80 Beautiful & Unique French Names for Girls

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How to choose the best French name for your baby girl

Co-authored by Sonya Prior and Raven Minyard, BA

Last Updated: September 21, 2025 Fact Checked

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French names often sound vintage, sophisticated, and feminine, making them a perfect option for your baby girl. If you’re looking for the most beautiful French girl names, we’ve got you covered! We’ve compiled a list of some of the most popular and unique names for you to choose from. Plus, we interviewed baby naming experts to give you all the best tips on how to choose the perfect baby name.

Beautiful French Girl Names

Baby name expert Tara Collins likes vintage, elegant French girl names like Ottilie, Elodi, and Rosalie. Some other beautiful examples include the following:

• Amélie
• Clementine
• Cosette
• Delphine
• Giséle
• Yvonne

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Popular French Girl Names

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   Consider a beautiful, popular French name for your baby girl. French girl names often have a classy, sophisticated vibe. If you’re looking for a name that’s cute for a baby but mature enough to grow with your child, try one of these gorgeous options:

   • Amélie (meaning: work)
   • Angélique (meaning: angelic)
   • Béatrice (meaning: voyager)
   • Caroline (meaning: free man)
   • Céline (meaning: heaven)
   • Charlotte (meaning: free man)
   • Chloé (meaning: green shoot, blooming)
   • Claire (meaning: bright, clear)
   • Colette (meaning: victory of the people)
   • Cosette (meaning: little thing)
   • Daphné (meaning: laurel)
   • Désirée (meaning: desired)
   • Eléa (meaning: torch, shining light)
   • Eléanor (meaning: shining light)
   • Elodie (meaning: foreign riches)
   • Eloise (meaning: healthy, wide)
   • Gabrielle (meaning: God is my strong man)
   • Genevieve (meaning: kin, wife)
   • Giséle (meaning: pledge)
   • Hélène (meaning: torch, corposant)
   • Josephine (meaning: Jehovah increases)
   • Lisette (meaning: God is my oath)
   • Louise (meaning: renowned warrior)
   • Lya (meaning: weary)
   • Margot (meaning: pearl)
   • Michèle (meaning: who is like God)
   • Nathalie (meaning: Christmas Day)
   • Noémie (meaning: pleasantness)
   • Renée (meaning: born again)
   • Sabine (meaning: woman of the Sabine people)
   • Sophia (meaning: wisdom)
   • Sylvie (meaning: from the forest)
   • Théa (meaning: goddess, divine gift)
   • Valérie (meaning: strong)
   • Véronique (meaning: true image)
   • Violette (meaning: violet)
   • Vivienne (meaning: alive)
   • Yvette (meaning: yew)
   • Yvonne (meaning: yew)
   • Zoé (meaning: life)

   Meet the wikiHow Experts

   Tara Collins is a baby name consultant based in the Gold Coast, Australia. Known as thenamenest on social media, she has over 205k followers.

   Sonya Prior is a name consultant known as the BB Namer based in Auckland, New Zealand. She shares baby naming content on social media and has over 30k followers.

   Hayley Elizabeth Wilson, PhD, is a naming consultant and early childhood expert based in Liverpool, England. She shares naming tips on social media as @little_name_library to over 20k followers.
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Unique French Girl Names

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   Choose something a little more rare to stand out. Many French names are popular these days, but several still haven’t caught on in non-French-speaking countries. If you’re looking for something a bit more unique, try one of these options:

   • Adeline (meaning: noble, nobility)
   • Aurélie (meaning: golden, gilded)
   • Aveline (meaning: desired, island, water)
   • Benoîte (meaning: blessed)
   • Brielle (meaning: God is my strength, hunting grounds)
   • Camélia (meaning: flowering shrub)
   • Capucine (meaning: nasturtium flower)
   • Clementine (meaning: mild, merciful)
   • Coralie (meaning: coral)
   • Delphine (meaning: of Delphi, womb)
   • Emmeline (meaning: work)
   • Esme (meaning: beloved)
   • Estelle (meaning: star)
   • Félicité (meaning: fortune)
   • Gaëlle (meaning: a Gael, generous, fair)
   • Ghislaine (meaning: pledge)
   • Haydée (meaning: modest, reverent)
   • Inès (meaning: pure, holy)
   • Jacqueline (meaning: supplanter)
   • Joëlle (meaning: Yahweh is God)
   • Juliet (meaning: youthful)
   • Léontine (meaning: lion)
   • Liana (meaning: to climb like a vine)
   • Lorraine (meaning: from the province of Lorraine)
   • Manon (meaning: little Marie, wished-for child)
   • Marceline (meaning: little warrior)
   • Mavis (meaning: songbird)
   • Océane (meaning: ocean)
   • Odette (meaning: wealthy)
   • Olympe (meaning: from Mount Olympus)
   • Ottilie (meaning: prosperous in battle)
   • Régine (meaning: queen)
   • Reine (meaning: queen)
   • Romilly (meaning: citizen of Rome)
   • Rosalie (meaning: rose)
   • Séphora (meaning: bird)
   • Séraphine (meaning: fiery one)
   • Simone (meaning: listening, hearkening)
   • Soleil (meaning: sun)
   • Soléne (meaning: solemn, religious)

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How to Choose a Name for Your Baby Girl

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   Determine what kind of names you like and don’t like. If you have no idea where to start, that’s okay! Baby naming expert and content creator Sonya Prior recommends making a list of 5 names you like and 5 names you don’t. Then, determine what those names have in common so you know what to look for and avoid as you continue your name search.
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   Consider the name’s meaning. A name’s meaning may not be important to some parents, but if it’s something you care about, do some research to find a name with a meaning you like. It may help to decide on a meaning first, then research all the names that have that meaning or a similar one.

   • Additionally, consider whether a name holds any special meaning for you or your family. Naming consultant and childhood expert Hayley Elizabeth Wilson, PhD, says many parents choose a name “as a way to reclaim family history, honor a grandparent, or pass on a legacy in a new form.”
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   Say the name aloud. If you don’t speak French, some French names may not sound exactly how you think they would. Listen to the correct pronunciation, then try saying the name out loud to make sure you like it and that it isn’t too difficult for you to pronounce. When you find a name you like, say it with your chosen middle and last names to make sure everything flows well together.

   • It also helps to write the full name down to make sure it’s easy to spell and to avoid any potentially embarrassing nicknames or initials.
   • Are you choosing a new last name? Consider these French surnames to match your chosen first name!
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