These pop up on my feeds all the time. Some I think make sense (
Aveline is already getting momentum, but I don't think people are choosing it for is French-ness).
Lilou makes sense with the trends of
Lily,
Lila,
Lola and
Luna... but I don't see it getting huge.
Fleur is becoming more popular because of
Harry Potter, but I am sure it has never really been off the radar.
Solene (while I adore this name!) I do not see rising at all, because the pronunciation is simply un-natural for Americans to say. That is the reason we didn't use it ourselves.
Bastian,
Coralie,
Luc,
Mathis,
Remi and
Leandre have been around for a while and people are not necessarily considering the origins when they choose it. I would say
Remi gets chosen a lot because of the footballers with the name,
Coralie is standard trend right now,
Bastian is honoring generations of Sebastians already, etc.
Elize I could see bumping up, Kais for sure (uber trendy),
Louna maybe and
Melia sure.
Kylian will not push out
Killian or
Cillian.
Marielle will stick to the same lit-friendly crowds I think. I agree that it is a dated choice and not sure it will seem cool just yet.
All in all though - I like this list better than most of the "Upcoming French Names" lists.
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Clarisse Bituin and Wife to
Julius.
Mahal na mahal from our little family to yours!