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Francis

“Frenchman” — Medieval Latin origin

Girl's name · #1684 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Francis has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #206 (1880) · 29,832 babies named Francis all-time · 1 in 13,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 12,000 girls in Sweden (2025) · about 1 in 19,000 girls in England & Wales (2025).

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

Famous Francises

• Francis Hoenselaar — Dutch darts player
• Francis Gómez — Venezuelan judoka
• Francis Romero — Venezuelan actor
• Francis Marion Beynon — journalist, feminist, pacifist
• Francis of Delirium — musical artist

In stories & tradition

• Francis Phelan — fictional human
• Francis Lockwood — Betty Blue Eyes
• Francis II — Anne de Bretagne

What Francises become

Among 6,473 notable people named Francis:

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