Here is a list of French names that start with R. The page includes French names for boys and girls from different eras, as well as last names.
The list is divided into several sections. The modern names are baby names and other names popular in the 2000s, while the traditional names are those common among people born in the 1900s.
The names come from data provided by the French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies, with a few additions from Wikipedia, Reddit and other sources. All of the names also appear in my Random French Name Generator.
- Traditional Male French Names that Start with R
- Modern Male French Names that Start with R
- Traditional Female French Names that Start with R
- Modern Female French Names that Start with R
- French Last Names that Start with R
Traditional 1900s French Male Names with R
- Raoul
- Raphaël
- Raymond
- Regis
- Renaud
- René
- Richard
- Robert
- Robin
- Rodolphe
- Roger
- Roland
- Romain
- Romuald
- Rémi
- Rémy
French Boy Names Starting with R Popular Now
- Rafael
- Raphael
- Raphaël
- Rayan
- Robin
- Romain
- Roméo
- Ruben
- Ryan
- Rémi
Classic French Female Names Starting with R
- Rachel
- Raymonde
- Reine
- Renée
- Rolande
- Romane
- Rosa
- Rosalie
- Rose
- Roselyne
- Régine
Trendy French Girl Names Starting with R (2000s)
- Romane
- Romy
- Rose
- Roxane
Most classic female R-names—Renée, Rolande, Raymonde, Régine, Roselyne—peaked in the 1930s–1960s. They were tied to an older generation of mothers and grandmothers. As a result, they now sound strongly dated to French ears and have become less popular.
French Surnames Beginning with the Letter R
- Raffin
- Ragot
- Ramos
- Raoul
- Rault
- Raymond
- Raynal
- Raynaud
- Reboul
- Regnier
- Remond
- Remy
- Renard
- Renaud
- Renaudin
- Renault
- Renou
- Revel
- Rey
- Reynaud
- Ribeiro
- Ricard
- Richard
- Rigal
- Rigaud
- Rio
- Riou
- Rivet
- Riviere
- Robert
- Robillard
- Robin
- Robinet
- Roche
- Rocher
- Rodier
- Rodrigues
- Rodriguez
- Roger
- Roland
- Rolland
- Rollet
- Rollin
- Romain
- Romero
- Rondeau
- Roques
- Rose
- Rossi
- Rossignol
- Roth
- Rougier
- Rousseau
- Roussel
- Rousselle
- Rousset
- Roux
- Rouxel
- Rouyer
- Roy
- Royer
- Ruiz
About this List
I have made similar lists of French names for all the letters of the alphabet from A to Z:
- Names that Start with A
- Names that Start with B
- Names that Start with C
- Names that Start with D
- Names that Start with E
- Names that Start with F
- Names that Start with G
- Names that Start with H
- Names that Start with I
- Names that Start with J
- Names that Start with K
- Names that Start with L
- Names that Start with M
- Names that Start with N
- Names that Start with O
- Names that Start with P
- Names that Start with Q
- Names that Start with R
- Names that Start with S
- Names that Start with T
- Names that Start with U
- Names that Start with V
- Names that Start with W
- Names that Start with X
- Names that Start with Y
- Names that Start with Z
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