Frances
Girl · FRAHN-siss · Latin
Frances is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “French”. In 2025 it ranked 411th for girls in the UK (115 babies) and 318th for girls in the US (960 babies).
What does Frances mean?
Latin: feminine of Francis, from Late Latin Franciscus
“French”
Feminine of Francis; St Frances of Rome was a 15th-century noblewoman who devoted her life to the poor.
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- FRAHN-siss
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Is Frances a girl's or a boy's name?
Frances is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 115 girls in the UK and 960 girls and 6 boys in the US.
How popular is Frances in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #411among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 115about 1 in 2,400 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 8% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 115 girls in the UK were named Frances, making it the 411th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 381st. Its busiest year was 1996, with 288 girls.
2025 had more girls named Frances than any year since 2020.
Half of all the girls named Frances in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 128 girls in the UK were given Frances or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #374, up from #411 for this spelling alone.
- Frances 115
- Francis 13
Among girls in 2025, it was 379th in England and Wales and 780th in Scotland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1904 (#37), 1914 (#37), 1924 (#46), 1934 (#55), 1944 (#48), 1954 (#69) and 1964 (#89).
Frances in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 115 | #411 |
| 2024 | 106 | #446 |
| 2023 | 103 | #445 |
| 2022 | 108 | #433 |
| 2021 | 106 | #450 |
| 2020 | 127 | #381 |
| 2019 | 111 | #421 |
| 2018 | 116 | #421 |
| 2017 | 129 | #389 |
| 2016 | 128 | #395 |
| 2015 | 101 | #474 |
| 2014 | 87 | #542 |
| 2013 | 97 | #476 |
| 2012 | 91 | #523 |
| 2011 | 79 | #571 |
| 2010 | 81 | #545 |
| 2009 | 61 | #663 |
| 2008 | 83 | #517 |
| 2007 | 92 | #474 |
| 2006 | 108 | #414 |
| 2005 | 103 | #413 |
| 2004 | 121 | #349 |
| 2003 | 109 | #376 |
| 2002 | 122 | #330 |
| 2001 | 136 | #300 |
| 2000 | 166 | #273 |
| 1999 | 175 | #257 |
| 1998 | 224 | #220 |
| 1997 | 266 | #185 |
| 1996 | 288 | #172 |
How popular is Frances in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #318among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 960about 1 in 1,700 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 960 girls in the US were named Frances, making it the 318th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 418th. Its busiest year was 1918, with 16,132 girls. 6 boys were also named Frances in 2025 (10,690th for boys).
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more girls named Frances than any year since 1975.
Half of all the girls named Frances in the US since 1880 were born between 1919 and 1946, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,082 girls in the US were given Frances or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #309, up from #318 for this spelling alone.
- Frances 960
- Francis 122
Frances in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 960 | #318 |
| 2024 | 829 | #375 |
| 2023 | 760 | #403 |
| 2022 | 755 | #419 |
| 2021 | 801 | #392 |
| 2020 | 744 | #418 |
| 2019 | 718 | #438 |
| 2018 | 723 | #441 |
| 2017 | 730 | #437 |
| 2016 | 721 | #446 |
| 2015 | 614 | #513 |
| 2014 | 484 | #603 |
| 2013 | 409 | #690 |
| 2012 | 364 | #763 |
| 2011 | 348 | #782 |
| 2010 | 356 | #769 |
| 2009 | 355 | #797 |
| 2008 | 368 | #793 |
| 2007 | 347 | #826 |
| 2006 | 360 | #762 |
| 2005 | 355 | #753 |
| 2004 | 427 | #639 |
| 2003 | 449 | #606 |
| 2002 | 415 | #617 |
| 2001 | 429 | #590 |
| 2000 | 454 | #572 |
| 1999 | 488 | #520 |
| 1998 | 547 | #471 |
| 1997 | 531 | #474 |
| 1996 | 544 | #459 |
| 1995 | 571 | #450 |
| 1994 | 608 | #412 |
| 1993 | 640 | #394 |
| 1992 | 669 | #387 |
| 1991 | 711 | #360 |
| 1990 | 759 | #351 |
| 1989 | 781 | #324 |
| 1988 | 807 | #307 |
| 1987 | 806 | #303 |
| 1986 | 765 | #313 |
| 1985 | 834 | #295 |
| 1984 | 855 | #282 |
| 1983 | 875 | #270 |
| 1982 | 904 | #271 |
| 1981 | 925 | #271 |
| 1980 | 938 | #267 |
| 1979 | 913 | #267 |
| 1978 | 924 | #256 |
| 1977 | 940 | #265 |
| 1976 | 948 | #247 |
| 1975 | 1,029 | #234 |
| 1974 | 1,068 | #238 |
| 1973 | 1,155 | #217 |
| 1972 | 1,282 | #216 |
| 1971 | 1,451 | #208 |
| 1970 | 1,627 | #199 |
| 1969 | 1,640 | #195 |
| 1968 | 1,745 | #185 |
| 1967 | 1,868 | #171 |
| 1966 | 2,126 | #162 |
| 1965 | 2,262 | #163 |
| 1964 | 2,599 | #152 |
| 1963 | 2,745 | #146 |
| 1962 | 3,004 | #143 |
| 1961 | 3,422 | #134 |
| 1960 | 3,590 | #127 |
| 1959 | 3,717 | #124 |
| 1958 | 3,847 | #118 |
| 1957 | 4,094 | #113 |
| 1956 | 4,324 | #107 |
| 1955 | 4,641 | #96 |
| 1954 | 5,153 | #83 |
| 1953 | 5,786 | #72 |
| 1952 | 6,079 | #67 |
| 1951 | 6,584 | #59 |
| 1950 | 6,975 | #51 |
| 1949 | 7,440 | #49 |
| 1948 | 8,179 | #42 |
| 1947 | 8,943 | #39 |
| 1946 | 8,450 | #39 |
| 1945 | 7,940 | #34 |
| 1944 | 8,487 | #33 |
| 1943 | 9,449 | #31 |
| 1942 | 9,471 | #30 |
| 1941 | 8,468 | #31 |
| 1940 | 8,621 | #28 |
| 1939 | 8,577 | #26 |
| 1938 | 8,921 | #23 |
| 1937 | 9,057 | #19 |
| 1936 | 8,789 | #19 |
| 1935 | 8,770 | #19 |
| 1934 | 9,206 | #19 |
| 1933 | 8,883 | #18 |
| 1932 | 9,552 | #19 |
| 1931 | 9,718 | #18 |
| 1930 | 10,644 | #16 |
| 1929 | 11,093 | #16 |
| 1928 | 12,137 | #13 |
| 1927 | 12,988 | #12 |
| 1926 | 13,355 | #10 |
| 1925 | 13,824 | #11 |
| 1924 | 15,183 | #10 |
| 1923 | 14,881 | #10 |
| 1922 | 15,054 | #10 |
| 1921 | 15,993 | #9 |
| 1920 | 15,883 | #9 |
| 1919 | 15,106 | #9 |
| 1918 | 16,132 | #8 |
| 1917 | 14,363 | #9 |
| 1916 | 13,746 | #9 |
| 1915 | 12,786 | #9 |
| 1914 | 9,677 | #9 |
| 1913 | 7,694 | #9 |
| 1912 | 6,680 | #9 |
| 1911 | 4,967 | #10 |
| 1910 | 4,448 | #11 |
| 1909 | 3,780 | #12 |
| 1908 | 3,593 | #14 |
| 1907 | 3,299 | #16 |
| 1906 | 3,026 | #14 |
| 1905 | 2,887 | #16 |
| 1904 | 2,657 | #16 |
| 1903 | 2,365 | #19 |
| 1902 | 2,326 | #23 |
| 1901 | 2,071 | #25 |
| 1900 | 2,495 | #26 |
| 1899 | 2,058 | #24 |
| 1898 | 2,379 | #22 |
| 1897 | 1,975 | #27 |
| 1896 | 1,964 | #27 |
| 1895 | 1,833 | #29 |
| 1894 | 1,776 | #29 |
| 1893 | 1,622 | #34 |
| 1892 | 1,670 | #31 |
| 1891 | 1,397 | #34 |
| 1890 | 1,416 | #33 |
| 1889 | 1,351 | #34 |
| 1888 | 1,452 | #30 |
| 1887 | 1,105 | #34 |
| 1886 | 1,059 | #38 |
| 1885 | 844 | #46 |
| 1884 | 789 | #46 |
| 1883 | 710 | #45 |
| 1882 | 681 | #45 |
| 1881 | 586 | #45 |
| 1880 | 605 | #42 |
Nicknames for Frances
- Fran
- Frankie 971 boys in the UK in 2025
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