French-inspired Baby Names You'll Want to Steal

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French-inspired baby names you'll want to steal

The early history of the United States can be best understood through its relationship to France. The country's first ally also followed the States into liberal democratic uprising. A French general was the key to victory against the British. A French architect planned much of the layout of Washington. The French gave the United States the Statue of Liberty, the Central United States, and Serge Gainsbourg. They're responsible for New Orleans, the country's most interesting, odd, wonderful city.

Save for the strange, politically-fueled stretch in the early 2000s—when Americans were supposed to say Freedom Fries, Freedom Toast, Freedom Kisses, and Freedom Horns—Americans valorize the French for their style and good taste. So, if you're going to take their lead when it comes to manicures, fashion, dieting, and government for the people by the people, it seems only natural to follow their lead on wonderful baby names as well.

Using data from National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies, The Stacker identified the 50 most popular boys and girls names in France in 2015.

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#50. Augustin (boy)

Babies named Augustin born in 2015: 1,341

2015 rank: #50 for boys in France

#50. Capucine (girl)

Babies named Capucine born in 2015: 1,188

2015 rank: #50 for girls in France

#49. Tiago (boy)

Babies named Tiago born in 2015: 1,430

2015 rank: #49 for boys in France

#49. Giulia (girl)

Babies named Giulia born in 2015: 1,196

2015 rank: #49 for girls in France

#48. Samuel (boy)

Babies named Samuel born in 2015: 1,475

2015 rank: #48 for boys in France

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#48. Elena (girl)

Babies named Elena born in 2015: 1,227

2015 rank: #48 for girls in France

#47. Alexis (boy)

Babies named Alexis born in 2015: 1,518

2015 rank: #47 for boys in France

#47. Margot (girl)

Babies named Margot born in 2015: 1,278

2015 rank: #47 for girls in France

#46. Simon (boy)

Babies named Simon born in 2015: 1,521

2015 rank: #46 for boys in France

#46. Alicia (girl)

Babies named Alicia born in 2015: 1,290

2015 rank: #46 for girls in France

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#45. Lenny (boy)

Babies named Lenny born in 2015: 1,565

2015 rank: #45 for boys in France

#45. Adèle (girl)

Babies named Adèle born in 2015: 1,297

2015 rank: #45 for girls in France

#44. Eden (boy)

Babies named Eden born in 2015: 1,581

2015 rank: #44 for boys in France

#44. Mathilde (girl)

Babies named Mathilde born in 2015: 1,304

2015 rank: #44 for girls in France

#43. Marius (boy)

Babies named Marius born in 2015: 1,586

2015 rank: #43 for boys in France

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#43. Olivia (girl)

Babies named Olivia born in 2015: 1,317

2015 rank: #43 for girls in France

#42. Mathéo (boy)

Babies named Mathéo born in 2015: 1,723

2015 rank: #42 for boys in France

#42. Sofia (girl)

Babies named Sofia born in 2015: 1,404

2015 rank: #42 for girls in France

#41. Alexandre (boy)

Babies named Alexandre born in 2015: 1,736

2015 rank: #41 for boys in France

#41. Anaïs (girl)

Babies named Anaïs born in 2015: 1,408

2015 rank: #41 for girls in France

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#40. Evan (boy)

Babies named Evan born in 2015: 1,775

2015 rank: #40 for boys in France

#40. Clémence (girl)

Babies named Clémence born in 2015: 1,433

2015 rank: #40 for girls in France

#39. Maxence (boy)

Babies named Maxence born in 2015: 1,793

2015 rank: #39 for boys in France

#39. Lana (girl)

Babies named Lana born in 2015: 1,448

2015 rank: #39 for girls in France

#38. Robin (boy)

Babies named Robin born in 2015: 1,862

2015 rank: #38 for boys in France

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#38. Elsa (girl)

Babies named Elsa born in 2015: 1,476

2015 rank: #38 for girls in France

#37. Noé (boy)

Babies named Noé born in 2015: 1,912

2015 rank: #37 for boys in France

#37. Mia (girl)

Babies named Mia born in 2015: 1,494

2015 rank: #37 for girls in France

#36. Valentin (boy)

Babies named Valentin born in 2015: 1,932

2015 rank: #36 for boys in France

#36. Léonie (girl)

Babies named Léonie born in 2015: 1,556

2015 rank: #36 for girls in France

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#35. Thomas (boy)

Babies named Thomas born in 2015: 1,973

2015 rank: #35 for boys in France

#35. Agathe (girl)

Babies named Agathe born in 2015: 1,573

2015 rank: #35 for girls in France

#34. Rayan (boy)

Babies named Rayan born in 2015: 1,985

2015 rank: #34 for boys in France

#34. Maëlys (girl)

Babies named Maëlys born in 2015: 1,618

2015 rank: #34 for girls in France

#33. Yanis (boy)

Babies named Yanis born in 2015: 1,994

2015 rank: #33 for boys in France

#33. Charlotte (girl)

Babies named Charlotte born in 2015: 1,652

2015 rank: #33 for girls in France

#32. Victor (boy)

Babies named Victor born in 2015: 2,028

2015 rank: #32 for boys in France

#32. Margaux (girl)

Babies named Margaux born in 2015: 1,653

2015 rank: #32 for girls in France

#31. Antoine (boy)

Babies named Antoine born in 2015: 2,105

2015 rank: #31 for boys in France

#31. Inaya (girl)

Babies named Inaya born in 2015: 1,689

2015 rank: #31 for girls in France

#30. Martin (boy)

Babies named Martin born in 2015: 2,124

2015 rank: #30 for boys in France

#30. Lilou (girl)

Babies named Lilou born in 2015: 1,754

2015 rank: #30 for girls in France

#29. Aaron (boy)

Babies named Aaron born in 2015: 2,159

2015 rank: #29 for boys in France

#29. Lou (girl)

Babies named Lou born in 2015: 1,789

2015 rank: #29 for girls in France

#28. Clément (boy)

Babies named Clément born in 2015: 2,189

2015 rank: #28 for boys in France

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#28. Louane (girl)

Babies named Louane born in 2015: 1,822

2015 rank: #28 for girls in France

#27. Baptiste (boy)

Babies named Baptiste born in 2015: 2,217

2015 rank: #27 for boys in France

#27. Nina (girl)

Babies named Nina born in 2015: 1,844

2015 rank: #27 for girls in France

#26. Maxime (boy)

Babies named Maxime born in 2015: 2,222

2015 rank: #26 for boys in France

#26. Clara (girl)

Babies named Clara born in 2015: 1,884

2015 rank: #26 for girls in France

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#25. Axel (boy)

Babies named Axel born in 2015: 2,301

2015 rank: #25 for boys in France

#25. Jeanne (girl)

Babies named Jeanne born in 2015: 1,994

2015 rank: #25 for girls in France

#24. Mathis (boy)

Babies named Mathis born in 2015: 2,601

2015 rank: #24 for boys in France

#24. Eva (girl)

Babies named Eva born in 2015: 2,013

2015 rank: #24 for girls in France

#23. Mohamed (boy)

Babies named Mohamed born in 2015: 2,612

2015 rank: #23 for boys in France

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#23. Romane (girl)

Babies named Romane born in 2015: 2,046

2015 rank: #23 for girls in France

#22. Gabin (boy)

Babies named Gabin born in 2015: 2,624

2015 rank: #22 for boys in France

#22. Louna (girl)

Babies named Louna born in 2015: 2,164

2015 rank: #22 for girls in France

#21. Maël (boy)

Babies named Maël born in 2015: 2,668

2015 rank: #21 for boys in France

#21. Ambre (girl)

Babies named Ambre born in 2015: 2,288

2015 rank: #21 for girls in France

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#20. Noah (boy)

Babies named Noah born in 2015: 2,717

2015 rank: #20 for boys in France

#20. Rose (girl)

Babies named Rose born in 2015: 2,309

2015 rank: #20 for girls in France

#19. Théo (boy)

Babies named Théo born in 2015: 2,811

2015 rank: #19 for boys in France

#19. Léna (girl)

Babies named Léna born in 2015: 2,347

2015 rank: #19 for girls in France

#18. Timéo (boy)

Babies named Timéo born in 2015: 2,837

2015 rank: #18 for boys in France

#18. Julia (girl)

Babies named Julia born in 2015: 2,349

2015 rank: #18 for girls in France

#17. Tom (boy)

Babies named Tom born in 2015: 2,982

2015 rank: #17 for boys in France

#17. Juliette (girl)

Babies named Juliette born in 2015: 2,350

2015 rank: #17 for girls in France

#16. Sacha (boy)

Babies named Sacha born in 2015: 3,058

2015 rank: #16 for boys in France

#16. Mila (girl)

Babies named Mila born in 2015: 2,375

2015 rank: #16 for girls in France

#15. Enzo (boy)

Babies named Enzo born in 2015: 3,100

2015 rank: #15 for boys in France

#15. Lucie (girl)

Babies named Lucie born in 2015: 2,454

2015 rank: #15 for girls in France

#14. Liam (boy)

Babies named Liam born in 2015: 3,466

2015 rank: #14 for boys in France

#14. Zoé (girl)

Babies named Zoé born in 2015: 2,461

2015 rank: #14 for girls in France

#13. Nolan (boy)

Babies named Nolan born in 2015: 3,513

2015 rank: #13 for boys in France

#13. Anna (girl)

Babies named Anna born in 2015: 2,504

2015 rank: #13 for girls in France

#12. Paul (boy)

Babies named Paul born in 2015: 3,654

2015 rank: #12 for boys in France

#12. Sarah (girl)

Babies named Sarah born in 2015: 2,533

2015 rank: #12 for girls in France

#11. Arthur (boy)

Babies named Arthur born in 2015: 3,688

2015 rank: #11 for boys in France

#11. Inès (girl)

Babies named Inès born in 2015: 2,673

2015 rank: #11 for girls in France

#10. Nathan (boy)

Babies named Nathan born in 2015: 3,871

2015 rank: #10 for boys in France

#10. Camille (girl)

Babies named Camille born in 2015: 3,020

2015 rank: #10 for girls in France

#9. Ethan (boy)

Babies named Ethan born in 2015: 4,135

2015 rank: #9 for boys in France

#9. Lola (girl)

Babies named Lola born in 2015: 3,061

2015 rank: #9 for girls in France

#8. Raphaël (boy)

Babies named Raphaël born in 2015: 4,196

2015 rank: #8 for boys in France

#8. Léa (girl)

Babies named Léa born in 2015: 3,100

2015 rank: #8 for girls in France

#7. Léo (boy)

Babies named Léo born in 2015: 4,303

2015 rank: #7 for boys in France

#7. Lina (girl)

Babies named Lina born in 2015: 3,191

2015 rank: #7 for girls in France

#6. Hugo (boy)

Babies named Hugo born in 2015: 4,349

2015 rank: #6 for boys in France

#6. Alice (girl)

Babies named Alice born in 2015: 3,336

2015 rank: #6 for girls in France

#5. Adam (boy)

Babies named Adam born in 2015: 4,526

2015 rank: #5 for boys in France

#5. Manon (girl)

Babies named Manon born in 2015: 3,530

2015 rank: #5 for girls in France

#4. Louis (boy)

Babies named Louis born in 2015: 4,748

2015 rank: #4 for boys in France

#4. Chloé (girl)

Babies named Chloé born in 2015: 3,598

2015 rank: #4 for girls in France

#3. Lucas (boy)

Babies named Lucas born in 2015: 5,011

2015 rank: #3 for boys in France

#3. Jade (girl)

Babies named Jade born in 2015: 4,292

2015 rank: #3 for girls in France

#2. Jules (boy)

Babies named Jules born in 2015: 5,147

2015 rank: #2 for boys in France

#2. Emma (girl)

Babies named Emma born in 2015: 4,399

2015 rank: #2 for girls in France

#1. Gabriel (boy)

Babies named Gabriel born in 2015: 5,640

2015 rank: #1 for boys in France

#1. Louise (girl)

Babies named Louise born in 2015: 4,540

2015 rank: #1 for girls in France