Meaning not yet researched.
Frances: US girls given the name each year, 1880 to 2025, from Social Security card applications. 960 in 2025. Its best rank was #8 in 1918.
US births per year · SSA card applications
Peaked at #8 in 1918; #318 in 2025. About 99% of babies named Frances in 2025 were girls.
Baby name · US data 1880–2025
#318 for US girls in 2025. Its best year was 1918, at #8.
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Frances: US girls given the name each year from 1880 to 2025. 960 girls in 2025. Peak: #8 in 1918 · most girls in one year: 16,132 (1918).
In 2025, 960 US girls were named Frances, making it the 318th most common girls’ name of the year, up 57 places from #375 in 2024. That is 131 more than the 829 girls named Frances in 2024. Its best rank for girls was #8, reached in 1918. That year also had the most girls given the name: 16,132. For comparison, it was #513 in 2015 and #51 in 1950.
Social Security card records list Frances in every one of the 146 years from 1880 to 2025; in 1880 there were 621 babies with the name. In all, 600,721 US babies have been given the name, 99% of them girls and 0.8% boys. Its busiest decade was the 1920s, with 141,498 babies named Frances.
Over the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, 7,741 US girls were named Frances; the busiest of those years was 2025, with 960. In 2025 that was about 1 in 1,674 of the girls in SSA’s list for the year.
Among the states, Frances ranked highest in District of Columbia in 2025, at #70 for girls there. It was in the top 100 in 3 states (counting DC). Related spellings in the SSA files include Francis (320,322 babies since 1880). Rarer spellings such as Francies, Francess and Francys are summarised on this page. The open nickname list we use links it to Cissy, Fanny, Fran, Francie, Frankie and Frannie.
Meaning not yet researched.
We publish a meaning only with a cited source and a confidence label, and never generate one. Meanings are being researched for the most common names first.
Wikidata records this spelling as a given name in Dutch and English. That is where the name is used, not necessarily where it comes from.
Rare spellings summarised here: Francies (965), Francess (182), Francys (129), Francese (22), Francise (17).
Numbers are all-time US births. Links come from Wikidata’s “said to be the same as” (P460, CC0) and our spelling rule: at most two letters different, with the same sound pattern.
Source: carltonnorthern/nicknames (Apache-2.0).
US girls. Rank within each state. SSA leaves out states where fewer than five girls got the name, so 10 are not listed.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank 2025 | Rank 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 10 | #70 | #165 |
| Vermont | 5 | #79 | — |
| Maine | 11 | #92 | — |
| Alabama | 33 | #137 | #259 |
| Minnesota | 28 | #195 | #282 |
| Rhode Island | 5 | #199 | — |
| Colorado | 30 | #201 | #716 |
| South Carolina | 24 | #202 | #375 |
| Georgia | 52 | #205 | #470 |
| Michigan | 43 | #211 | #795 |
| North Dakota | 5 | #213 | — |
| New Hampshire | 6 | #221 | #238 |
| Missouri | 28 | #222 | #476 |
| Wisconsin | 23 | #241 | #427 |
| Massachusetts | 23 | #252 | #427 |
| Washington | 28 | #258 | #314 |
| Kansas | 12 | #267 | — |
| Louisiana | 16 | #279 | #611 |
| Illinois | 37 | #291 | #337 |
| Kentucky | 15 | #291 | #522 |
| New York | 55 | #305 | #411 |
| Nebraska | 7 | #306 | — |
| Iowa | 11 | #307 | #343 |
| Oregon | 12 | #308 | #189 |
| Virginia | 27 | #312 | #602 |
| Arkansas | 10 | #313 | — |
| Ohio | 35 | #318 | #499 |
| North Carolina | 34 | #322 | #787 |
| Tennessee | 25 | #322 | #426 |
| Connecticut | 9 | #332 | #371 |
| Oklahoma | 12 | #356 | #605 |
| Indiana | 19 | #363 | #546 |
| Maryland | 14 | #387 | #594 |
| Pennsylvania | 28 | #388 | #509 |
| Utah | 11 | #395 | #647 |
| California | 75 | #445 | #496 |
| Texas | 70 | #469 | #883 |
| Arizona | 14 | #491 | #542 |
| Mississippi | 5 | #556 | #344 |
| Florida | 26 | #661 | #1,214 |
| New Jersey | 9 | #795 | #633 |
Births and national rank for each year SSA lists the name, newest first.
| Year | Girls | Girls rank | Boys | Boys rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 960 | #318 | 6 | #11,112 |
| 2024 | 829 | #375 | 9 | #8,547 |
| 2023 | 760 | #405 | — | — |
| 2022 | 755 | #419 | — | — |
| 2021 | 801 | #393 | 9 | #8,388 |
| 2020 | 744 | #418 | 10 | #7,700 |
| 2019 | 718 | #438 | 5 | #12,775 |
| 2018 | 723 | #442 | — | — |
| 2017 | 730 | #437 | 5 | #12,900 |
| 2016 | 721 | #447 | 5 | #12,843 |
| 2015 | 614 | #513 | 6 | #11,132 |
| 2014 | 484 | #603 | — | — |
| 2013 | 409 | #690 | 6 | #11,182 |
| 2012 | 364 | #763 | 5 | #12,878 |
| 2011 | 348 | #782 | — | — |
| 2010 | 356 | #769 | 5 | #12,892 |
| 2009 | 355 | #797 | — | — |
| 2008 | 368 | #794 | 7 | #10,220 |
| 2007 | 347 | #828 | 5 | #12,969 |
| 2006 | 360 | #763 | 6 | #11,087 |
| 2005 | 355 | #753 | — | — |
| 2004 | 427 | #641 | 8 | #8,387 |
| 2003 | 449 | #607 | 7 | #8,969 |
| 2002 | 415 | #617 | 8 | #7,890 |
| 2001 | 429 | #590 | 6 | #9,667 |
| 2000 | 454 | #572 | 6 | #9,484 |
| 1999 | 488 | #521 | 6 | #9,076 |
| 1998 | 547 | #472 | 10 | #5,978 |
| 1997 | 531 | #474 | 5 | #9,749 |
| 1996 | 544 | #460 | 10 | #5,674 |
| 1995 | 571 | #450 | 10 | #5,635 |
| 1994 | 608 | #412 | 7 | #7,220 |
| 1993 | 640 | #394 | 12 | #4,811 |
| 1992 | 669 | #387 | 18 | #3,504 |
| 1991 | 711 | #361 | 21 | #3,035 |
| 1990 | 759 | #351 | 12 | #4,492 |
| 1989 | 781 | #324 | 17 | #3,363 |
| 1988 | 807 | #307 | 17 | #3,119 |
| 1987 | 806 | #303 | 13 | #3,595 |
| 1986 | 765 | #313 | 19 | #2,717 |
| 1985 | 834 | #295 | 15 | #3,122 |
| 1984 | 855 | #282 | 21 | #2,389 |
| 1983 | 875 | #270 | 19 | #2,520 |
| 1982 | 904 | #271 | 19 | #2,538 |
| 1981 | 925 | #271 | 14 | #3,094 |
| 1980 | 938 | #267 | 12 | #3,482 |
| 1979 | 913 | #267 | 14 | #3,056 |
| 1978 | 924 | #256 | 20 | #2,309 |
| 1977 | 940 | #266 | 18 | #2,489 |
| 1976 | 948 | #247 | 16 | #2,639 |
| 1975 | 1,029 | #234 | 14 | #2,799 |
| 1974 | 1,068 | #238 | 19 | #2,218 |
| 1973 | 1,155 | #217 | 16 | #2,438 |
| 1972 | 1,282 | #216 | 14 | #2,578 |
| 1971 | 1,451 | #208 | 25 | #1,800 |
| 1970 | 1,627 | #199 | 18 | #2,154 |
| 1969 | 1,640 | #195 | 25 | #1,658 |
| 1968 | 1,745 | #185 | 27 | #1,521 |
| 1967 | 1,868 | #171 | 17 | #1,928 |
| 1966 | 2,126 | #162 | 19 | #1,776 |
| 1965 | 2,262 | #163 | 24 | #1,605 |
| 1964 | 2,599 | #152 | 37 | #1,295 |
| 1963 | 2,745 | #146 | 35 | #1,328 |
| 1962 | 3,004 | #143 | 26 | #1,560 |
| 1961 | 3,422 | #134 | 28 | #1,533 |
| 1960 | 3,590 | #127 | 30 | #1,467 |
| 1959 | 3,717 | #124 | 36 | #1,310 |
| 1958 | 3,847 | #118 | 36 | #1,287 |
| 1957 | 4,094 | #113 | 39 | #1,256 |
| 1956 | 4,324 | #107 | 42 | #1,179 |
| 1955 | 4,641 | #96 | 55 | #1,017 |
| 1954 | 5,153 | #83 | 32 | #1,342 |
| 1953 | 5,786 | #72 | 39 | #1,198 |
| 1952 | 6,079 | #67 | 45 | #1,084 |
| 1951 | 6,584 | #59 | 43 | #1,100 |
| 1950 | 6,975 | #51 | 37 | #1,192 |
| 1949 | 7,440 | #49 | 45 | #1,054 |
| 1948 | 8,179 | #42 | 33 | #1,267 |
| 1947 | 8,943 | #39 | 57 | #926 |
| 1946 | 8,450 | #39 | 31 | #1,269 |
| 1945 | 7,940 | #34 | 38 | #1,045 |
| 1944 | 8,487 | #33 | 63 | #791 |
| 1943 | 9,449 | #31 | 57 | #888 |
| 1942 | 9,471 | #30 | 59 | #855 |
| 1941 | 8,468 | #31 | 62 | #800 |
| 1940 | 8,621 | #28 | 60 | #805 |
| 1939 | 8,577 | #26 | 65 | #749 |
| 1938 | 8,921 | #23 | 68 | #745 |
| 1937 | 9,057 | #19 | 85 | #642 |
| 1936 | 8,789 | #19 | 64 | #759 |
| 1935 | 8,770 | #19 | 92 | #608 |
| 1934 | 9,206 | #19 | 111 | #562 |
| 1933 | 8,883 | #18 | 84 | #633 |
| 1932 | 9,552 | #19 | 111 | #561 |
| 1931 | 9,718 | #18 | 118 | #537 |
| 1930 | 10,644 | #16 | 127 | #530 |
| 1929 | 11,093 | #16 | 95 | #628 |
| 1928 | 12,137 | #13 | 140 | #512 |
| 1927 | 12,988 | #12 | 125 | #551 |
| 1926 | 13,355 | #10 | 114 | #584 |
| 1925 | 13,824 | #11 | 114 | #588 |
| 1924 | 15,183 | #10 | 105 | #622 |
| 1923 | 14,881 | #10 | 105 | #622 |
| 1922 | 15,054 | #10 | 95 | #660 |
| 1921 | 15,993 | #9 | 106 | #617 |
| 1920 | 15,883 | #9 | 108 | #605 |
| 1919 | 15,106 | #9 | 101 | #601 |
| 1918 | 16,132 | #8 | 97 | #626 |
| 1917 | 14,363 | #9 | 72 | #734 |
| 1916 | 13,746 | #9 | 107 | #552 |
| 1915 | 12,786 | #9 | 91 | #601 |
| 1914 | 9,677 | #9 | 77 | #569 |
| 1913 | 7,694 | #9 | 59 | #567 |
| 1912 | 6,680 | #9 | 46 | #602 |
| 1911 | 4,967 | #10 | 36 | #490 |
| 1910 | 4,448 | #11 | 38 | #448 |
| 1909 | 3,780 | #12 | 20 | #599 |
| 1908 | 3,593 | #14 | 21 | #559 |
| 1907 | 3,299 | #16 | 33 | #391 |
| 1906 | 3,026 | #14 | 22 | #479 |
| 1905 | 2,887 | #16 | 23 | #469 |
| 1904 | 2,657 | #16 | 23 | #445 |
| 1903 | 2,365 | #19 | 17 | #531 |
| 1902 | 2,326 | #23 | 19 | #493 |
| 1901 | 2,071 | #25 | 25 | #376 |
| 1900 | 2,495 | #26 | 19 | #563 |
| 1899 | 2,058 | #24 | 12 | #592 |
| 1898 | 2,379 | #22 | 21 | #440 |
| 1897 | 1,975 | #27 | 18 | #461 |
| 1896 | 1,964 | #28 | 19 | #470 |
| 1895 | 1,833 | #29 | 16 | #513 |
| 1894 | 1,776 | #29 | 17 | #487 |
| 1893 | 1,622 | #34 | 20 | #408 |
| 1892 | 1,670 | #31 | 10 | #705 |
| 1891 | 1,397 | #34 | 10 | #615 |
| 1890 | 1,416 | #33 | 12 | #578 |
| 1889 | 1,351 | #34 | 15 | #488 |
| 1888 | 1,452 | #30 | 15 | #513 |
| 1887 | 1,105 | #34 | 12 | #526 |
| 1886 | 1,059 | #38 | 12 | #557 |
| 1885 | 844 | #46 | 12 | #559 |
| 1884 | 789 | #46 | 16 | #475 |
| 1883 | 710 | #45 | 17 | #437 |
| 1882 | 681 | #45 | 12 | #556 |
| 1881 | 586 | #45 | 12 | #514 |
| 1880 | 605 | #42 | 16 | #449 |
About the data: counts are Social Security card applications for US births, for names given to at least five babies of a sex in a year (SSA, names.zip, public domain). Ranks follow SSA’s own order: most births first, ties alphabetical. Files retrieved 2026-10-05 (checksum on our sources page).