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 2003
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- New Jersey#174 · 1 in 1,051
- Massachusetts#187 · 1 in 1,254
- Pennsylvania#188 · 1 in 1,088
- Connecticut#218 · 1 in 1,486
- New York#292 · 1 in 1,861
Best ever in a state: #6 in Vermont, 1913.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | #174 | 46 | 1 in 1,051 |
| Massachusetts | #187 | 28 | 1 in 1,254 |
| Pennsylvania | #188 | 59 | 1 in 1,088 |
| Connecticut | #218 | 12 | 1 in 1,486 |
| New York | #292 | 60 | 1 in 1,861 |
| Maryland | #372 | 12 | 1 in 2,431 |
| Kentucky | #407 | 7 | 1 in 3,292 |
| Ohio | #419 | 19 | 1 in 3,533 |
| Minnesota | #451 | 8 | 1 in 3,755 |
| Michigan | #468 | 15 | 1 in 3,779 |
| Illinois | #486 | 22 | 1 in 3,601 |
| California | #535 | 48 | 1 in 5,230 |
| Washington | #537 | 8 | 1 in 4,226 |
| Utah | #574 | 5 | 1 in 4,332 |
| Wisconsin | #611 | 5 | 1 in 5,847 |
| Arizona | #631 | 7 | 1 in 5,728 |
| Virginia | #662 | 7 | 1 in 5,923 |
| Florida | #697 | 15 | 1 in 6,230 |
| North Carolina | #818 | 6 | 1 in 8,483 |
| Georgia | #861 | 7 | 1 in 8,164 |
| Texas | #1,099 | 12 | 1 in 14,724 |
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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 2003
Top girls' names in 2003
Top boys' names in 2003
More about 2003
girls
1,827,145 girls got a published name in 2003; 1 in 22,014 of them was named Francis, which outranked 88.6% of the 18,439 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,092Trinitee84
- #2,092Ysabella84
- #2,092Zaida84
- #2,106Francis83
- #2,106Aurelia83
- #2,106Carrington83
- #2,106Ellison83
- #2,125Ashli82
- #2,125Bernice82
- #2,125Bridgett82
Tied with 18 names at #2,106; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,975,349 boys got a published name in 2003; 1 in 4,248 of them was named Francis, which outranked 95.9% of the 12,761 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.