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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 boys 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 boys in each of these years. This list
and other similar tables on this site can help you research
the history and find the meaning of many popular ethnic names
for your baby boy!
| Name | Derivation or Meaning | Rank | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis | means of Dionysus. | 1 | 604,394 |
| Russell | means red-haired. | 2 | 337,205 |
| Travis | means toll-taker. | 3 | 276,147 |
| Curtis | means courteous. | 4 | 246,489 |
| Leroy | means royal. | 5 | 189,904 |
| Vernon | means alder tree. | 6 | 140,803 |
| Harvey | means eager for battle. | 7 | 106,896 |
| Andre | means manly. | 8 | 101,007 |
| Mason | means stone carver or worker. | 9 | 84,548 |
| Chase | means chase or hunt. | 10 | 83,395 |
| Guy | means forest guide. | 11 | 81,570 |
| Marshall | means one who cares for horses. | 12 | 76,867 |
| Marion | means bitter or defiant. | 13 | 65,145 |
| Oliver | means olive tree. | 14 | 61,949 |
| Tracy | is derived from the name of an area in France. | 15 | 59,414 |
| Lyle | means the island. | 16 | 53,934 |
| Geoffrey | means peace. | 17 | 51,857 |
| Cesar | is an alternate form of Caesar. | 18 | 47,948 |
| Wyatt | means little fighter. | 19 | 44,222 |
| Rene | means reborn. | 20 | 44,021 |
| Noel | means Christmas. | 21 | 36,786 |
| Damien | is an alternate form of Damian. | 22 | 31,943 |
| Orville | means golden town. | 23 | 31,826 |
| Merle | means blackbird. | 24 | 28,269 |
| Lionel | means young lion. | 25 | 25,506 |
| Tyson | means firebrand. | 26 | 24,405 |
| Garland | means wreath. | 27 | 21,790 |
| Antoine | is an alternate form of Anthony. | 28 | 21,469 |
| Deandre | is a combination of the prefix De and the name Andre. | 29 | 20,428 |
| Courtney | means domain of Curtis or short nose. | 30 | 19,640 |
| Beau | means beautiful. | 31 | 18,701 |
| Dominique | is an alternate form of Dominic. | 32 | 18,545 |
| Marlin | means little hawk. | 33 | 18,043 |
| Marquis | means ruler of the borderlands. | 34 | 18,040 |
| Bennett | is a variation of Benedict. | 35 | 15,203 |
| Pierre | is a variation of Peter. | 36 | 14,582 |
| Russel | is a variation of Russell. | 37 | 14,431 |
| Noe | is an alternate form of Noah. | 38 | 13,772 |
| Seymour | means marshy land near the sea. | 39 | 12,045 |
| Forest | means woods. | 40 | 11,190 |
| Leonel | is an alternate form of Lionel. | 41 | 9,163 |
| Royal | means royal. | 42 | 8,064 |
| Justice | means judge or officer of justice. | 43 | 8,052 |
| Orval | is a variation of Orville. | 44 | 6,769 |
| Jacques | is a variation of Jacob. | 45 | 6,211 |
| Gaylord | means lively. | 46 | 5,188 |
| Granville | means big town. | 47 | 3,779 |
| Giles | means young goat. | 48 | 2,337 |
| Gael | is of unknown meaning. | 49 | 1,422 |
| Marshal | is a variation of Marshall. | 50 | 314 |
| Burke | means fortress dweller. | 51 | 115 |
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