Names / Girl names
Frances
Current rank
#318
and rising
All-time peak
#8
in 1918
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
600,700
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #8 in 1918 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
A girls' name, Frances makes its debut in 1880. Its strongest year was 1918, at #8 nationally. As of the latest data it stands at #318, trending upward. Over 600,700 have carried it since records began.