Data through 1999

French name popularity in the United States

French ranked #7874 for boys in 1999. SSA recorded 7 boys named French.

Rank#7874

for boys in 1999

Boys recorded7

SSA

Peak year1915

31 recorded

Five-year changeNot available

since 1994

Popularity over time

French for boys and girls

Girls

5

Share unavailable · data from 1918 to 1920

Boys

7

100.0% in 1999 · data from 1882 to 1999

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
1999boys7#7874
1989boys5#7905
1986boys7#5332
1978boys7#4554
1976boys5#5587
1975boys9#3659
1973boys6#4505
1972boys6#4441
1971boys7#3963
1970boys6#4230
1969boys7#3595
1968boys10#2735
Show full history (92 rows)
YearGroupRecorded countRank
1999boys7#7874
1989boys5#7905
1986boys7#5332
1978boys7#4554
1976boys5#5587
1975boys9#3659
1973boys6#4505
1972boys6#4441
1971boys7#3963
1970boys6#4230
1969boys7#3595
1968boys10#2735
1967boys5#3966
1966boys9#2784
1965boys6#3537
1964boys10#2665
1963boys8#3044
1962boys6#3640
1961boys8#3097
1960boys6#3665
1958boys13#2265
1957boys11#2494
1956boys6#3535
1955boys11#2435
1954boys15#2044
1953boys9#2709
1952boys9#2680
1951boys9#2662
1950boys11#2321
1949boys11#2337
1948boys15#1943
1947boys10#2498
1946boys15#1884
1945boys10#2242
1944boys17#1683
1943boys12#2182
1942boys16#1799
1941boys14#1903
1940boys21#1471
1939boys17#1636
1938boys11#2185
1937boys15#1828
1936boys15#1801
1935boys24#1390
1934boys19#1608
1933boys24#1361
1932boys12#2191
1931boys18#1693
1930boys13#2178
1929boys27#1378
1928boys22#1611
1927boys20#1748
1926boys22#1605
1925boys27#1425
1924boys25#1532
1923boys25#1502
1922boys27#1434
1921boys22#1648
1920boys30#1323
1920girls5#4975
1919boys20#1695
1918boys29#1313
1918girls5#4809
1917boys20#1643
1916boys18#1698
1915boys31#1159
1914boys18#1441
1913boys12#1580
1912boys12#1417
1911boys10#1117
1910boys7#1314
1908boys5#1373
1907boys8#999
1906boys7#1004
1905boys6#1091
1900boys10#836
1899boys9#714
1898boys10#701
1897boys8#787
1896boys6#982
1895boys8#795
1894boys5#1074
1893boys6#907
1892boys7#861
1891boys12#524
1890boys10#629
1888boys5#1031
1886boys5#959
1885boys5#936
1884boys7#764
1883boys7#720
1882boys6#837

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How French’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change+40.0%
Change since peak-77.4%