Gender
Origin
- French
- Free
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Francois
Pronunciation
f-ran-cois, fr(a)-ncois
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1992 (rank #1884, 43 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5208, 18 births)
- Girls: peak in 1988 (rank #11792, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | – |
| 2024 | 13 | – |
| 2023 | 12 | – |
| 2022 | 10 | – |
| 2021 | 13 | – |
| 2020 | 14 | – |
| 2019 | 14 | – |
| 2018 | 16 | – |
| 2017 | 15 | – |
| 2016 | 15 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #2334, 9 births); most recent 2024 (rank #5115, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2016 | 9 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1963 (rank #22, 5,826 births); most recent 2023 (rank #541, 82 births)
- Girls: peak in 1948 (rank #699, 9 births); most recent 1958 (rank #1506, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 82 | – |
| 2022 | 92 | – |
| 2021 | 102 | – |
| 2020 | 90 | – |
| 2019 | 107 | – |
| 2018 | 106 | – |
| 2017 | 108 | – |
| 2016 | 128 | – |
| 2015 | 157 | – |
| 2014 | 129 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence