Francis

“Frenchman” — Medieval Latin origin

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

Few names move less than Francis — on the books since 1880, #1685 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 30,000 girls share it. It is also an American family name — about 78,000 people carry it as a surname, according to US census data. About 88% of babies named Francis in recent years have been boys. Francis's short forms are Frankie and Fran.

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 6,476 notable people named Francis:

Similar names: Frankie · Minerva · Francisca · Leonor · Francine · Lucinda

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