Francois
A unisex name of Latin origin, meaning free man; from france.
Babies a year
15
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Francois by the numbers
Francois was given to 15 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 43 babies in 1992, making it a 1990s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Francois. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean freedom
Like Francois, 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 Francois
Nobody has voted for Francois yet
Vote for Francois and put it up against all the other baby names
Vote for Francois