Girl name Latin origin Christian tradition

Francis

FRAN-sis · 7 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Frenchman;free
Language
Latin
Culture
English
Religion
Christian
Style era
vintage
Themes
classic · saintly
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#2083
2024 births92
Peak year1919
First appeared1880
Total US births29,710
1919 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
FranFrannie
Alternate spellings
Frances
In other languages
Francisca (Spanish)Françoise (French)

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Notable people named Francis

Frances Perkins (Secretary of Labor)