Francis
4 countries#420 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Francis was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
320,322 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #420 · peaked in 1918 with 7,000 births
Most common in: Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Illinois
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
166,162 births recorded 1900–2022 · currently #2453 · peaked in 1952 with 5,712 births
Most common in: Nord, Pas-de-Calais, Paris, Gironde, Bouches-du-Rhône
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Scotland
1,386 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #298 · peaked in 1975 with 109 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
327 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #237 · peaked in 1997 with 23 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Francis’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #556 | — |
| 2007 | #616 | ↓60 |
| 2008 | #660 | ↓44 |
| 2009 | #676 | ↓16 |
| 2010 | #670 | ↑6 |
| 2011 | #617 | ↑53 |
| 2012 | #593 | ↑24 |
| 2013 | #505 | ↑88 |
| 2014 | #480 | ↑25 |
| 2015 | #481 | ↓1 |
| 2016 | #481 | — |
| 2017 | #458 | ↑23 |
| 2018 | #479 | ↓21 |
| 2019 | #484 | ↓5 |
| 2020 | #481 | ↑3 |
| 2021 | #466 | ↑15 |
| 2022 | #462 | ↑4 |
| 2023 | #456 | ↑6 |
| 2024 | #450 | ↑6 |
| 2025 | #420 | ↑30 |
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