Frances
4 countries#318 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Frances was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
600,721 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #318 · peaked in 1918 with 16,229 births
Most common in: New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, California, Illinois
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
1,065 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #780 · peaked in 1974 with 72 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
France
121 births recorded 1916–2019 · peaked in 1957 with 11 births
Most common in: Paris, Charente-Maritime
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
44 births recorded 1997–2017 · peaked in 1997 with 6 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Frances’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #762 | — |
| 2007 | #826 | ↓64 |
| 2008 | #793 | ↑33 |
| 2009 | #797 | ↓4 |
| 2010 | #769 | ↑28 |
| 2011 | #782 | ↓13 |
| 2012 | #763 | ↑19 |
| 2013 | #690 | ↑73 |
| 2014 | #603 | ↑87 |
| 2015 | #513 | ↑90 |
| 2016 | #446 | ↑67 |
| 2017 | #437 | ↑9 |
| 2018 | #441 | ↓4 |
| 2019 | #438 | ↑3 |
| 2020 | #418 | ↑20 |
| 2021 | #392 | ↑26 |
| 2022 | #419 | ↓27 |
| 2023 | #403 | ↑16 |
| 2024 | #375 | ↑28 |
| 2025 | #318 | ↑57 |
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