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7 boy names of French origin, sorted by U.S. popularity.

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About French boy names

Within the French boy side specifically, Russell, Travis, and Curtis are the most-used in the U.S. record — a useful three-point sense of the register, since the rest of the list mostly varies between rarer literary, religious, and modern coinages.

This page shows 7 French boy names sorted by U.S. SSA totals — so the most-given names sit at the top and the rarer entries toward the bottom.

Russell
#393
Boy ·French
From Old French rous ('red-haired') with the diminutive -el; originally a Norman nickname for a red-haired or red-cheeked person
Travis
#379
Boy ·French
From the Old French traverser meaning 'to cross' — originally a surname for a toll-collector at a crossing or bridge
Curtis
#905
Boy ·French
From the Old French curteis meaning 'courteous' — originally a nickname for someone with refined or polite manners
Calvin
#152
Boy ·French
From the French surname Cauvin (a diminutive of chauve meaning 'bald'), made famous by the Protestant reformer John Calvin in the 16th century
Chase
#154
Boy ·French
From the Old French chacier meaning 'to hunt' — originally an occupational surname for a huntsman
Darrell
#1580
Boy ·French
From the Norman-French surname d'Airel — referring to someone from Airelle in Normandy
Vernon
#1631
Boy ·French
From a Norman-French surname meaning 'place of alder trees' — from a Gaulish root verno- ('alder'), originally tied to several towns in Normandy
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