How Many People Are Named Frances?
people named Frances are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,923 people in the US has this name
Based on 600,721 babies named Frances in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
16,229 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Feminine form of FRANCIS. The distinction between Francis as a masculine name and Frances as a feminine name did not arise until the 17th century. A notable bearer was Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini (1850-1917), a social worker and the first American to be canonized.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Frances, 99.2% were girls and 0.8% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Frances alive today is about 66 years old, and 74% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 59 and 81 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Frances first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1918, to 16,229 babies. In 2025, 966 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Frances reached #8 among girls' names in 1918, and was in the top 10 in 15 years between 1911 and 1926. In 2025 it ranked #318.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #318 |
| Best rank | #8 (1918) |
| Years in the top 10 | 15 |
| Years in the top 100 | 76 (1880 to 1955) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #10 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Frances alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Frances were born in New York than in any other state: about 18,868 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Frances was given 1.7 times as often in New Mexico, 1.6 times in Arizona and 1.5 times in South Carolina.
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