How Many People Are Named Francis?
people named Francis are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 3,023 people in the US has this name
Based on 320,322 babies named Francis in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
7,000 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
English form of the Late Latin name Franciscus which meant "Frenchman", ultimately from the Germanic tribe of the Franks, who were named for a type of spear that they used. This name was borne by the 13th-century Saint Francis of Assisi, who was originally named Giovanni but was given the nickname Francesco by his father, an admirer of the French. Francis went on to renounce his father's wealth and devote his life to the poor, founding the Franciscan order of friars. Later in his life he apparently received the stigmata.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Francis, 10.2% were girls and 89.8% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1880s: 17.1% of the babies were girls then and 11.9% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Francis alive today is about 56 years old, and 55% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 40 and 75 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Francis first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1918, to 7,000 babies. In 2025, 891 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Francis never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #29, in 1915, and it was in the top 100 for 76 years, 1880 to 1955. In 2025 it ranked #420.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #420 |
| Best rank | #29 (1915) |
| Years in the top 100 | 76 (1880 to 1955) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #35 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Francis alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Francis were born in New York than in any other state: about 16,818 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Francis was given 3.4 times as often in Delaware, 3.3 times in Massachusetts and 3 times in Vermont.
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