Francis
A unisex name of Latin origin, meaning free man; from the Franks.
How Francis has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #481 |
| 2016 | #481 |
| 2017 | #460 |
| 2018 | #479 |
| 2019 | #484 |
| 2020 | #482 |
| 2021 | #467 |
| 2022 | #462 |
| 2023 | #458 |
| 2024 | #450 |
| 2025 | #420 |
Francis by the numbers
In 2025, 262 babies in England and Wales were named Francis. In the US, 728 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 6,347 babies in 1918, so it is a 1910s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1915, about 1 in 160 American babies born that year was called Francis.
Names that come from Francis
Forms of Francis in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Francescafrom France; Italian feminine form of Francis434 in England and Wales (2025)
- 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)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Francis. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Francis
Names that are said the same way as Francis, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean freedom
Like Francis, each of these has freedom in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Charlottefree woman; feminine form of Charles12,900 in the US (2017)
- Charlesfree man7,142 in the US (2017)
- Maverickindependent, unbranded4,737 in the US (2017)
- Carolinefree woman; feminine form of Charles4,270 in the US (2017)
- Charliefree man1,679 in England and Wales (2025)
- Carlosfree man; a form of Charles3,058 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Francis
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