Short French names

120 names of 4 letters or fewer, from the most given to the rarest.

Births in France from 2023 to 2025 (INSEE); trend: average change per year over recent years (“–” under 60 births: INSEE rounding makes it meaningless).
#	Name	Origin	Births	Trend
1	Léoboy	Latin	10,265	−0.4%0%
2	Noahboy	Hebrew	9,985	+5.2%+5%
3	Jadegirl	Spanish	8,895	−2%
4	Adamboy	Hebrew	8,840	−2.9%−3%
5	Maëlboy	Celtic	8,830	+0.9%+1%
6	Albagirl	Latin	8,110	+51.7%+52%
7	Edenboy	Hebrew	8,095	+3.6%+4%
8	Léonboy	Latin	7,630	+9.2%+9%
9	Emmagirl	Germanic	7,500	−6.1%−6%
10	Liamboy	Germanic and Celtic	7,315	−2.4%−2%
11	Almagirl	Latin	7,220	+36.8%+37%
12	Rosegirl	Latin	6,915	+1%
13	Romygirl	Latin	6,715	+12.9%+13%
14	Lougirl	Germanic	6,610	+3.2%+3%
15	Annagirl	Hebrew	6,160	−0.4%0%
16	Noéboy	Hebrew	6,140	+3%
17	Linagirl	Arabic and Germanic	5,755	−4.2%−4%
18	Irisgirl	Greek	5,745	+11.6%+12%
19	Miagirl	Latin and Scandinavian	5,625	+1.3%+1%
20	Paulboy	Latin	5,480	−5.4%−5%
21	Hugoboy	Germanic	5,340	−8.3%−8%
22	Evagirl	Hebrew	5,335	+1.3%+1%
23	Elioboy	Greek	5,160	+18.3%+18%
24	Maloboy	Celtic	5,155	+8.2%+8%
25	Nourgirl	Arabic	4,910	+8.1%+8%
26	Naëlboy	Arabic	4,735	+4.2%+4%
27	Lénagirl	Greek	4,610	−3.2%−3%
28	Lunagirl	Latin	4,265	+3.6%+4%
29	Zoégirl	Greek	4,180	−4%
30	Théoboy	Greek	4,110	−5%
31	Ninagirl	Hebrew and Slavic	4,060	−1.4%−1%
32	Léagirl	Hebrew	3,970	−8.9%−9%
33	Alixunisex	Germanic	3,930	+5.6%+6%
34	Tomboy	Aramaic	3,790	−8.5%−9%
35	Alyagirl	Arabic	3,695	+12.5%+13%
36	Ninoboy	Italian	3,670	+2.7%+3%
37	Lyamboy	Germanic and Celtic	3,630	+2.3%+2%
38	Cômeboy	Greek	3,620	+7.1%+7%
39	Miloboy	Germanic	3,375	+6.5%+7%
40	Avagirl · (in French)	Germanic and Hebrew	3,285	+16%
41	Amirboy	Arabic	3,265	+0.3%0%
42	Noaunisex	Hebrew	3,225	+1.3%+1%
43	Zaynboy	Arabic	3,155	+34.6%+35%
44	Kaïsboy	Arabic	3,140	+1.9%+2%
45	Ezioboy	Greek and Italian	3,070	+16.7%+17%
46	Lolagirl	Hebrew and Spanish	3,010	−9.9%−10%
47	Axelboy	Hebrew and Scandinavian	2,960	−8.1%−8%
48	Lyagirl	Hebrew	2,765	+0.8%+1%
49	Milagirl	Slavic	2,730	−13.7%−14%
50	Mahéboy	Celtic and Hebrew	2,720	+7.9%+8%
51	Owenboy	Celtic	2,685	+4%
52	Maéboy	Celtic	2,685	+11.5%+12%
53	Emygirl	Germanic	2,650	+1.8%+2%
54	Ayagirl	Arabic	2,620	−1.7%−2%
55	Soanboy · (in French)	modern	2,600	+1.9%+2%
56	Naïmboy	Arabic	2,585	+2.9%+3%
57	Enzoboy	Germanic and Italian	2,585	−12%
58	Lynagirl	Arabic	2,535	+1.7%+2%
59	Théagirl	Greek	2,505	−1%
60	Inèsgirl	Greek and Spanish	2,505	−12.2%−12%
61	Myagirl · (in French)	modern	2,455	−0.8%−1%
62	Aliboy	Arabic	2,430	+2.8%+3%
63	Issaboy	Arabic	2,425	+5.3%+5%
64	Evanboy	Celtic and Hebrew	2,255	−7.2%−7%
65	Aryagirl	Indian	2,145	+16%
66	Ellagirl	Hebrew and Germanic	2,145	+11.5%+12%
67	Anasboy	Arabic	2,120	+4.6%+5%
68	Mayagirl	Indian and Greek	2,120	+0.9%+1%
69	Ariagirl	Italian	2,115	+13.8%+14%
70	Lilygirl	Latin and Anglo-Saxon	1,950	−2.5%−3%
71	Abelboy	Hebrew	1,905	+4.7%+5%
72	Noamboy	Hebrew	1,885	−4.1%−4%
73	Lanagirl	Celtic and Slavic	1,845	−8.3%−8%
74	Lilagirl	Persian and Arabic	1,840	+1.2%+1%
75	Joygirl	Anglo-Saxon	1,820	+9.2%+9%
76	Loanboy · (in French)	modern	1,800	+4.9%+5%
77	Ademboy	Hebrew and Turkish	1,770	−1.6%−2%
78	Elyoboy · (in French)	modern	1,760	+19.7%+20%
79	Aylagirl	Turkish	1,745	+28%
80	Noragirl	Latin and Arabic	1,725	+4.7%+5%
81	Jeanboy	Hebrew	1,670	−2.2%−2%
82	Lisegirl	Hebrew	1,635	−4.7%−5%
83	Elyagirl	Hebrew	1,560	+4.8%+5%
84	Leyagirl	Hebrew	1,540	+24.2%+24%
85	Linoboy	Latin and Italian	1,475	+6%
86	Layagirl · (in French)	modern and Arabic	1,400	+24.7%+25%
87	Ezraboy	Hebrew	1,385	+18.4%+18%
88	Zaydboy	Arabic	1,370	+16.5%+17%
89	Ewenboy	Celtic	1,270	−1.6%−2%
90	Rymgirl	Arabic	1,260	+32.7%+33%
91	Emmygirl	Germanic	1,260	−4.5%−5%
92	Livgirl	Scandinavian	1,245	+14.5%+15%
93	Elsagirl	Hebrew and Germanic	1,220	−9.4%−9%
94	Lisagirl	Hebrew	1,190	−9.1%−9%
95	Omarboy	Arabic	1,185	+4.1%+4%
96	Cléogirl	Greek	1,175	+10.1%+10%
97	Dinagirl	Hebrew	1,145	+3.9%+4%
98	Anagirl	Hebrew	1,140	−0.6%−1%
99	Emnagirl	Arabic	1,110	+0.9%+1%
100	Laragirl	Latin and Slavic	1,085	+3%
101	Hanagirl	Arabic	1,070	+4.8%+5%
102	Angeboy	Greek and Latin	1,035	+3.9%+4%
103	Loïsunisex · (in French)	Greek	1,030	−0.6%−1%
104	Lucaboy	Latin and Italian	1,015	−0.5%−1%
105	Asmagirl	Arabic	995	+0.5%+1%
106	Junegirl	Latin and Anglo-Saxon	980	+11.9%+12%
107	Saragirl	Hebrew	980	−7.5%−8%
108	Nayagirl · (in French)	modern and Arabic	975	+7.3%+7%
109	Noorgirl	Arabic	925	+11%
110	Yunagirl · (in French)	Celtic	920	+6.7%+7%
111	Hawagirl	Arabic and African	920	+6.3%+6%
112	Piagirl	Latin	920	+14.4%+14%
113	Maïagirl	Greek	880	+6.5%+7%
114	Elieboy	Hebrew	860	0%
115	Yséegirl · (in French)	French	830	+25.2%+25%
116	Gaëlboy	Celtic	825	+0.3%0%
117	Eliagirl	Hebrew and Italian	815	−0.5%−1%
118	Ayanboy · (in French)	Arabic	810	+20%
119	Aliagirl	Arabic	810	−1.1%−1%
120	Swanboy	Germanic and Anglo-Saxon	795	+1.5%+2%

Births from 2023 to 2025 (INSEE). Only names whose origin or meaning is known. Names without an English page link to their French page.

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