Popular and traditional French boy names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of France. 283 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guillaume | Resolute protector (William) | 👦 Boy | French |
| Guy | Guide; Wood; Valley | 👦 Boy | French, Hebrew |
| Gwenaël | Blessed and generous | 👦 Boy | Breton |
| Herve | Battle-worthy | 👦 Boy | French |
| Hubert | Bright mind | 👦 Boy | Germanic |
| Ilan | Tree | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Jacky | Supplanter (Jacques) | 👦 Boy | French |
| Jacques | Supplanter (James) | 👦 Boy | French |
| Jason | Healer | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Jean | God is gracious | 👦 Boy | French |
| Jean Paul | John and Paul | 👦 Boy | French |
| Jean-Claude | John and Claude | 👦 Boy | French |
| Jean-François | John and Francis | 👦 Boy | French |
| Jean-Jacques | John and James | 👦 Boy | French |
| Jean-Luc | John and Luke | 👦 Boy | French |
| Jean-Marc | John and Mark | 👦 Boy | French |
| Jean-Marie | John and Mary | 👦 Boy | French |
| Jean-Philippe | John and Philip | 👦 Boy | French |
| Jean-Pierre | John and Peter | 👦 Boy | French |
| Jérémie | God will exalt | 👦 Boy | French |
| Jerome | Holy name | 👦 Boy | French |
| Joan | God is gracious (John) | 👦 Boy | Catalan |
| Jordi | Farmer (George) | 👦 Boy | Catalan |
| Julien | Youthful | 👦 Boy | French |
| Landry | Ruler of the land | 👦 Boy | French |
| Laurent | From Laurentum; Laurel | 👦 Boy | French |
| Lavi | Lion | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Leroy | The king | 👦 Boy | French |
| Lionel | Little lion | 👦 Boy | French |
| Loïc | Famous warrior (Louis) | 👦 Boy | Breton |
| Luc | Light; From Lucania (Luke) | 👦 Boy | French |
| Ludovic | Famous warrior | 👦 Boy | French |
| Marc | Warlike; Of Mars | 👦 Boy | Catalan |
| Marcel | Little warrior (of Mars) | 👦 Boy | French |
| Marius | Of Mars; Manly | 👦 Boy | Latin |
| Mark | Warlike; Of Mars | 👦 Boy | Latin |
| Martial | Warlike; Of Mars | 👦 Boy | French |
| Matheo | Gift of God (Matthew) | 👦 Boy | French |
| Mathieu | Gift of God (Matthew) | 👦 Boy | French |
| Mathis | Gift of God | 👦 Boy | French |
| Matthieu | Gift of God (Matthew) | 👦 Boy | French |
| Maurice | Dark-skinned; Moorish | 👦 Boy | French |
| Maxence | The greatest | 👦 Boy | French |
| Maxime | The greatest | 👦 Boy | French |
| Michel | Who is like God? | 👦 Boy | French |
| Mickael | Who is like God? | 👦 Boy | French |
| Mikel | Who is like God? (Michael) | 👦 Boy | Basque |
| Moshe | Drawn from the water (Moses) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Natan | He gave | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Noel | Christmas | 👦 Boy | French |
| Oriol | Golden; The oriole bird | 👦 Boy | Catalan |
| Pascal | Born at Easter | 👦 Boy | French |
| Patrice | Nobleman | 🧒 Unisex | French |
| Philippe | Lover of horses | 👦 Boy | French |
| Pierre | Rock; Stone | 👦 Boy | French |
| Quentin | Fifth | 👦 Boy | French |
| Raoul | Wolf counsel | 👦 Boy | French |
| Raymond | Wise protector | 👦 Boy | French, Arabic |
| Regis | Of the king | 👦 Boy | French |
| Rémi | Oarsman | 👦 Boy | French |
| Remy | Oarsman; Remedy | 👦 Boy | French |
| Renan | Seal (animal) | 👦 Boy | Breton |
| Rene | Reborn | 👦 Boy | French |
| Rodrigue | Famous ruler | 👦 Boy | French |
| Roland | Famous land | 👦 Boy | French |
| Romain | Roman | 👦 Boy | French |
| Ronan | Little seal | 👦 Boy | Irish, Breton |
| Sébastien | Venerable | 👦 Boy | French |
| Serge | Servant; Attendant | 👦 Boy | French |
| Shmuel | God has heard (Samuel) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Stephane | Crown | 👦 Boy | French |
| Sylvain | Of the forest | 👦 Boy | French |
| Thibault | Bold people | 👦 Boy | French |
| Thibaut | Bold people | 👦 Boy | French |
| Thierry | Ruler of the people | 👦 Boy | French |
| Timothée | Honouring God | 👦 Boy | French |
| Tristan | Tumult; Sorrowful | 👦 Boy | French |
| Unai | Cowherd | 👦 Boy | Basque |
| Valentin | Strong; Healthy | 👦 Boy | French |
| Valentine | Strong; Healthy | 🧒 Unisex | French |
| Viktor | Victor; Conqueror (Виктор) | 👦 Boy | Latin, International |
| Vincent | Conquering | 👦 Boy | French |
| Yaakov | Supplanter (Jacob) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Yanis | God is gracious (Yannis) | 👦 Boy | French |
| Yann | John; God is gracious | 👦 Boy | Breton |
| Yannick | God is gracious | 👦 Boy | Breton |
| Yehuda | Praise (Judah) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Yitzhak | He will laugh (Isaac) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Yoann | God is gracious (Jean) | 👦 Boy | French |
| Yohan | God is gracious | 👦 Boy | French |
| Yvan | God is gracious (Ivan) | 👦 Boy | French |
| Yves | Yew | 👦 Boy | French |
| Akim | God will establish (Joachim) | 👦 Boy | French |
| Amaury | Work power; Ruler | 👦 Boy | French |
| Aymeric | Home ruler | 👦 Boy | French |
| Edgard | Wealthy spear | 👦 Boy | French |
| Emeric | Home ruler | 👦 Boy | French |
| Emilien | Rival; Eager | 👦 Boy | French |
| Erwann | Yew (Breton) | 👦 Boy | Breton |
| Fernand | Bold voyager | 👦 Boy | French |
| Flavien | Golden; Blonde | 👦 Boy | French |
| Gabin | From the Roman family name Gabinius | 👦 Boy | French |
| Gauthier | Ruler of the army (Walter) | 👦 Boy | French |
| Gautier | Ruler of the army (Walter) | 👦 Boy | French |
| Geoffroy | God's peace | 👦 Boy | French |
| Germain | Brother; From Germany | 👦 Boy | French |
| Grégoire | Watchful (Gregory) | 👦 Boy | French |
| Hugues | Mind; Spirit | 👦 Boy | French |
| Jean-Charles | John and Charles | 👦 Boy | French |
| Jean-Christophe | John and Christopher | 👦 Boy | French |
| Jean-Yves | John and Yves | 👦 Boy | French |
| Joffrey | God's peace (Geoffrey) | 👦 Boy | French |
| Kilian | Little church; Bright-headed | 👦 Boy | French |
| Kylian | Little church; Bright-headed (Killian) | 👦 Boy | French |
| Kyllian | Little church; Bright-headed (Killian) | 👦 Boy | French |
| Lucien | Light | 👦 Boy | French |
| Mathys | Gift of God | 👦 Boy | French |
| Maximilien | The greatest | 👦 Boy | French |
| Pierre-Yves | Rock and yew | 👦 Boy | French |
| Pierrick | Rock (Pierre) | 👦 Boy | Breton |