Francis
Boy and girl name · Latin origin
Francis meaning
As a boy name
france
As a girl name
Frankish (man); a Frank
Francis at a glance
- Used as
- Boy and girl name
- Origin (boy)
- Latin
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #450 in 2024
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #2,078 in 2024
Francis popularity in the U.S.
As a boy name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #50 | 344 |
| 1890 | #54 | 363 |
| 1900 | #41 | 652 |
| 1910 | #36 | 1,000 |
| 1915 | #29 | 5,594 |
| 1920 | #34 | 6,241 |
| 1930 | #42 | 4,990 |
| 1940 | #61 | 3,607 |
| 1950 | #86 | 4,082 |
| 1960 | #145 | 2,419 |
| 1970 | #192 | 1,390 |
| 1980 | #243 | 922 |
| 1990 | #284 | 919 |
| 2000 | #435 | 559 |
| 2010 | #670 | 358 |
| 2020 | #481 | 616 |
| 2024 | #450 | 693 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #50 | 344 |
| 1881 | #63 | 259 |
| 1882 | #56 | 327 |
| 1883 | #60 | 285 |
| 1884 | #57 | 340 |
| 1885 | #56 | 319 |
| 1886 | #55 | 344 |
| 1887 | #53 | 327 |
| 1888 | #57 | 353 |
| 1889 | #55 | 346 |
| 1890 | #54 | 363 |
| 1891 | #54 | 333 |
| 1892 | #50 | 429 |
| 1893 | #48 | 418 |
| 1894 | #50 | 423 |
| 1895 | #45 | 480 |
| 1896 | #39 | 551 |
| 1897 | #43 | 496 |
| 1898 | #43 | 541 |
| 1899 | #38 | 501 |
| 1900 | #41 | 652 |
| 1901 | #36 | 543 |
| 1902 | #38 | 597 |
| 1903 | #35 | 665 |
| 1904 | #36 | 686 |
| 1905 | #36 | 685 |
| 1906 | #35 | 737 |
| 1907 | #37 | 717 |
| 1908 | #34 | 853 |
| 1909 | #33 | 886 |
| 1910 | #36 | 1,000 |
| 1911 | #33 | 1,311 |
| 1912 | #35 | 2,516 |
| 1913 | #30 | 3,205 |
| 1914 | #31 | 3,901 |
| 1915 | #29 | 5,594 |
| 1916 | #31 | 5,652 |
| 1917 | #30 | 5,801 |
| 1918 | #30 | 6,347 |
| 1919 | #34 | 5,726 |
| 1920 | #34 | 6,241 |
| 1921 | #35 | 6,293 |
| 1922 | #34 | 6,147 |
| 1923 | #34 | 6,087 |
| 1924 | #34 | 6,131 |
| 1925 | #35 | 5,978 |
| 1926 | #35 | 5,789 |
| 1927 | #36 | 5,644 |
| 1928 | #40 | 5,516 |
| 1929 | #39 | 5,270 |
| 1930 | #42 | 4,990 |
| 1931 | #42 | 4,735 |
| 1932 | #43 | 4,388 |
| 1933 | #45 | 4,093 |
| 1934 | #49 | 4,006 |
| 1935 | #53 | 3,894 |
| 1936 | #50 | 3,876 |
| 1937 | #55 | 3,730 |
| 1938 | #51 | 3,951 |
| 1939 | #53 | 3,721 |
| 1940 | #61 | 3,607 |
| 1941 | #60 | 3,738 |
| 1942 | #58 | 4,297 |
| 1943 | #63 | 4,068 |
| 1944 | #71 | 3,651 |
| 1945 | #75 | 3,449 |
| 1946 | #80 | 4,006 |
| 1947 | #84 | 4,207 |
| 1948 | #80 | 4,215 |
| 1949 | #78 | 4,282 |
| 1950 | #86 | 4,082 |
| 1951 | #85 | 4,200 |
| 1952 | #89 | 3,979 |
| 1953 | #90 | 3,875 |
| 1954 | #94 | 3,686 |
| 1955 | #100 | 3,439 |
| 1956 | #111 | 3,301 |
| 1957 | #128 | 2,936 |
| 1958 | #135 | 2,619 |
| 1959 | #136 | 2,648 |
| 1960 | #145 | 2,419 |
| 1961 | #148 | 2,344 |
| 1962 | #148 | 2,293 |
| 1963 | #153 | 2,174 |
| 1964 | #159 | 2,067 |
| 1965 | #164 | 1,815 |
| 1966 | #164 | 1,696 |
| 1967 | #169 | 1,583 |
| 1968 | #175 | 1,516 |
| 1969 | #189 | 1,429 |
| 1970 | #192 | 1,390 |
| 1971 | #201 | 1,209 |
| 1972 | #222 | 989 |
| 1973 | #223 | 979 |
| 1974 | #233 | 888 |
| 1975 | #217 | 957 |
| 1976 | #240 | 836 |
| 1977 | #235 | 897 |
| 1978 | #225 | 940 |
| 1979 | #237 | 930 |
| 1980 | #243 | 922 |
| 1981 | #236 | 974 |
| 1982 | #238 | 981 |
| 1983 | #232 | 961 |
| 1984 | #243 | 902 |
| 1985 | #245 | 935 |
| 1986 | #245 | 915 |
| 1987 | #244 | 949 |
| 1988 | #246 | 952 |
| 1989 | #268 | 921 |
| 1990 | #284 | 919 |
| 1991 | #313 | 824 |
| 1992 | #318 | 803 |
| 1993 | #335 | 753 |
| 1994 | #339 | 726 |
| 1995 | #352 | 697 |
| 1996 | #384 | 607 |
| 1997 | #385 | 628 |
| 1998 | #410 | 580 |
| 1999 | #430 | 542 |
| 2000 | #435 | 559 |
| 2001 | #444 | 546 |
| 2002 | #497 | 464 |
| 2003 | #518 | 465 |
| 2004 | #524 | 456 |
| 2005 | #526 | 463 |
| 2006 | #556 | 451 |
| 2007 | #616 | 402 |
| 2008 | #660 | 368 |
| 2009 | #676 | 359 |
| 2010 | #670 | 358 |
| 2011 | #617 | 387 |
| 2012 | #593 | 430 |
| 2013 | #505 | 538 |
| 2014 | #480 | 593 |
| 2015 | #481 | 622 |
| 2016 | #481 | 638 |
| 2017 | #458 | 661 |
| 2018 | #479 | 610 |
| 2019 | #483 | 605 |
| 2020 | #481 | 616 |
| 2021 | #466 | 637 |
| 2022 | #461 | 664 |
| 2023 | #456 | 675 |
| 2024 | #450 | 693 |
As a girl name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #206 | 55 |
| 1890 | #246 | 101 |
| 1900 | #257 | 159 |
| 1910 | #254 | 227 |
| 1920 | #259 | 653 |
| 1930 | #307 | 467 |
| 1940 | #370 | 317 |
| 1950 | #508 | 254 |
| 1960 | #728 | 193 |
| 1970 | #929 | 138 |
| 1980 | #966 | 153 |
| 1990 | #1,109 | 157 |
| 2000 | #1,542 | 116 |
| 2010 | #3,515 | 45 |
| 2020 | #2,277 | 78 |
| 2024 | #2,078 | 92 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #206 | 55 |
| 1881 | #227 | 47 |
| 1882 | #235 | 54 |
| 1883 | #244 | 54 |
| 1884 | #260 | 56 |
| 1885 | #249 | 66 |
| 1886 | #224 | 81 |
| 1887 | #234 | 82 |
| 1888 | #247 | 88 |
| 1889 | #248 | 88 |
| 1890 | #246 | 101 |
| 1891 | #261 | 88 |
| 1892 | #257 | 106 |
| 1893 | #256 | 107 |
| 1894 | #263 | 108 |
| 1895 | #248 | 126 |
| 1896 | #267 | 114 |
| 1897 | #266 | 115 |
| 1898 | #271 | 124 |
| 1899 | #294 | 101 |
| 1900 | #257 | 159 |
| 1901 | #257 | 126 |
| 1902 | #262 | 140 |
| 1903 | #299 | 109 |
| 1904 | #291 | 122 |
| 1905 | #268 | 149 |
| 1906 | #281 | 139 |
| 1907 | #271 | 162 |
| 1908 | #275 | 166 |
| 1909 | #287 | 157 |
| 1910 | #254 | 227 |
| 1911 | #253 | 234 |
| 1912 | #272 | 273 |
| 1913 | #270 | 299 |
| 1914 | #263 | 385 |
| 1915 | #261 | 503 |
| 1916 | #265 | 519 |
| 1917 | #248 | 627 |
| 1918 | #253 | 653 |
| 1919 | #247 | 673 |
| 1920 | #259 | 653 |
| 1921 | #258 | 661 |
| 1922 | #264 | 607 |
| 1923 | #258 | 622 |
| 1924 | #257 | 646 |
| 1925 | #259 | 660 |
| 1926 | #259 | 652 |
| 1927 | #279 | 565 |
| 1928 | #271 | 571 |
| 1929 | #310 | 473 |
| 1930 | #307 | 467 |
| 1931 | #331 | 373 |
| 1932 | #319 | 399 |
| 1933 | #329 | 366 |
| 1934 | #335 | 355 |
| 1935 | #323 | 381 |
| 1936 | #353 | 319 |
| 1937 | #367 | 312 |
| 1938 | #380 | 305 |
| 1939 | #381 | 299 |
| 1940 | #370 | 317 |
| 1941 | #383 | 318 |
| 1942 | #416 | 295 |
| 1943 | #413 | 312 |
| 1944 | #399 | 316 |
| 1945 | #455 | 245 |
| 1946 | #484 | 262 |
| 1947 | #478 | 297 |
| 1948 | #505 | 263 |
| 1949 | #508 | 256 |
| 1950 | #508 | 254 |
| 1951 | #552 | 233 |
| 1952 | #543 | 250 |
| 1953 | #608 | 213 |
| 1954 | #600 | 228 |
| 1955 | #658 | 202 |
| 1956 | #723 | 178 |
| 1957 | #704 | 200 |
| 1958 | #754 | 173 |
| 1959 | #751 | 183 |
| 1960 | #728 | 193 |
| 1961 | #730 | 203 |
| 1962 | #783 | 177 |
| 1963 | #847 | 152 |
| 1964 | #900 | 134 |
| 1965 | #908 | 123 |
| 1966 | #905 | 124 |
| 1967 | #926 | 122 |
| 1968 | #933 | 123 |
| 1969 | #869 | 145 |
| 1970 | #929 | 138 |
| 1971 | #967 | 131 |
| 1972 | #993 | 120 |
| 1973 | #1,015 | 115 |
| 1974 | #1,048 | 113 |
| 1975 | #937 | 135 |
| 1976 | #980 | 130 |
| 1977 | #965 | 143 |
| 1978 | #1,007 | 135 |
| 1979 | #1,120 | 120 |
| 1980 | #966 | 153 |
| 1981 | #955 | 153 |
| 1982 | #981 | 151 |
| 1983 | #1,137 | 117 |
| 1984 | #1,103 | 125 |
| 1985 | #1,066 | 138 |
| 1986 | #1,097 | 135 |
| 1987 | #960 | 166 |
| 1988 | #1,085 | 145 |
| 1989 | #1,149 | 143 |
| 1990 | #1,109 | 157 |
| 1991 | #1,106 | 162 |
| 1992 | #1,207 | 144 |
| 1993 | #1,254 | 137 |
| 1994 | #1,269 | 134 |
| 1995 | #1,100 | 161 |
| 1996 | #1,275 | 136 |
| 1997 | #1,466 | 112 |
| 1998 | #1,416 | 121 |
| 1999 | #1,476 | 117 |
| 2000 | #1,542 | 116 |
| 2001 | #1,861 | 94 |
| 2002 | #1,821 | 98 |
| 2003 | #2,106 | 83 |
| 2004 | #2,396 | 71 |
| 2005 | #2,636 | 64 |
| 2006 | #2,849 | 61 |
| 2007 | #2,457 | 76 |
| 2008 | #2,584 | 72 |
| 2009 | #3,126 | 54 |
| 2010 | #3,515 | 45 |
| 2011 | #3,173 | 52 |
| 2012 | #3,582 | 44 |
| 2013 | #2,903 | 58 |
| 2014 | #2,714 | 64 |
| 2015 | #2,736 | 64 |
| 2016 | #2,320 | 81 |
| 2017 | #2,338 | 78 |
| 2018 | #2,403 | 75 |
| 2019 | #2,090 | 90 |
| 2020 | #2,277 | 78 |
| 2021 | #2,129 | 88 |
| 2022 | #2,578 | 68 |
| 2023 | #2,018 | 97 |
| 2024 | #2,078 | 92 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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