Baby Name Popularity Profile

Francis

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Francis.

✦ Frenchman 🌍 Latin, French Traditional Royal

National Rank (2025) #420

All-Time Peak Rank #29 Achieved 1915

Total U.S. Births 290,490 since 1880

Unisex Distribution 88.3% Boy / 11.7% Girl Leans Male

Girl Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Girl usage

First Recorded 1880 Data through: 2025

Peak Decade 1920s 6,347 births in 1918

💡 The Francis Vibe: Considered a Perennial Favorite. A historic staple that has maintained dominant national popularity for over half a century.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Frenchman

Language Origin Latin, French

Origin Type multiple

Derived from the Late Latin name Franciscus, meaning 'Frenchman' or 'a Frank'. The Franks were a Germanic tribe who gave their name to France.

Common Nicknames

Frank Frankie

Pronunciation: FRAN-sis

Themes & Categories

Traditional Royal

Etymology confidence: High

📊 Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Francis across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)

18801920196020002025

Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)

5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +24.8%

10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +23.6%

2015 2020 2025

📈 Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 6,347 births in 1918

Years in Top 100 76 yrs

Years in Top 500 135 yrs

Longest Streak 146 yrs

Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes

1880s: 3,244

1890s: 4,535

1900s: 7,021

1910s: 41,053

1920s: 59,096

1930s: 41,384

1940s: 39,519

1950s: 34,766

1960s: 19,334

1970s: 10,012

1980s: 9,412

1990s: 7,079

2000s: 4,533

2010s: 5,444

2020s: 4,058

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Franc-is

Letter Count 7 letters

Spelling Complexity Moderate

Length Percentile Longer than 54.1% of names

Linguistic Profile: It is an isogram, meaning no two letters are repeated. Longer than 54.1% of SSA names. Starts with F, a letter used by only 1.3% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Massachusetts

Top States Massachusetts, Vermont, Delaware, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania

States with Data 51

State	2025 Rank	Total Births	Peak Year	5-Yr Velocity
Massachusetts	#185	28,922	1924	+12.5% Growth
Vermont	Unranked	1,924	1921	Insufficient historical volume
Delaware	Unranked	1,862	1921	Insufficient historical volume
Rhode Island	#166	3,067	1924	Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania	#205	43,431	1925	+55.0% Growth
Connecticut	#226	8,003	1920	Insufficient historical volume
Hawaii	#187	1,879	1937	Insufficient historical volume
District of Columbia	#184	2,447	1952	Insufficient historical volume
New York	#246	42,017	1918	+16.4% Growth
New Hampshire	Unranked	1,683	1929	Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey	#245	14,046	1950	+39.3% Growth
South Dakota	Unranked	1,717	1921	Insufficient historical volume
Maine	#216	2,166	1924	Insufficient historical volume
Maryland	#306	6,957	1921	Insufficient historical volume
North Dakota	Unranked	1,421	1916	Insufficient historical volume
Montana	Unranked	1,107	1917	Insufficient historical volume
Iowa	#415	4,712	1915	Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska	#395	2,546	1920	Insufficient historical volume
Kansas	#404	3,543	1924	Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin	#249	6,129	1921	Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota	#306	5,187	1918	Insufficient historical volume
Missouri	#297	5,577	1918	Insufficient historical volume
Illinois	#265	12,281	1916	+27.3% Growth
Michigan	#352	8,681	1918	Stable
Wyoming	Unranked	299	1920	Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana	Unranked	3,792	1922	Insufficient historical volume
Ohio	#317	9,131	1923	Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina	#570	2,777	1947	Insufficient historical volume
Indiana	#641	4,423	1918	Insufficient historical volume
West Virginia	Unranked	1,664	1918	Insufficient historical volume
Virginia	#382	3,318	1920	Insufficient historical volume
Idaho	Unranked	526	1915	Insufficient historical volume
Oregon	#299	1,195	1918	Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky	#435	2,279	1922	Insufficient historical volume
Washington	#388	2,083	1921	Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma	Unranked	1,693	1920	Insufficient historical volume
Colorado	#481	1,433	1921	Insufficient historical volume
New Mexico	Unranked	587	1948	Insufficient historical volume
Florida	#895	3,229	1946	Insufficient historical volume
California	#532	8,803	1921	+13.7% Growth
North Carolina	#602	2,467	1923	Insufficient historical volume
Arizona	#690	1,043	1949	Insufficient historical volume
Alaska	Unranked	116	1968	Insufficient historical volume
Georgia	#505	1,968	1915	Insufficient historical volume
Utah	Unranked	566	1917	Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas	Unranked	743	1916	Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi	Unranked	862	1918	Insufficient historical volume
Alabama	#643	1,191	1918	Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee	Unranked	1,186	1918	Insufficient historical volume
Texas	#737	3,894	1915	5.1% Decline
Nevada	#467	98	2010	Insufficient historical volume

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