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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

French

French was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1891, when it ranked 534th; the most babies were born in 1915 (31). More babies were named French in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
191531 babies
Total since 1880
1,129babies recorded

French popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few girls are given the name too: 10 since 1918.

YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970#4,4206
1960#3,7976
1950#2,36311
1940#1,49321
1930#2,22113
1920#1,33830
1910#1,3547
1900#86410
1890#64410
1880——

How popular is French, counting every spelling?

French has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named French?

About 300 people born in the US named French are alive today, with a median age of 69; half are between 57 and 79. That makes French a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

French by state

How common French was among boys born in each state in 1913–1917, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in West Virginia (16.0×). In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: 0.41 per 1,000 babiesWV0.41Virginia: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesVA0.07Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, French, boys, 1913–1917. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with French: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like French, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name French

How popular is the name French?

French was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1891, when it ranked 534th; the most babies were born in 1915 (31). More babies were named French in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is French a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 10 girls and 1,119 boys.

Where was French most popular?

In 1913–1917, French was most common in West Virginia (0.41 per 1,000 boys), followed by Virginia and Virginia.