Francis: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced FRAN-sis · 2 syllables

Francis means “free; from France”, from Latin.

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Franciscus (“French(man)”) (from Francia (“France”)). Doublet of Francisco and Franz.

How popular is Francis?

Francis was the #420 name in the US in 2025, given to 891 babies. Its use has been fairly steady over the last decade. It peaked around 1910.

Babies named Francis in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 1910).

Half of US adults named Francis are older than 67; most are between 27 and 88. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Names that real brothers and sisters of people named Francis have, from family records on Wikidata, most common first.

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Francis means “free; from France”. It comes from Latin.

Francis is pronounced FRAN-sis.

Francis was the #420 name in the US in 2025, given to 891 babies. Its use has been fairly steady over the last decade. It peaked around 1910.

Half of US adults named Francis are older than 67. Most are between 27 and 88.