Frances
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning from France; feminine form of Francis.
How Frances has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #513 |
| 2016 | #446 |
| 2017 | #437 |
| 2018 | #442 |
| 2019 | #438 |
| 2020 | #418 |
| 2021 | #393 |
| 2022 | #418 |
| 2023 | #405 |
| 2024 | #379 |
| 2025 | #318 |
Frances by the numbers
In 2025, 112 babies in England and Wales were named Frances. In the US, 728 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 16,131 babies in 1918, so it is a 1910s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1920, about 1 in 78 American girls born that year was called Frances.
Names that come from Frances
Forms of Frances in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Fanniefree; a diminutive of Frances or Francesca45 in the US (2017)
- Fannyfree; diminutive of Frances18 in the US (2017)
- Frannyfree; a diminutive of Frances or Francis8 in the US (2017)
- Franfree person; a form of Frances or Francis6 in the US (2017)
- Franceskafree person; a form of Frances6 in the US (2017)
- Maryfrancesstar of the sea, and free one; combination of Mary and Frances5 in the US (2017)
- Frankie-Mayfree; a form of Frances with May3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Frankie-Rosefree; a form of Frances with Rose3 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that come from Francis
Like Frances, each of these traces back to Francis: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Francescofree man; italian form of Francis36 in England and Wales (2025)
- Frankyfree man; a form of Frank or Francis21 in England and Wales (2025)
- Franciscafree; of the Franks; feminine form of Francis40 in the US (2017)
- Franzfree man; a form of Francis3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Frantzfree one; a form of Francis11 in the US (2017)
- Frannyfree; a diminutive of Frances or Francis8 in the US (2017)
- Franfree person; a form of Frances or Francis6 in the US (2017)
- Franekfree one; a form of Francis5 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Frances. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Francisfree man; from the Franks262 in England and Wales (2025)
- Francessfree one; a form of Frances5 in the US (2017)
- Francescafrom France; Italian feminine form of Francis434 in England and Wales (2025)
- Francoisfree man; from france15 in the US (2017)
- Franciafrom france; frankish country10 in the US (2017)
- Franciefree; a form of Frances8 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Frances
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