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Francis Cautious • Charming • Sympathetic
Francis Cautious • Charming • Sympathetic
Cautious • Charming • Sympathetic
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Name Of The Roman Catholic Pope, Francis I.
Francis Name Popularity
Boys vs Girls
90.72%
Male
9.28%
Female
Francis is predominantly a boys name, with 9.28% of Franciss being girls, and 90.72% being boys.
In the United States there have been a total of 287072 males named Francis, and 29357 females given the name
Popularity of Francis by state:
This chart shows the maximum percentage of babys named Francis in each state. Lighter colors indicate higher percentages and popularity, while lower colors indicate less popularity.
Lighter = More Popular
Darker = Less Popular
Blank States = Few to None
Francis: Baby name popularity graph, 1880-2025
The below graph, labeled 'Percentage named Francis' is a graph showing the overall ranking of the boys name Francis in the USA from 1880-2025. 1 being the highest and most popular, 40337 being the lowest and least used. Through these years over 40337 unique total names have been given to boys living in the United States so far. Francis's average ranking is 784.75, with it's highest ever rank being #. Francis has reach the top 10 most popular boys name 2 times, and has reached the top hundred names 74 times.
Francis has been used in the United States ever since 1880, with over 316429 boys given the name in the past 200 years. Francis gained the most popularity as a baby name in 1912, when it's usage went up by 124.47%. During this year, 2516 babies were named Francis, which was 0.2632% of the baby boys born in the USA that year. The most the names popularity ever grew to was 0.315%, in this year alone more than 6000 boys were named Francis.
Popular 'F' Names for Boys
| Name | 'F-Name' Rank | Overall Rank | Total Named | Percentage named |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finn | 1. | 309. | 2277 | 0.063% |
| Felix | 2. | 460. | 1502 | 0.042% |
| Francisco | 3. | 470. | 1440 | 0.04% |
| Finley | 4. | 539. | 1242 | 0.034% |
| Fernando | 5. | 540. | 1241 | 0.034% |
| Frank | 6. | 699. | 951 | 0.026% |
| Fabian | 7. | 748. | 865 | 0.024% |
| Finnegan | 8. | 798. | 813 | 0.022% |
| Franklin | 9. | 855. | 737 | 0.02% |
| Francis | 10. | 962. | 636 | 0.018% |
| Frederick | 11. | 1046. | 579 | 0.016% |
| Finnley | 12. | 1319. | 419 | 0.012% |
| Forrest | 13. | 1322. | 417 | 0.012% |
| Fletcher | 14. | 1357. | 401 | 0.011% |
| Flynn | 15. | 1427. | 374 | 0.01% |
| Franco | 16. | 1491. | 353 | 0.01% |
| Ford | 17. | 1542. | 342 | 0.009% |
| Fox | 18. | 1606. | 323 | 0.009% |
| Fisher | 19. | 1668. | 308 | 0.009% |
| Felipe | 20. | 1677. | 305 | 0.008% |