About names in France
French naming law only lifted most of its restrictions on given names in 1993 — before that, French parents were largely required to choose from an official list of approved names, mostly saints' names and other traditional French names, with a mayor able to reject a name deemed not to be in the child's interest. A cultural preference for names that read clearly as French has persisted even as the legal rules loosened.
A notable recent trend has been the return of "grandparent generation" names — Louise and Jules are good examples — after decades in which they were considered old-fashioned by French parents naming children in the mid-twentieth century.
Names covered for France on this site
This page covers a curated set of widely recognized French names, split by gender below, rendered through the same engine as the interactive editor. Any French name not yet listed can still be typed directly into the editor.
Using a France name worksheet
Print at full size so guide-line spacing stays correct, especially for names using French accented letters. For a classroom, the Teacher Worksheets tool generates one combined PDF with a worksheet per student.
Beyond name tracing for French families
Every France name here also has a Name Pyramid and Name Missing Letter version. This site's other worksheet types share the identical engine and print layout.