Fidèle/Fidel: faithful
16- Floriane: flowering
17- Gaelle: stranger
18- Gene: noble/ well-born, short for Eugene
19- Harley: meadow of hares
20- Jean/Jeannick: God is gracious
21- Jordan/Jordane: descendant
22- Jules: youthful
23- Justine: fair, righteous
24- Loupe: wolf
25- Marcel/ Marcelle: warlike
26- Marion: from the sea, bitter
27- Martine: warlike
28- Michele, Michelle: who is like God
29- Monet: noble
30- Morgan: sea-dweller
31- Noéle: Christmas
32- Philippe: horse lover
33- Remy: remedy, oarsman
34- Reneé: rebirth, renaissance
35- Robin: fame, bright
36- Sacha: defender
37- Sebastienne: venerable
38- Spencer: keeper of provisions
39- Sydney/Sidney: Saint-Denis
40- Taylor: tailor
41- Yves: little archer
Rare names 
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These are some of the rarest names in France. Very few people use them, but that only means that they will stand out more. Unique is a French word after all.
1- Ambroisie: french form of Ambrosia
2- Arcenciel: rainbow
3- Cadence: rhythm
4- Didiane: desired
5- Diorella: beautiful fairy
6- Godelieve: God’s love
7- Mignon: darling
8- Vignette: little vine
9- Villanelle: poem
10- Xainte: variant of Sainte/Saint
Meilleurs Voeux!
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Decided yet? There are so many languages and words out in the world. Names might be the most important ones we use to define ourselves and the people around us. French is one romantic and charming language, and as you can tell from the list above, it makes a wonderful source of inspiration for names. So we hope this list can help you make a great decision in naming your baby girl. Meilleurs Voeux! (Best wishes!)
If you’re looking for French names for boys, check out our article on 300+ French Names for Boys. Want to learn more about other languages and cultures? Head on over to AmazingTalker to find more great topics!
