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Francis name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Francis ranks #420 in male records (769 reported) and #1,685 in female records (122 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#1,685 · 122 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count increased by 30 female records (92 to 122); rank moved from #2,085 to #1,685.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count increased by 34 female records (88 to 122); rank moved from #2,139 to #1,685.
2025 male rank and count
#420 · 769 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count increased by 74 male records (695 to 769); rank moved from #450 to #420.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count increased by 132 male records (637 to 769); rank moved from #467 to #420.
Peak year in available data
2025: 769 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Francis becoming more popular?

Francis's reported male count increased by 74 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #450 to #420. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Francis in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for FrancisFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.7690201620252016: 81 female records2017: 78 female records2018: 75 female records2019: 90 female records2020: 78 female records2021: 88 female records2022: 69 female records2023: 98 female records2024: 92 female records2025: 122 female records2016: 638 male records2017: 662 male records2018: 610 male records2019: 605 male records2020: 616 male records2021: 637 male records2022: 664 male records2023: 677 male records2024: 695 male records2025: 769 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20251221,685769420
2024922,085695450
2023982,004677456
2022692,565664462
2021882,139637467
2020782,291616482
2019902,095605484
2018752,409610480
2017782,343662458
2016812,328638482

Questions about Francis’s popularity

How common is Francis in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Francis ranks #420 in male records (769 reported) and #1,685 in female records (122 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Francis?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Francis only.

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