French

Given to 1,129 US babies since 1882 · Not recorded since 1999

Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
—
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
Fewer than 5
Peak year
1891
12 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
1,129
since 1882

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025French was most popular in 1891, when 12 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.12 per 1,000). Fewer than 5 babies were recorded as French in 2025. Not recorded since 1999.00.03750.0750.11250.1518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1891 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025French was most popular in 1891, when 12 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.12 per 1,000). Fewer than 5 babies were recorded as French in 2025. Not recorded since 1999.00.03750.0750.11250.151880192019602000Peak 1891

French was most popular in 1891, when 12 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.12 per 1,000). Fewer than 5 babies were recorded as French in 2025. Not recorded since 1999.

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1999 <5 — 7 7874
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1989 <5 — 5 7905
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1986 <5 — 7 5332
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1978 <5 — 7 4554
1977 <5 — <5 —
1976 <5 — 5 5587
1975 <5 — 9 3659
1974 <5 — <5 —
1973 <5 — 6 4505
1972 <5 — 6 4441
1971 <5 — 7 3963
1970 <5 — 6 4230
1969 <5 — 7 3595
1968 <5 — 10 2735
1967 <5 — 5 3966
1966 <5 — 9 2784
1965 <5 — 6 3537
1964 <5 — 10 2665
1963 <5 — 8 3044
1962 <5 — 6 3640
1961 <5 — 8 3097
1960 <5 — 6 3665
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1958 <5 — 13 2265
1957 <5 — 11 2494
1956 <5 — 6 3535
1955 <5 — 11 2435
1954 <5 — 15 2044
1953 <5 — 9 2709
1952 <5 — 9 2680
1951 <5 — 9 2662
1950 <5 — 11 2321
1949 <5 — 11 2337
1948 <5 — 15 1943
1947 <5 — 10 2498
1946 <5 — 15 1884
1945 <5 — 10 2242
1944 <5 — 17 1683
1943 <5 — 12 2182
1942 <5 — 16 1799
1941 <5 — 14 1903
1940 <5 — 21 1471
1939 <5 — 17 1636
1938 <5 — 11 2185
1937 <5 — 15 1828
1936 <5 — 15 1801
1935 <5 — 24 1390
1934 <5 — 19 1608
1933 <5 — 24 1361
1932 <5 — 12 2191
1931 <5 — 18 1693
1930 <5 — 13 2178
1929 <5 — 27 1378
1928 <5 — 22 1611
1927 <5 — 20 1748
1926 <5 — 22 1605
1925 <5 — 27 1425
1924 <5 — 25 1532
1923 <5 — 25 1502
1922 <5 — 27 1434
1921 <5 — 22 1648
1920 5 4975 30 1323
1919 <5 — 20 1695
1918 5 4809 29 1313
1917 <5 — 20 1643
1916 <5 — 18 1698
1915 <5 — 31 1159
1914 <5 — 18 1441
1913 <5 — 12 1580
1912 <5 — 12 1417
1911 <5 — 10 1117
1910 <5 — 7 1314
1909 <5 — <5 —
1908 <5 — 5 1373
1907 <5 — 8 999
1906 <5 — 7 1004
1905 <5 — 6 1091
1904 <5 — <5 —
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1901 <5 — <5 —
1900 <5 — 10 836
1899 <5 — 9 714
1898 <5 — 10 701
1897 <5 — 8 787
1896 <5 — 6 982
1895 <5 — 8 795
1894 <5 — 5 1074
1893 <5 — 6 907
1892 <5 — 7 861
1891 <5 — 12 524
1890 <5 — 10 629
1889 <5 — <5 —
1888 <5 — 5 1031
1887 <5 — <5 —
1886 <5 — 5 959
1885 <5 — 5 936
1884 <5 — 7 764
1883 <5 — 7 720
1882 <5 — 6 837

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Recorded as girls 1% · boys 99% across all years