Francis
#1,684 for girls in 2025, 122 births · #420 for boys in 2025, 769 births
Given to boys 90.7% of the time
- 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
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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 |
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 1994
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Delaware#109 · 1 in 521
- Rhode Island#119 · 1 in 659
- New Jersey#125 · 1 in 829
- Pennsylvania#128 · 1 in 806
- Massachusetts#138 · 1 in 966
Best ever in a state: #6 in Vermont, 1913.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | #109 | 8 | 1 in 521 |
| Rhode Island | #119 | 9 | 1 in 659 |
| New Jersey | #125 | 61 | 1 in 829 |
| Pennsylvania | #128 | 91 | 1 in 806 |
| Massachusetts | #138 | 40 | 1 in 966 |
| Maine | #147 | 7 | 1 in 889 |
| South Dakota | #149 | 6 | 1 in 731 |
| New York | #165 | 121 | 1 in 1,040 |
| Connecticut | #175 | 15 | 1 in 1,318 |
| District of Columbia | #188 | 8 | 1 in 788 |
| Hawaii | #189 | 7 | 1 in 912 |
| Maryland | #289 | 14 | 1 in 2,148 |
| Minnesota | #297 | 10 | 1 in 2,911 |
| Illinois | #318 | 37 | 1 in 2,282 |
| Wisconsin | #330 | 10 | 1 in 3,022 |
| Virginia | #347 | 16 | 1 in 2,562 |
| Florida | #350 | 35 | 1 in 2,441 |
| Louisiana | #377 | 12 | 1 in 2,342 |
| South Carolina | #397 | 7 | 1 in 2,952 |
| Washington | #411 | 10 | 1 in 3,372 |
| California | #431 | 68 | 1 in 3,924 |
| Ohio | #431 | 16 | 1 in 4,593 |
| North Carolina | #442 | 11 | 1 in 4,067 |
| Michigan | #461 | 14 | 1 in 4,459 |
| Tennessee | #484 | 7 | 1 in 4,943 |
| Indiana | #487 | 7 | 1 in 5,378 |
| Arizona | #493 | 7 | 1 in 4,561 |
| Colorado | #500 | 5 | 1 in 4,862 |
| Missouri | #500 | 6 | 1 in 5,786 |
| Texas | #857 | 13 | 1 in 11,781 |
| Georgia | #871 | 5 | 1 in 9,613 |
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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.
See more about Francis
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1915 at #29 (5,594 births)
- Births halved by 1958, 43 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 76 yrs · run 1880–1955
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 152 boys born in 1915 were named Francis (0.66%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,221 boys born in 2025 (0.05%)
- 20.3% of all boys named Francis (59,096) were born in this decade
- 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 1994
Top girls' names in 1994
Top boys' names in 1994
More about 1994
girls
1,785,753 girls got a published name in 1994; 1 in 13,327 of them was named Francis, which outranked 91.9% of the 15,759 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,264Lillie135
- #1,264Lilly135
- #1,264Loretta135
- #1,269Francis134
- #1,269Aundrea134
- #1,269Catrina134
- #1,269Colette134
- #1,277Camila133
- #1,277Christal133
- #1,277Delilah133
Tied with 7 names at #1,269; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,932,031 boys got a published name in 1994; 1 in 2,661 of them was named Francis, which outranked 96.7% of the 10,245 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.