Francois
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- French
- US rank, 2025
- #5,207 for boys
Francois is a boys' name of French origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,207th for boys in the US (18 babies).
What does Francois mean?
French
A male given name from French, equivalent to English Francis.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Francois a girl's or a boy's name?
Francois is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 18 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Francois in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Francois in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Francois in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1 | #6,277 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 1 | #6,218 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,090 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Francois in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,207among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 18about 1 in 95,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 2% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 18 boys in the US were named Francois, making it the 5,207th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,976th. Its busiest year was 1992, with 43 boys. It first appears in the records in 1912.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more boys named Francois than any year since 2015.
Half of all the boys named Francois in the US since 1880 were born between 1961 and 1996, the years shaded on the chart below.
Francois in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #5,207 |
| 2024 | 13 | #6,464 |
| 2023 | 12 | #6,892 |
| 2022 | 10 | #7,762 |
| 2021 | 13 | #6,330 |
| 2020 | 14 | #5,976 |
| 2019 | 14 | #6,099 |
| 2018 | 16 | #5,536 |
| 2017 | 15 | #5,784 |
| 2016 | 15 | #5,785 |
| 2015 | 20 | #4,709 |
| 2014 | 16 | #5,481 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 17 | #5,196 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,798 |
| 2008 | 17 | #5,244 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,068 |
| 2005 | 17 | #4,819 |
| 2004 | 14 | #5,487 |
| 2003 | 19 | #4,271 |
| 2002 | 24 | #3,549 |
| 2001 | 14 | #5,135 |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,034 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,311 |
| 1998 | 25 | #3,089 |
| 1997 | 18 | #3,733 |
| 1996 | 29 | #2,585 |
| 1995 | 23 | #3,015 |
| 1994 | 28 | #2,613 |
| 1993 | 24 | #2,859 |
| 1992 | 43 | #1,879 |
| 1991 | 34 | #2,137 |
| 1990 | 32 | #2,209 |
| 1989 | 31 | #2,200 |
| 1988 | 23 | #2,504 |
| 1987 | 37 | #1,758 |
| 1986 | 26 | #2,159 |
| 1985 | 34 | #1,763 |
| 1984 | 26 | #2,035 |
| 1983 | 29 | #1,863 |
| 1982 | 28 | #1,928 |
| 1981 | 23 | #2,203 |
| 1980 | 25 | #2,110 |
| 1979 | 25 | #2,048 |
| 1978 | 16 | #2,668 |
| 1977 | 23 | #2,063 |
| 1976 | 20 | #2,244 |
| 1975 | 27 | #1,786 |
| 1974 | 19 | #2,197 |
| 1973 | 23 | #1,870 |
| 1972 | 24 | #1,819 |
| 1971 | 25 | #1,783 |
| 1970 | 24 | #1,793 |
| 1969 | 24 | #1,679 |
| 1968 | 21 | #1,730 |
| 1967 | 27 | #1,475 |
| 1966 | 22 | #1,649 |
| 1965 | 23 | #1,624 |
| 1964 | 28 | #1,486 |
| 1963 | 25 | #1,584 |
| 1962 | 22 | #1,712 |
| 1961 | 30 | #1,466 |
| 1960 | 13 | #2,313 |
| 1959 | 24 | #1,619 |
| 1958 | 22 | #1,676 |
| 1957 | 9 | #2,820 |
| 1956 | 13 | #2,261 |
| 1955 | 9 | #2,763 |
| 1954 | 16 | #1,955 |
| 1953 | 8 | #2,904 |
| 1952 | 22 | #1,614 |
| 1951 | 9 | #2,660 |
| 1950 | 10 | #2,437 |
| 1949 | 13 | #2,122 |
| 1948 | 11 | #2,325 |
| 1947 | 9 | #2,670 |
| 1946 | 11 | #2,270 |
| 1945 | 5 | #3,337 |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 6 | #3,229 |
| 1942 | 9 | #2,522 |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,504 |
| 1940 | 6 | #3,130 |
| 1939 | 7 | #2,829 |
| 1938 | 7 | #2,868 |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 5 | #3,548 |
| 1935 | 7 | #2,951 |
| 1934 | 11 | #2,266 |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 8 | #2,849 |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 8 | #3,020 |
| 1929 | 13 | #2,198 |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 12 | #2,408 |
| 1926 | 12 | #2,435 |
| 1925 | 11 | #2,586 |
| 1924 | 13 | #2,347 |
| 1923 | 11 | #2,613 |
| 1922 | 9 | #3,013 |
| 1921 | 6 | #3,867 |
| 1920 | 9 | #2,966 |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,114 |
| 1918 | 10 | #2,698 |
| 1917 | 10 | #2,561 |
| 1916 | 8 | #2,925 |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,391 |
| 1914 | 6 | #2,914 |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 7 | #2,044 |
Names like Francois
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Adam Matthew Daniel Michael Nathan Toby Marcus Patrick Aaron Jason Jamie Lucas
Names related to Francois
More French names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Francois: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/francois, updated 20 October 2026.