Francine

#1,844 for girls in 2025, 108 births · Last seen for boys in 1964 at #4,039
Given to girls >99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1946 · 1,083 births
Debut · girls
8 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
36,470
since 1900

Francine over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Francine has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201957peak #216, 1946girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,844108
2024#2,05394
2023#2,26981
2022#2,36478
2021#2,36676
2020#2,65963
2019#2,59367
2018#2,90557
2017#2,07494
2016#2,50272
2015#3,05955
2014#3,84839
2013#3,77840
2012#3,46446
2011#3,45246
2010#4,39733
2009#4,01338
2008#3,22252
2007#4,67531
2006#3,61743
2005#2,90256
2004#2,78158
2003#2,57762
2002#2,67357
2001#2,48762
2000#2,30667
1999#2,50157
1998#1,70993
1997#1,68293
1996#1,64193
1995#1,64090
1994#1,495105
1993#1,325126
1992#1,329126
1991#1,205143
1990#1,198142
1989#1,110150
1988#1,003163
1987#980161
1986#917175
1985#776218
1984#789203
1983#816188
1982#744225
1981#671260
1980#809200
1979#721231
1978#705224
1977#714217
1976#647240
1975#572289
1974#521323
1973#526319
1972#446422
1971#415513
1970#388604
1969#401565
1968#361615
1967#361614
1966#333712
1965#350688
1964#322846#4,0395
1963#332809
1962#336785
1961#301942
1960#2861,020#3,6656
1959#288985
1958#318842
1957#308896
1956#2681,027
1955#2581,042
1954#2611,004
1953#2451,088
1952#2441,052
1951#2271,143
1950#2241,124
1949#2281,058
1948#238975
1947#2321,040
1946#2161,083
1945#245746
1944#293530
1943#302529
1942#284575
1941#333390
1940#387299
1939#403279
1938#395287
1937#415244
1936#437218
1935#419238
1934#494169
1933#446209
1932#489183
1931#526157
1930#574141
1929#651115
1928#73194
1927#643125
1926#719103
1925#721104
1924#74798
1923#92862
1922#83577
1921#79784
1920#85771
1919#1,02649
1918#91062
1917#1,02647
1916#96450
1915#1,09438
1914#1,11929
1913#1,15123
1912#1,00326
1911#1,9567
1910#1,20714
1909#1,7637
1908#1,4399
1907#1,28910
1906#1,22910
1905#1,16211
1904#1,17010
1903#1,7925
1902
1901#1,6795
1900#1,4318
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First appearance
1900

The first year at least five girls were named Francine! It came in at #1,431, and was given to 8 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1901–1903, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Francine is popular in 1957

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Francine, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Francine, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Francine, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Francine, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Francine, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Francine, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Francine, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Francine, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #373 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,273 girlsMNIllinois: #300 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 2,582 girlsILWisconsin: #395 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,491 girlsWIMichigan: #306 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 2,571 girlsMINew York: #148 for girls · 231 births · 1 in 733 girlsNYMassachusetts: #274 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 3,165 girlsMARhode Island: #209 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,706 girlsRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Francine, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Francine, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Francine, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Francine, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Francine, so not publishedIAIndiana: #408 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,325 girlsINOhio: #241 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 1,763 girlsOHPennsylvania: #207 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 1,476 girlsPANew Jersey: #165 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 929 girlsNJConnecticut: #172 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 995 girlsCTCalifornia: #336 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 2,411 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Francine, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Francine, so not publishedCONebraska: #291 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,362 girlsNEMissouri: #378 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,765 girlsMOKentucky: #518 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,745 girlsKYWest Virginia: #287 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,195 girlsWVVirginia: #256 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,727 girlsVAMaryland: #270 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,900 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Francine, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Francine, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #363 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,295 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Francine, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Francine, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Francine, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #404 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,893 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #443 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,056 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #177 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 852 girlsDCOklahoma: #412 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,642 girlsOKLouisiana: #485 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,423 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Francine, so not publishedMSAlabama: #410 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,666 girlsALGeorgia: #404 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,834 girlsGAHawaii: #116 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 405 girlsHITexas: #880 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 11,544 girlsTXFlorida: #305 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,186 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#116 · 1 in 405
  2. New York#148 · 1 in 733
  3. New Jersey#165 · 1 in 929
  4. Connecticut#172 · 1 in 995
  5. District of Columbia#177 · 1 in 852

Best ever in a state: #37 in Alaska, 1945.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#116151 in 405
New York#1482311 in 733
New Jersey#165621 in 929
Connecticut#172251 in 995
District of Columbia#177161 in 852
Pennsylvania#207801 in 1,476
Rhode Island#20951 in 1,706
Ohio#241631 in 1,763
Virginia#256241 in 1,727
Maryland#270161 in 1,900
Massachusetts#274171 in 3,165
West Virginia#28791 in 2,195
Nebraska#29161 in 2,362
Illinois#300421 in 2,582
Florida#305211 in 2,186
Michigan#306371 in 2,571
California#336681 in 2,411
New Mexico#36351 in 2,295
Minnesota#37391 in 4,273
Missouri#378121 in 3,765
Wisconsin#39581 in 5,491
Georgia#404121 in 3,834
North Carolina#404131 in 3,893
Indiana#408121 in 4,325
Alabama#410101 in 3,666
Oklahoma#41261 in 3,642
South Carolina#44371 in 4,056
Louisiana#48591 in 4,423
Kentucky#51851 in 6,745
Texas#880101 in 11,544
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Arizona
Arkansas
Colorado
Delaware
Idaho
Iowa
Kansas
Maine
Mississippi
Montana
Nevada
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Oregon
South Dakota
Tennessee
Utah
Vermont
Washington
Wyoming

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Francine
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 209 spots since 2024 (#2,053#1,844)
  • 815 spots since 2020 (#2,659#1,844)
  • 1,215 spots since 2015 (#3,059#1,844)
  • Biggest jump: 181 spots in 1924 (#928#747)
  • Biggest drop: 141 spots in 1986 (#776#917)
Rise & fade · girls
46 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1900
  • Peaked 1946 at #216 (1,083 births)
  • Births halved by 1971, 25 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 70 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 70 yrs · run 1920–1987
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,451
  • Highest: 1 in 1,451 girls born in 1946 were named Francine (0.07%)
  • Latest: 1 in 14,882 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 28.0% of all girls named Francine (10,203) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1900s75#1,162 (1905)#1,439
1910s345#910 (1918)#1,146
1920s933#643 (1927)#763
1930s2,125#395 (1938)#460
1940s7,225#216 (1946)#276
1950s10,203#224 (1950)#264
1960s7,596#286 (1960)#338
1970s3,382#388 (1970)#566
1980s1,943#671 (1981)#862
1990s1,068#1,198 (1990)#1,573
2000s526#2,306 (2000)#3,125
2010s549#2,074 (2017)#3,207
2020s500#1,844 (2025)#2,259

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Francine in 1957

girls
#308
896 births · 1 in 2,282 girls

Top girls' names in 1957

  1. #1Mary61,102
  2. #2Susan45,954
  3. #3Linda44,517
  4. #4Debra42,728
  5. #5Karen40,591
  6. #6Deborah40,096
  7. #7Cynthia39,340
  8. #8Patricia39,283
  9. #9Barbara29,692
  10. #10Donna28,042
  11. #308Francine896
More about 1957

girls

2,044,851 girls got a published name in 1957; 1 in 2,282 of them was named Francine, which outranked 95.6% of the 7,015 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Francine
  1. #305Jodi904
  2. #306Iris901
  3. #307Nadine900
  4. #308Francine896
  5. #309Lou884
  6. #310Ethel879
  7. #311Florence877
Biggest movers since 1956
Risers
  1. 2,944Tammi#3,696#752
  2. 1,310Tamela#2,151#841
  3. 1,298Tammie#1,662#364
  4. 993Tia#1,968#975
  5. 676Tamera#1,287#611
Fallers
  1. 423Corliss#878#1,301
  2. 399Glynis#977#1,376
  3. 367Merrie#977#1,344
  4. 303Taryn#935#1,238
  5. 291Glendora#963#1,254

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1957