Francis

Girl's name · #1685 in the US (2025) · Timeless

12% girls · 88% boys — About 88% of babies named Francis in recent years have been boys. Francis →

Popularity over time

Few names move less than Francis — on the books since 1880, #1685 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 30,000 girls share it.

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

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#807 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,004 in Sweden (2025) · #2,192 in England & Wales (2025) · #3,180 in Canada (2024).

Among 6,476 notable people named Francis:

About 540 girls a year are given Frankie as their full name.

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