Popular and traditional French boy names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of France. 283 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmad | Most praiseworthy | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Ali | Exalted; Noble | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Arthur | Bear; Noble (the legendary king) | 👦 Boy | English, French, Portuguese |
| Elias | Elijah; My God is the Lord | 👦 Boy | Arabic, International |
| Leo | Lion | 👦 Boy | International |
| Léon | Lion | 👦 Boy | French, German |
| Liam | Resolute protector | 👦 Boy | International |
| Louis | Famous warrior | 👦 Boy | French |
| Lucas | From Lucania; Light | 👦 Boy | International |
| Mohammed | Praiseworthy; The Prophet of Islam | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Muhammad | Praiseworthy; The Prophet of Islam | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Noah | Rest; Comfort | 👦 Boy | International |
| Nour | Light | 🧒 Unisex | Arabic |
| Oliver | Olive tree | 👦 Boy | International |
| Omar | Long-lived; Flourishing | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Paul | Small; Humble | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, French, German |
| Adam | The first man; Of the earth | 👦 Boy | Arabic, International, Hungarian |
| Adi | First; Noble; Jewel; Ornament | 🧒 Unisex | Sanskrit, Hebrew |
| Alexander | Defender of people | 👦 Boy | International |
| Amit | Infinite; Boundless; Friend | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Bengali, Hebrew |
| Ariel | Lion of God | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Daniel | God is my judge | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, International, Spanish |
| David | Beloved | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, International, Hungarian, Slavic |
| Eden | Delight; The Garden of Eden | 🧒 Unisex | Hebrew |
| Eitan | Strong; Steadfast | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Emil | Rival; Eager | 👦 Boy | International |
| Émile | Rival; Eager | 👦 Boy | French |
| Felix | Lucky; Fortunate | 👦 Boy | International, French |
| Gabriel | God is my strength | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, Spanish, International |
| Hamza | Strong; Steadfast; Uncle of the Prophet | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Bosnian |
| Hugo | Mind; Intellect | 👦 Boy | International |
| Ibrahim | Abraham; Father of nations | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Dhivehi |
| Iker | Visitation | 👦 Boy | Basque |
| Itai | God is with me | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Jonas | Dove; God is gracious (John) | 👦 Boy | International, Lithuanian |
| Jules | Youthful; Downy | 👦 Boy | French |
| Maël | Prince; Chief | 👦 Boy | Breton |
| Matteo | Gift of God | 👦 Boy | International |
| Max | The greatest | 👦 Boy | International |
| Nathan | He gave; Gift | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, French |
| Nicolás | Victory of the people | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Noam | Pleasantness | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Oscar | Divine spear; Friend of deer | 👦 Boy | International |
| Pau | Paul; Peace | 👦 Boy | Catalan |
| Raphael | God has healed; God heals | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, French |
| Samuel | God has heard | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, International, French, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Shai | Gift | 🧒 Unisex | Hebrew |
| Tal | Dew | 🧒 Unisex | Hebrew |
| Theo | God; Divine gift | 👦 Boy | International, Portuguese |
| Uri | My light | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Victor | Conqueror | 👦 Boy | French |
| Yonatan | God has given (Jonathan) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Yosef | God will increase (Joseph) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Abel | Breath | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Adrien | From Hadria | 👦 Boy | French |
| Aitor | The legendary patriarch of the Basques | 👦 Boy | Basque |
| Alain | Handsome; Rock | 👦 Boy | French |
| Alan | Handsome; Rock | 👦 Boy | Celtic |
| Alban | From Alba; White | 👦 Boy | Latin |
| Alberto | Noble and bright | 👦 Boy | Germanic |
| Aldo | Old; Wise | 👦 Boy | Germanic |
| Alexandre | Defender of people | 👦 Boy | French |
| Allan | Handsome; Rock | 👦 Boy | Celtic |
| Ander | Manly (Andrew) | 👦 Boy | Basque |
| Ange | Angel | 🧒 Unisex | French |
| Antoine | From the Roman family name Antonius | 👦 Boy | French |
| Ari | Lion | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Armand | Soldier; Army man | 👦 Boy | French |
| Arnau | Eagle power | 👦 Boy | Catalan |
| Arnaud | Eagle power | 👦 Boy | French |
| Asaf | Gatherer | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Augustin | Venerable; Majestic | 👦 Boy | French |
| Aurélien | Golden | 👦 Boy | French |
| Avraham | Father of many (Abraham) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Baptiste | Baptiser | 👦 Boy | French |
| Bastien | Venerable; Revered (Sebastian) | 👦 Boy | French |
| Benoît | Blessed | 👦 Boy | French |
| Bernard | Brave as a bear | 👦 Boy | Germanic |
| Bertrand | Bright raven | 👦 Boy | French |
| Binyamin | Son of the right hand (Benjamin) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Blaise | Stammering; After St Blaise | 👦 Boy | French |
| Brice | Speckled | 👦 Boy | French |
| Carl | Free man | 👦 Boy | Germanic |
| Charles | Free man | 👦 Boy | French |
| Charly | Free man (Charles) | 👦 Boy | French |
| Christophe | Bearer of Christ | 👦 Boy | French |
| Claude | Lame (Roman family name Claudius) | 🧒 Unisex | French |
| Clément | Merciful; Gentle | 👦 Boy | French |
| Corentin | Hurricane; After St Corentin of Brittany | 👦 Boy | Breton |
| Cyril | Lordly | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Cyrille | Lordly | 👦 Boy | French |
| Damien | To tame; Subdue | 👦 Boy | French |
| Dan | He judged; Judge | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Dany | God is my judge (Daniel) | 👦 Boy | French |
| Denis | Devoted to Dionysus | 👦 Boy | French |
| Didier | Desired | 👦 Boy | French |
| Dimitri | Devoted to Demeter | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Dominique | Of the Lord | 🧒 Unisex | French |
| Dorian | From Doris (the Dorians) | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Edmond | Wealthy protector | 👦 Boy | French |
| Edouard | Wealthy guardian | 👦 Boy | French |
| Elie | My God is the Lord (Elijah) | 👦 Boy | French |
| Eliyahu | My God is the Lord (Elijah) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Erwan | After St Ivo; Yew | 👦 Boy | Breton |
| Étienne | Crown (Stephen) | 👦 Boy | French |
| Fabien | Bean grower | 👦 Boy | French |
| Fabrice | Craftsman | 👦 Boy | French |
| Florent | Flourishing | 👦 Boy | French |
| Franck | Frank; Free man | 👦 Boy | French |
| François | Frenchman; Free (Francis) | 👦 Boy | French |
| Frederic | Peaceful ruler | 👦 Boy | French |
| Gaetan | From Gaeta | 👦 Boy | French |
| Gaspard | Treasurer | 👦 Boy | French |
| Gaston | From Gascony; Guest | 👦 Boy | French |
| Gerard | Spear strength | 👦 Boy | Germanic |
| Ghislain | Pledge; Hostage | 👦 Boy | French |
| Gil | Joy | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Gilbert | Bright pledge | 👦 Boy | French |
| Gilles | Young goat; Shield (Giles) | 👦 Boy | French |
| Gorka | Farmer (George) | 👦 Boy | Basque |