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The table below contains the most popular French names and names of Old French origin that have been given to baby girls in the USA during the last hundred years (1905 through 2004).
The rank and count values are based on U.S. Social Security
Administration counts for the one thousand most popular names
given to baby girls in each of these years. This list
and other similar tables on this site can help you find and
research the history, derivation, and meaning of many popular
and unusual ethnic names for your baby girl!
| Name | Derivation or Meaning | Rank | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicole | is a feminine form of Nicholas. | 1 | 546,059 |
| Joyce | means joyous. | 2 | 502,198 |
| Julie | is a variation of Julia. | 3 | 495,534 |
| Marie | is a variation of Mary. | 4 | 476,942 |
| Alice | means noble. | 5 | 474,991 |
| Evelyn | means hazelnut. | 6 | 458,317 |
| Jacqueline | is a feminine form of Jacob. | 7 | 397,437 |
| Jane | is a variation of Joan. | 8 | 349,655 |
| Danielle | is a feminine form of Daniel. | 9 | 342,788 |
| Elaine | is a variation of Helen. | 10 | 251,182 |
| Charlotte | is a feminine form of Charles. | 11 | 245,424 |
| Allison | is a variation of Alison. | 12 | 222,691 |
| Suzanne | is a variation of Susan. | 13 | 216,344 |
| Lorraine | is derived from the name of a region in northeast France. | 14 | 204,532 |
| Renee | means reborn. | 15 | 179,258 |
| Yvonne | means yew wood. | 16 | 151,892 |
| Maxine | is a feminine diminutive form of Maximilian. | 17 | 105,693 |
| Alison | is a diminutive form of Alice. | 18 | 95,590 |
| Gabrielle | is a feminine form of Gabriel. | 19 | 92,689 |
| Violet | means violet. | 20 | 87,893 |
| Jacquelyn | is a feminine form of Jacob. | 21 | 80,361 |
| Marguerite | is a variation of Margaret. | 22 | 77,622 |
| Monique | is an alternate form of Monica. | 23 | 74,724 |
| Antoinette | is a feminine diminutive form of Antoine. | 24 | 74,228 |
| Desiree | means desired or wished. | 25 | 73,071 |
| Blanche | means white. | 26 | 62,363 |
| Adrienne | means black earth. | 27 | 61,649 |
| Marianne | is a diminutive form of Mary. | 28 | 61,494 |
| Nichole | is a feminine form of Nicholas. | 29 | 60,598 |
| Yvette | means arrow's bow. | 30 | 60,418 |
| Jocelyn | means happy or joyful. | 31 | 58,348 |
| Sophie | is an alternate form of Sophia. | 32 | 56,178 |
| Bernadette | is a feminine form of Bernard. | 33 | 49,951 |
| Camille | is a variation of Camilla. | 34 | 49,129 |
| Nadine | means hope. | 35 | 49,116 |
| Aimee | is an alternate form of Amy. | 36 | 47,236 |
| Dominique | is a feminine form of Dominic. | 37 | 45,991 |
| Rochelle | means little rock. | 38 | 44,078 |
| Laverne | means springlike. | 39 | 41,438 |
| Elise | is a variation of Elizabeth. | 40 | 40,523 |
| Mallory | means unfortunate. | 41 | 38,736 |
| Eloise | means wise. | 42 | 37,923 |
| Justine | is a feminine form of Justin. | 43 | 35,016 |
| Francine | is a diminutive form of Frances. | 44 | 33,185 |
| Patrice | is an alternate form of Patricia. | 45 | 32,006 |
| Helene | is a variation of Helen. | 46 | 28,739 |
| Cherie | means dear. | 47 | 28,419 |
| Aubrey | means elf power. | 48 | 27,791 |
| Jayne | is a variation of Joan. | 49 | 24,415 |
| Susanne | is a variation of Susan. | 50 | 24,257 |
| Bernadine | is a feminine form of Bernard. | 51 | 20,452 |
| Angelique | is an alternate form of Angelica. | 52 | 20,418 |
| Noelle | is a feminine form of Noel. | 53 | 19,611 |
| Simone | is a feminine form of Simon. | 54 | 17,265 |
| Maude | is a variation of Matilda. | 55 | 17,128 |
| Claudette | is a feminine form of Claude. | 56 | 16,744 |
| Delaney | means from the alder grove. | 57 | 16,001 |
| Giselle | means hostage or pledge. | 58 | 15,645 |
| Nanette | is a diminutive form of Ann. | 59 | 15,372 |
| Loraine | is a variation of Lorraine. | 60 | 14,734 |
| Colette | is a feminine diminutive form of Nicholas. | 61 | 14,326 |
| Macy | means weapon. | 62 | 13,958 |
| Margery | is a variation of Margaret. | 63 | 13,718 |
| Alyce | is a variation of Alice. | 64 | 13,489 |
| Merle | means blackbird. | 65 | 12,499 |
| Deja | means already. | 66 | 12,267 |
| Paris | is derived from the name of a city in France. | 67 | 11,540 |
| Claudine | is a feminine form of Claude. | 68 | 9,092 |
| Justice | means judge or office of justice. | 69 | 7,484 |
| Marianna | is a diminutive form of Mary. | 70 | 7,387 |
| Nataly | is a variation of Natalie. | 71 | 4,873 |
| Gisselle | is a variation of Giselle. | 72 | 4,500 |
| Nannette | is a diminutive form of Ann. | 73 | 4,318 |
| Jacquelin | is a feminine form of Jacob. | 74 | 3,733 |
| Suzann | is a variation of Susan. | 75 | 1,744 |
| Babette | is a diminutive form of Elizabeth. | 76 | 964 |
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