Francis
#1,684 for girls in 2025, 122 births · #420 for boys in 2025, 769 births
Given to boys 90.7% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1915 · 5,594 births
- Debut · boys
- 344 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 76 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 290,490since 1880
Francis over time
girlsboys
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,684 | 122 | #420 | 769 |
| 2024 | #2,080 | 92 | #450 | 695 |
| 2023 | #2,002 | 98 | #456 | 677 |
| 2022 | #2,554 | 69 | #462 | 664 |
| 2021 | #2,131 | 88 | #466 | 637 |
| 2020 | #2,277 | 78 | #481 | 616 |
| 2019 | #2,090 | 90 | #484 | 605 |
| 2018 | #2,404 | 75 | #479 | 610 |
| 2017 | #2,338 | 78 | #458 | 662 |
| 2016 | #2,321 | 81 | #481 | 638 |
| 2015 | #2,736 | 64 | #481 | 622 |
| 2014 | #2,714 | 64 | #480 | 593 |
| 2013 | #2,903 | 58 | #505 | 539 |
| 2012 | #3,583 | 44 | #593 | 430 |
| 2011 | #3,173 | 52 | #617 | 387 |
| 2010 | #3,516 | 45 | #670 | 358 |
| 2009 | #3,126 | 54 | #676 | 359 |
| 2008 | #2,584 | 72 | #660 | 368 |
| 2007 | #2,457 | 76 | #616 | 402 |
| 2006 | #2,850 | 61 | #556 | 451 |
| 2005 | #2,636 | 64 | #526 | 463 |
| 2004 | #2,396 | 71 | #524 | 456 |
| 2003 | #2,106 | 83 | #518 | 465 |
| 2002 | #1,821 | 98 | #497 | 464 |
| 2001 | #1,861 | 94 | #444 | 546 |
| 2000 | #1,542 | 116 | #435 | 559 |
| 1999 | #1,476 | 117 | #430 | 542 |
| 1998 | #1,416 | 121 | #410 | 580 |
| 1997 | #1,466 | 112 | #385 | 628 |
| 1996 | #1,275 | 136 | #384 | 607 |
| 1995 | #1,100 | 161 | #352 | 697 |
| 1994 | #1,269 | 134 | #339 | 726 |
| 1993 | #1,254 | 137 | #335 | 753 |
| 1992 | #1,207 | 144 | #318 | 803 |
| 1991 | #1,106 | 162 | #313 | 824 |
| 1990 | #1,110 | 157 | #284 | 919 |
| 1989 | #1,149 | 143 | #268 | 921 |
| 1988 | #1,085 | 145 | #246 | 952 |
| 1987 | #960 | 166 | #244 | 949 |
| 1986 | #1,097 | 135 | #245 | 915 |
| 1985 | #1,066 | 138 | #245 | 935 |
| 1984 | #1,103 | 125 | #243 | 902 |
| 1983 | #1,137 | 117 | #232 | 961 |
| 1982 | #981 | 151 | #238 | 981 |
| 1981 | #955 | 153 | #236 | 974 |
| 1980 | #966 | 153 | #243 | 922 |
| 1979 | #1,120 | 120 | #237 | 929 |
| 1978 | #1,006 | 135 | #225 | 940 |
| 1977 | #965 | 143 | #235 | 896 |
| 1976 | #980 | 130 | #240 | 836 |
| 1975 | #937 | 135 | #217 | 957 |
| 1974 | #1,048 | 113 | #233 | 888 |
| 1973 | #1,015 | 115 | #223 | 979 |
| 1972 | #996 | 119 | #222 | 989 |
| 1971 | #967 | 131 | #201 | 1,209 |
| 1970 | #936 | 137 | #192 | 1,389 |
| 1969 | #868 | 145 | #189 | 1,429 |
| 1968 | #933 | 123 | #175 | 1,515 |
| 1967 | #926 | 122 | #169 | 1,583 |
| 1966 | #905 | 124 | #164 | 1,696 |
| 1965 | #908 | 123 | #164 | 1,815 |
| 1964 | #899 | 134 | #159 | 2,068 |
| 1963 | #847 | 152 | #153 | 2,174 |
| 1962 | #783 | 177 | #148 | 2,293 |
| 1961 | #730 | 203 | #148 | 2,345 |
| 1960 | #728 | 193 | #145 | 2,416 |
| 1959 | #751 | 183 | #136 | 2,649 |
| 1958 | #753 | 174 | #135 | 2,620 |
| 1957 | #704 | 200 | #128 | 2,936 |
| 1956 | #727 | 177 | #111 | 3,301 |
| 1955 | #658 | 202 | #100 | 3,439 |
| 1954 | #600 | 228 | #94 | 3,686 |
| 1953 | #608 | 213 | #90 | 3,875 |
| 1952 | #543 | 250 | #89 | 3,979 |
| 1951 | #552 | 233 | #85 | 4,199 |
| 1950 | #508 | 254 | #86 | 4,082 |
| 1949 | #508 | 256 | #78 | 4,281 |
| 1948 | #505 | 263 | #80 | 4,214 |
| 1947 | #478 | 297 | #84 | 4,208 |
| 1946 | #484 | 262 | #80 | 4,006 |
| 1945 | #455 | 245 | #76 | 3,448 |
| 1944 | #399 | 316 | #71 | 3,652 |
| 1943 | #413 | 312 | #64 | 4,068 |
| 1942 | #416 | 295 | #58 | 4,297 |
| 1941 | #383 | 318 | #60 | 3,738 |
| 1940 | #370 | 317 | #61 | 3,607 |
| 1939 | #381 | 299 | #53 | 3,721 |
| 1938 | #380 | 305 | #51 | 3,951 |
| 1937 | #367 | 312 | #55 | 3,730 |
| 1936 | #353 | 319 | #50 | 3,876 |
| 1935 | #323 | 381 | #53 | 3,894 |
| 1934 | #335 | 355 | #49 | 4,006 |
| 1933 | #329 | 366 | #45 | 4,093 |
| 1932 | #319 | 399 | #43 | 4,388 |
| 1931 | #331 | 373 | #42 | 4,735 |
| 1930 | #307 | 467 | #42 | 4,990 |
| 1929 | #310 | 473 | #39 | 5,270 |
| 1928 | #271 | 571 | #40 | 5,516 |
| 1927 | #279 | 565 | #36 | 5,644 |
| 1926 | #259 | 652 | #35 | 5,789 |
| 1925 | #259 | 660 | #35 | 5,978 |
| 1924 | #257 | 646 | #34 | 6,131 |
| 1923 | #258 | 622 | #34 | 6,087 |
| 1922 | #264 | 607 | #34 | 6,147 |
| 1921 | #258 | 661 | #35 | 6,293 |
| 1920 | #259 | 653 | #34 | 6,241 |
| 1919 | #247 | 673 | #34 | 5,726 |
| 1918 | #253 | 653 | #30 | 6,347 |
| 1917 | #248 | 627 | #30 | 5,801 |
| 1916 | #265 | 519 | #31 | 5,652 |
| 1915 | #261 | 503 | #29 | 5,594 |
| 1914 | #263 | 385 | #31 | 3,901 |
| 1913 | #270 | 299 | #30 | 3,205 |
| 1912 | #272 | 273 | #35 | 2,516 |
| 1911 | #253 | 234 | #33 | 1,311 |
| 1910 | #254 | 227 | #36 | 1,000 |
| 1909 | #287 | 157 | #33 | 886 |
| 1908 | #275 | 166 | #34 | 853 |
| 1907 | #271 | 162 | #37 | 717 |
| 1906 | #281 | 139 | #35 | 737 |
| 1905 | #268 | 149 | #36 | 685 |
| 1904 | #291 | 122 | #36 | 686 |
| 1903 | #299 | 109 | #35 | 665 |
| 1902 | #262 | 140 | #38 | 597 |
| 1901 | #257 | 126 | #36 | 543 |
| 1900 | #257 | 159 | #41 | 652 |
| 1899 | #294 | 101 | #38 | 501 |
| 1898 | #271 | 124 | #43 | 541 |
| 1897 | #266 | 115 | #43 | 496 |
| 1896 | #267 | 114 | #39 | 551 |
| 1895 | #248 | 126 | #45 | 480 |
| 1894 | #263 | 108 | #50 | 423 |
| 1893 | #256 | 107 | #48 | 418 |
| 1892 | #257 | 106 | #50 | 429 |
| 1891 | #261 | 88 | #54 | 333 |
| 1890 | #246 | 101 | #54 | 363 |
| 1889 | #248 | 88 | #55 | 346 |
| 1888 | #247 | 88 | #57 | 353 |
| 1887 | #234 | 82 | #53 | 327 |
| 1886 | #224 | 81 | #55 | 344 |
| 1885 | #249 | 66 | #56 | 319 |
| 1884 | #260 | 56 | #57 | 340 |
| 1883 | #244 | 54 | #60 | 285 |
| 1882 | #235 | 54 | #56 | 327 |
| 1881 | #227 | 47 | #63 | 259 |
| 1880 | #206 | 55 | #50 | 344 |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Francis was already there! It came in at #50, and was given to 344 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1891, when fewer than 370 boys a year got the name.
Where Francis is popular in 1972
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Connecticut#75 · 1 in 496
- Pennsylvania#78 · 1 in 477
- Massachusetts#79 · 1 in 554
- New Jersey#94 · 1 in 604
- New York#101 · 1 in 655
Best ever in a state: #6 in Vermont, 1913.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | #75 | 36 | 1 in 496 |
| Pennsylvania | #78 | 166 | 1 in 477 |
| Massachusetts | #79 | 68 | 1 in 554 |
| New Jersey | #94 | 76 | 1 in 604 |
| New York | #101 | 186 | 1 in 655 |
| Rhode Island | #103 | 8 | 1 in 754 |
| Delaware | #125 | 5 | 1 in 736 |
| Maryland | #130 | 31 | 1 in 761 |
| New Hampshire | #133 | 5 | 1 in 1,026 |
| Iowa | #173 | 13 | 1 in 1,474 |
| Hawaii | #186 | 7 | 1 in 863 |
| South Carolina | #222 | 15 | 1 in 1,451 |
| Minnesota | #223 | 11 | 1 in 2,435 |
| West Virginia | #228 | 6 | 1 in 2,304 |
| Virginia | #236 | 18 | 1 in 1,854 |
| Wisconsin | #237 | 12 | 1 in 2,533 |
| Colorado | #244 | 10 | 1 in 1,811 |
| District of Columbia | #259 | 5 | 1 in 1,869 |
| Michigan | #259 | 28 | 1 in 2,461 |
| Illinois | #260 | 42 | 1 in 1,970 |
| Arizona | #262 | 10 | 1 in 1,694 |
| Florida | #278 | 24 | 1 in 2,104 |
| Ohio | #287 | 25 | 1 in 3,255 |
| Indiana | #297 | 13 | 1 in 3,203 |
| North Carolina | #311 | 15 | 1 in 2,773 |
| Missouri | #314 | 11 | 1 in 3,194 |
| Louisiana | #329 | 13 | 1 in 2,403 |
| California | #357 | 49 | 1 in 3,064 |
| Alabama | #374 | 7 | 1 in 3,948 |
| Tennessee | #448 | 5 | 1 in 6,424 |
| Georgia | #559 | 5 | 1 in 8,106 |
| Texas | #597 | 15 | 1 in 7,093 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 30 spots since 2024 (#450 → #420)
- 61 spots since 2020 (#481 → #420)
- 61 spots since 2015 (#481 → #420)
- Biggest jump: 88 spots in 2013 (#593 → #505)
- Biggest drop: 60 spots in 2007 (#556 → #616)
Rise & fade · boys
35 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1915 at #29 (5,594 births)
- Births halved by 1958, 43 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 76 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 76 yrs · run 1880–1955
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 152
- Highest: 1 in 152 boys born in 1915 were named Francis (0.66%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,221 boys born in 2025 (0.05%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 20.3% of all boys named Francis (59,096) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,244 | #50 (1880) | #56 |
| 1890s | 4,535 | #38 (1899) | #46 |
| 1900s | 7,021 | #33 (1909) | #36 |
| 1910s | 41,053 | #29 (1915) | #32 |
| 1920s | 59,096 | #34 (1920) | #36 |
| 1930s | 41,384 | #42 (1930) | #48 |
| 1940s | 39,519 | #58 (1942) | #71 |
| 1950s | 34,766 | #85 (1951) | #105 |
| 1960s | 19,334 | #145 (1960) | #161 |
| 1970s | 10,012 | #192 (1970) | #223 |
| 1980s | 9,412 | #232 (1983) | #244 |
| 1990s | 7,079 | #284 (1990) | #355 |
| 2000s | 4,533 | #435 (2000) | #545 |
| 2010s | 5,444 | #458 (2017) | #525 |
| 2020s | 4,058 | #420 (2025) | #456 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Francis in 1972
girls
#996
119 births · 1 in 12,784 girls
boys
#222
989 births · 1 in 1,640 boys
Top girls' names in 1972
Top boys' names in 1972
More about 1972
girls
1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 12,784 of them was named Francis, which outranked 89.7% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,621,608 boys got a published name in 1972; 1 in 1,640 of them was named Francis, which outranked 96.1% of the 5,751 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Francis
Biggest movers since 1971
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.