Names / Boy names
Francis
Current rank
#420
holding steady
All-time peak
#29
in 1915
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
320,300
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #29 in 1915 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Frenchman, free one. It enters U.S. records in American naming data in 1880. It currently ranks #420 and is keeping its place. 1915 marked its high point, reaching #29. More than 320,300 children have been given the name overall.