diff --git a/icu4c/data/fr.txt b/icu4c/data/fr.txt
index 5640fa8e5a0..10df7e13338 100644
--- a/icu4c/data/fr.txt
+++ b/icu4c/data/fr.txt
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ fr {
             "samedi",
     }
     Eras { 
-            "BC",
-            "ap. J.-C.",
+            "av. J.-C.",
+            "AD",
     }
     Languages { 
         fr { "fran\u00E7ais" }
diff --git a/icu4c/source/data/locales/fr.txt b/icu4c/source/data/locales/fr.txt
index 5640fa8e5a0..10df7e13338 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/data/locales/fr.txt
+++ b/icu4c/source/data/locales/fr.txt
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ fr {
             "samedi",
     }
     Eras { 
-            "BC",
-            "ap. J.-C.",
+            "av. J.-C.",
+            "AD",
     }
     Languages { 
         fr { "fran\u00E7ais" }