Francis

Given to 320,322 US babies since 1880

▲ Rising +21% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
#1684
recorded as girls
#420
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
891
girls 122 · boys 769
Peak year
1915
5,594 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
320,322
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Francis was most popular in 1915, when 5,594 babies recorded as boys got the name (6.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 769 babies were named Francis, ranking #420 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 21%.0246818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1915 (boys) Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Francis was most popular in 1915, when 5,594 babies recorded as boys got the name (6.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 769 babies were named Francis, ranking #420 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 21%.024681880192019602000Peak 1915 (boys)

Francis was most popular in 1915, when 5,594 babies recorded as boys got the name (6.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 769 babies were named Francis, ranking #420 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 21%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 122 1684 769 420
2024 92 2080 695 450
2023 98 2002 677 456
2022 69 2554 664 462
2021 88 2131 637 466
2020 78 2277 616 481
2019 90 2090 605 484
2018 75 2404 610 479
2017 78 2338 662 458
2016 81 2321 638 481
2015 64 2736 622 481
2014 64 2714 593 480
2013 58 2903 539 505
2012 44 3583 430 593
2011 52 3173 387 617
2010 45 3516 358 670
2009 54 3126 359 676
2008 72 2584 368 660
2007 76 2457 402 616
2006 61 2850 451 556
2005 64 2636 463 526
2004 71 2396 456 524
2003 83 2106 465 518
2002 98 1821 464 497
2001 94 1861 546 444
2000 116 1542 559 435
1999 117 1476 542 430
1998 121 1416 580 410
1997 112 1466 628 385
1996 136 1275 607 384
1995 161 1100 697 352
1994 134 1269 726 339
1993 137 1254 753 335
1992 144 1207 803 318
1991 162 1106 824 313
1990 157 1110 919 284
1989 143 1149 921 268
1988 145 1085 952 246
1987 166 960 949 244
1986 135 1097 915 245
1985 138 1066 935 245
1984 125 1103 902 243
1983 117 1137 961 232
1982 151 981 981 238
1981 153 955 974 236
1980 153 966 922 243
1979 120 1120 929 237
1978 135 1006 940 225
1977 143 965 896 235
1976 130 980 836 240
1975 135 937 957 217
1974 113 1048 888 233
1973 115 1015 979 223
1972 119 996 989 222
1971 131 967 1,209 201
1970 137 936 1,389 192
1969 145 868 1,429 189
1968 123 933 1,515 175
1967 122 926 1,583 169
1966 124 905 1,696 164
1965 123 908 1,815 164
1964 134 899 2,068 159
1963 152 847 2,174 153
1962 177 783 2,293 148
1961 203 730 2,345 148
1960 193 728 2,416 145
1959 183 751 2,649 136
1958 174 753 2,620 135
1957 200 704 2,936 128
1956 177 727 3,301 111
1955 202 658 3,439 100
1954 228 600 3,686 94
1953 213 608 3,875 90
1952 250 543 3,979 89
1951 233 552 4,199 85
1950 254 508 4,082 86
1949 256 508 4,281 78
1948 263 505 4,214 80
1947 297 478 4,208 84
1946 262 484 4,006 80
1945 245 455 3,448 76
1944 316 399 3,652 71
1943 312 413 4,068 64
1942 295 416 4,297 58
1941 318 383 3,738 60
1940 317 370 3,607 61
1939 299 381 3,721 53
1938 305 380 3,951 51
1937 312 367 3,730 55
1936 319 353 3,876 50
1935 381 323 3,894 53
1934 355 335 4,006 49
1933 366 329 4,093 45
1932 399 319 4,388 43
1931 373 331 4,735 42
1930 467 307 4,990 42
1929 473 310 5,270 39
1928 571 271 5,516 40
1927 565 279 5,644 36
1926 652 259 5,789 35
1925 660 259 5,978 35
1924 646 257 6,131 34
1923 622 258 6,087 34
1922 607 264 6,147 34
1921 661 258 6,293 35
1920 653 259 6,241 34
1919 673 247 5,726 34
1918 653 253 6,347 30
1917 627 248 5,801 30
1916 519 265 5,652 31
1915 503 261 5,594 29
1914 385 263 3,901 31
1913 299 270 3,205 30
1912 273 272 2,516 35
1911 234 253 1,311 33
1910 227 254 1,000 36
1909 157 287 886 33
1908 166 275 853 34
1907 162 271 717 37
1906 139 281 737 35
1905 149 268 685 36
1904 122 291 686 36
1903 109 299 665 35
1902 140 262 597 38
1901 126 257 543 36
1900 159 257 652 41
1899 101 294 501 38
1898 124 271 541 43
1897 115 266 496 43
1896 114 267 551 39
1895 126 248 480 45
1894 108 263 423 50
1893 107 256 418 48
1892 106 257 429 50
1891 88 261 333 54
1890 101 246 363 54
1889 88 248 346 55
1888 88 247 353 57
1887 82 234 327 53
1886 81 224 344 55
1885 66 249 319 56
1884 56 260 340 57
1883 54 244 285 60
1882 54 235 327 56
1881 47 227 259 63
1880 55 206 344 50

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Other spellings

Frances · 600,721 Francies · 965 Francess · 182 Francys · 129

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Where Francis is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 9% · boys 91% across all years