How Many People Are Named France?
people named France are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 522,606 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,538 babies named France in Social Security records from 1894 to 2021, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
74 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the name of the country, sometimes considered a feminine form of FRANK (1) or short form of FRANÇOISE, both of which are ultimately related to the name of the country.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name France, 88.2% were girls and 11.9% were boys. The share of girls among babies named France rose from 53.8% in the 1910s to 91% in the 1960s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named France alive today is about 62 years old, and 60% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 53 and 75 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
France first appears in the records in 1894 and was given most often in 1918, to 74 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2021.
Babies given the name each year, 1894 to 2021
🏆 Rank History
France has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,286, in 1918. Among boys, its best rank was #1,100, in 1918.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,286 (1918) | #1,100 (1918) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,043 in the 1920s | #1,910 in the 1910s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named France alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named France were born in Mississippi than in any other state: about 3 of those alive today.
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