Frances
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning from France; feminine form of Francis.
Babies a year
728
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#318
up from #379
UK popularity
#379
112 babies · up from #425
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 |
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. Its US peak was 16,131 in 1918.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Frances was most common in 1920, when it went to 1.28% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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