These French Baby Names Have The Most Beautiful Meanings

There's no way around it, French baby names are gorgeous. The language is filled with pretty "ee" sounds and doubles of the letter "n" and "l" that make the monikers glide off the tongue. Many baby names that are popular in France also have accent marks, which give them unique pronunciations and spellings.

We looked at naming trends from 1900-2018 on the French statistics site Insee and discovered that most popular baby names have either a religious meaning or a nature meaning. For girls, ocean and water names were common, as were sun, moon, and plant-related names. For boys, names were often from the Bible or had something to do with being strong and warrior-like.

Even though these names are French, they would suit a baby of any nationality whose parents want their child's moniker to have a delicate cadence and a strong meaning. Here are 30 of the most popular French baby names in the past 100 years if you need some naming inspo.