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Francis Name Origin: Latin
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Pronunciation: f-ran-cis, fr(a)-ncis
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Infographic of Francis name meaning, which is “The free.” From the Germanic Franko, the name of a people on the Rhine who referred to themselves as “the free.”
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Francis Name Popularity
How popular is the name Francis? Here’s everything we know.
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In 2018 Francis was the 474th most popular boys name, representing 0.0409% of boy births in the U.S.
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Since 1910 Francis has been the 125th most popular boys name, representing 0.1794% of boy births in the U.S.
| Year |
Rank |
# Births |
% Births |
| 1910 |
36 |
978 |
0.2778% |
| 1911 |
34 |
1,293 |
0.3472% |
| 1912 |
35 |
2,505 |
0.4967% |
| 1913 |
30 |
3,201 |
0.5646% |
| 1914 |
31 |
3,890 |
0.5582% |
| 1915 |
29 |
5,588 |
0.6151% |
| 1916 |
30 |
5,643 |
0.5842% |
| 1917 |
30 |
5,797 |
0.5794% |
| 1918 |
30 |
6,345 |
0.5912% |
| 1919 |
34 |
5,725 |
0.5467% |
| 1920 |
34 |
6,237 |
0.5609% |
| 1921 |
35 |
6,290 |
0.5493% |
| 1922 |
34 |
6,143 |
0.5514% |
| 1923 |
34 |
6,083 |
0.5431% |
| 1924 |
34 |
6,127 |
0.5276% |
| 1925 |
35 |
5,972 |
0.5284% |
| 1926 |
35 |
5,786 |
0.5261% |
| 1927 |
36 |
5,643 |
0.5098% |
| 1928 |
40 |
5,507 |
0.5147% |
| 1929 |
39 |
5,268 |
0.5086% |
| 1930 |
42 |
4,986 |
0.4773% |
| 1931 |
42 |
4,730 |
0.4792% |
| 1932 |
43 |
4,387 |
0.444% |
| 1933 |
45 |
4,091 |
0.4391% |
| 1934 |
49 |
3,998 |
0.4136% |
| 1935 |
53 |
3,886 |
0.3999% |
| 1936 |
50 |
3,868 |
0.4015% |
| 1937 |
55 |
3,721 |
0.3776% |
| 1938 |
51 |
3,941 |
0.385% |
| 1939 |
53 |
3,716 |
0.3653% |
| 1940 |
61 |
3,596 |
0.3383% |
| 1941 |
60 |
3,732 |
0.3316% |
| 1942 |
58 |
4,293 |
0.34% |
| 1943 |
63 |
4,065 |
0.3114% |
| 1944 |
71 |
3,646 |
0.2942% |
| 1945 |
75 |
3,440 |
0.2821% |
| 1946 |
80 |
4,000 |
0.2711% |
| 1947 |
84 |
4,208 |
0.2521% |
| 1948 |
79 |
4,206 |
0.2635% |
| 1949 |
78 |
4,279 |
0.266% |
| 1950 |
86 |
4,079 |
0.2533% |
| 1951 |
85 |
4,199 |
0.2477% |
| 1952 |
89 |
3,973 |
0.2276% |
| 1953 |
90 |
3,863 |
0.2183% |
| 1954 |
94 |
3,681 |
0.2014% |
| 1955 |
101 |
3,427 |
0.1863% |
| 1956 |
111 |
3,283 |
0.1738% |
| 1957 |
128 |
2,927 |
0.1521% |
| 1958 |
135 |
2,606 |
0.1379% |
| 1959 |
136 |
2,635 |
0.1387% |
| 1960 |
145 |
2,409 |
0.1271% |
| 1961 |
148 |
2,329 |
0.1234% |
| 1962 |
148 |
2,286 |
0.1245% |
| 1963 |
153 |
2,154 |
0.12% |
| 1964 |
158 |
2,051 |
0.1165% |
| 1965 |
164 |
1,799 |
0.11% |
| 1966 |
164 |
1,667 |
0.1068% |
| 1967 |
168 |
1,561 |
0.1029% |
| 1968 |
175 |
1,495 |
0.0996% |
| 1969 |
190 |
1,398 |
0.0907% |
| 1970 |
193 |
1,367 |
0.0859% |
| 1971 |
200 |
1,187 |
0.079% |
| 1972 |
223 |
939 |
0.0689% |
| 1973 |
225 |
931 |
0.0718% |
| 1974 |
234 |
843 |
0.0649% |
| 1975 |
219 |
919 |
0.0715% |
| 1976 |
241 |
805 |
0.0625% |
| 1977 |
235 |
865 |
0.0642% |
| 1978 |
228 |
889 |
0.0661% |
| 1979 |
238 |
890 |
0.0631% |
| 1980 |
247 |
875 |
0.0598% |
| 1981 |
237 |
939 |
0.0639% |
| 1982 |
237 |
953 |
0.0638% |
| 1983 |
234 |
928 |
0.0629% |
| 1984 |
247 |
856 |
0.0575% |
| 1985 |
247 |
883 |
0.0582% |
| 1986 |
252 |
859 |
0.0569% |
| 1987 |
248 |
904 |
0.0592% |
| 1988 |
245 |
925 |
0.0594% |
| 1989 |
274 |
871 |
0.054% |
| 1990 |
285 |
871 |
0.0526% |
| 1991 |
313 |
784 |
0.0481% |
| 1992 |
319 |
762 |
0.0477% |
| 1993 |
337 |
703 |
0.0451% |
| 1994 |
342 |
683 |
0.0445% |
| 1995 |
353 |
651 |
0.0432% |
| 1996 |
393 |
558 |
0.0373% |
| 1997 |
388 |
577 |
0.039% |
| 1998 |
413 |
535 |
0.0357% |
| 1999 |
436 |
493 |
0.0329% |
| 2000 |
442 |
506 |
0.0331% |
| 2001 |
456 |
486 |
0.0323% |
| 2002 |
514 |
402 |
0.0268% |
| 2003 |
526 |
408 |
0.0268% |
| 2004 |
530 |
405 |
0.0266% |
| 2005 |
533 |
413 |
0.027% |
| 2006 |
578 |
384 |
0.0245% |
| 2007 |
619 |
349 |
0.0221% |
| 2008 |
676 |
305 |
0.0197% |
| 2009 |
700 |
292 |
0.0195% |
| 2010 |
673 |
302 |
0.021% |
| 2011 |
606 |
346 |
0.0243% |
| 2012 |
597 |
369 |
0.0259% |
| 2013 |
503 |
495 |
0.0348% |
| 2014 |
476 |
549 |
0.0377% |
| 2015 |
478 |
574 |
0.0395% |
| 2016 |
477 |
594 |
0.0412% |
| 2017 |
463 |
604 |
0.0433% |
| 2018 |
474 |
562 |
0.0409% |
District of Columbia (DC)
Data via SSA.gov.
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| Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
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Frank
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Frenchman
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English
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#387
(0.0562%)
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What names are variants of Francis?
Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Francis.
| Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
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Chico
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Boy, lad
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Spanish
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Ferenc
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Free man
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Hungarian
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Feri
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Frenchman; free man
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Latin
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Fran
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Frenchman; free man
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Latin
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Francesco
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Frenchman; free man
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Spanish
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#1,163
(0.0067%)
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Franche
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Frenchman; free man
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Latin
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Franchesco
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Frenchman; free man
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Latin
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Franchesko
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Frenchman; free man
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Latin
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Franchot
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French
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Francisco
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From France
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Spanish
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#283
(0.0883%)
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Franciscus
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Frenchman; free man
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Latin
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Franciskus
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Frenchman; free man
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Latin
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Franco
|
Frenchman; free man
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Latin
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#776
(0.0167%)
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Francois
|
Frenchman; free man
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Latin
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Franio
|
Frenchman; free man
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Latin
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Frank
|
Frenchman
|
English
|
#387
(0.0562%)
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Frankie
|
Frenchman; free man
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Latin
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#1,014
(0.0095%)
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Franko
|
Frenchman; free man
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Latin
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Frann
|
Frenchman; free man
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Latin
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Frannie
|
Frenchman; free man
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Latin
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Frans
|
Frenchman; free man
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Latin
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Fransisco
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Frenchman; free man
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Latin
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Frants
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Frenchman; free man
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Latin
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Frantz
|
Frenchman; free man
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Latin
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Franz
|
Frenchman; free man
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Latin
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Franzel
|
Frenchman; free man
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Latin
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Franzen
|
Frenchman; free man
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Latin
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Franzin
|
Frenchman; free man
|
Latin
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