Baby names
How popular is the name Frances?
In 2025, 960 baby girls in the U.S. were named Frances, the 318th most popular name for girls. Its peak year was 1918, when 16,132 girls got the name. 595,697 girls have been named Frances since 1880. It was also given to 6 boys in 2025.
Rank in 2025
#318
among girls' names
Babies in 2025
960
girls named Frances
Peak year
1918
16,132 girls
Girls named Frances each year since 1880
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The numbers for Frances (girls)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 960 |
| 2024 | 829 |
| 2023 | 760 |
| 2022 | 755 |
| 2021 | 801 |
| 2020 | 744 |
| 2019 | 718 |
| 2018 | 723 |
| 2017 | 730 |
| 2016 | 721 |
| 2015 | 614 |
| 2014 | 484 |
| 2013 | 409 |
| 2012 | 364 |
| 2011 | 348 |
| 2010 | 356 |
| 2009 | 355 |
| 2008 | 368 |
| 2007 | 347 |
| 2006 | 360 |
| 2005 | 355 |
| 2004 | 427 |
| 2003 | 449 |
| 2002 | 415 |
| 2001 | 429 |
| 2000 | 454 |
| 1999 | 488 |
| 1998 | 547 |
| 1997 | 531 |
| 1996 | 544 |
| 1995 | 571 |
| 1994 | 608 |
| 1993 | 640 |
| 1992 | 669 |
| 1991 | 711 |
| 1990 | 759 |
| 1989 | 781 |
| 1988 | 807 |
| 1987 | 806 |
| 1986 | 765 |
| 1985 | 834 |
| 1984 | 855 |
| 1983 | 875 |
| 1982 | 904 |
| 1981 | 925 |
| 1980 | 938 |
| 1979 | 913 |
| 1978 | 924 |
| 1977 | 940 |
| 1976 | 948 |
| 1975 | 1,029 |
| 1974 | 1,068 |
| 1973 | 1,155 |
| 1972 | 1,282 |
| 1971 | 1,451 |
| 1970 | 1,627 |
| 1969 | 1,640 |
| 1968 | 1,745 |
| 1967 | 1,868 |
| 1966 | 2,126 |
| 1965 | 2,262 |
| 1964 | 2,599 |
| 1963 | 2,745 |
| 1962 | 3,004 |
| 1961 | 3,422 |
| 1960 | 3,590 |
| 1959 | 3,717 |
| 1958 | 3,847 |
| 1957 | 4,094 |
| 1956 | 4,324 |
| 1955 | 4,641 |
| 1954 | 5,153 |
| 1953 | 5,786 |
| 1952 | 6,079 |
| 1951 | 6,584 |
| 1950 | 6,975 |
| 1949 | 7,440 |
| 1948 | 8,179 |
| 1947 | 8,943 |
| 1946 | 8,450 |
| 1945 | 7,940 |
| 1944 | 8,487 |
| 1943 | 9,449 |
| 1942 | 9,471 |
| 1941 | 8,468 |
| 1940 | 8,621 |
| 1939 | 8,577 |
| 1938 | 8,921 |
| 1937 | 9,057 |
| 1936 | 8,789 |
| 1935 | 8,770 |
| 1934 | 9,206 |
| 1933 | 8,883 |
| 1932 | 9,552 |
| 1931 | 9,718 |
| 1930 | 10,644 |
| 1929 | 11,093 |
| 1928 | 12,137 |
| 1927 | 12,988 |
| 1926 | 13,355 |
| 1925 | 13,824 |
| 1924 | 15,183 |
| 1923 | 14,881 |
| 1922 | 15,054 |
| 1921 | 15,993 |
| 1920 | 15,883 |
| 1919 | 15,106 |
| 1918 | 16,132 |
| 1917 | 14,363 |
| 1916 | 13,746 |
| 1915 | 12,786 |
| 1914 | 9,677 |
| 1913 | 7,694 |
| 1912 | 6,680 |
| 1911 | 4,967 |
| 1910 | 4,448 |
| 1909 | 3,780 |
| 1908 | 3,593 |
| 1907 | 3,299 |
| 1906 | 3,026 |
| 1905 | 2,887 |
| 1904 | 2,657 |
| 1903 | 2,365 |
| 1902 | 2,326 |
| 1901 | 2,071 |
| 1900 | 2,495 |
| 1899 | 2,058 |
| 1898 | 2,379 |
| 1897 | 1,975 |
| 1896 | 1,964 |
| 1895 | 1,833 |
| 1894 | 1,776 |
| 1893 | 1,622 |
| 1892 | 1,670 |
| 1891 | 1,397 |
| 1890 | 1,416 |
| 1889 | 1,351 |
| 1888 | 1,452 |
| 1887 | 1,105 |
| 1886 | 1,059 |
| 1885 | 844 |
| 1884 | 789 |
| 1883 | 710 |
| 1882 | 681 |
| 1881 | 586 |
| 1880 | 605 |
Boys named Frances each year since 1880
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The numbers for Frances (boys)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2023 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2022 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2020 | 10 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2015 | 6 |
| 2014 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2013 | 6 |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2011 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2010 | 5 |
| 2009 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2008 | 7 |
| 2007 | 5 |
| 2006 | 6 |
| 2005 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2004 | 8 |
| 2003 | 7 |
| 2002 | 8 |
| 2001 | 6 |
| 2000 | 6 |
| 1999 | 6 |
| 1998 | 10 |
| 1997 | 5 |
| 1996 | 10 |
| 1995 | 10 |
| 1994 | 7 |
| 1993 | 12 |
| 1992 | 18 |
| 1991 | 21 |
| 1990 | 12 |
| 1989 | 17 |
| 1988 | 17 |
| 1987 | 13 |
| 1986 | 19 |
| 1985 | 15 |
| 1984 | 21 |
| 1983 | 19 |
| 1982 | 19 |
| 1981 | 14 |
| 1980 | 12 |
| 1979 | 14 |
| 1978 | 20 |
| 1977 | 18 |
| 1976 | 16 |
| 1975 | 14 |
| 1974 | 19 |
| 1973 | 16 |
| 1972 | 14 |
| 1971 | 25 |
| 1970 | 18 |
| 1969 | 25 |
| 1968 | 27 |
| 1967 | 17 |
| 1966 | 19 |
| 1965 | 24 |
| 1964 | 37 |
| 1963 | 35 |
| 1962 | 26 |
| 1961 | 28 |
| 1960 | 30 |
| 1959 | 36 |
| 1958 | 36 |
| 1957 | 39 |
| 1956 | 42 |
| 1955 | 55 |
| 1954 | 32 |
| 1953 | 39 |
| 1952 | 45 |
| 1951 | 43 |
| 1950 | 37 |
| 1949 | 45 |
| 1948 | 33 |
| 1947 | 57 |
| 1946 | 31 |
| 1945 | 38 |
| 1944 | 63 |
| 1943 | 57 |
| 1942 | 59 |
| 1941 | 62 |
| 1940 | 60 |
| 1939 | 65 |
| 1938 | 68 |
| 1937 | 85 |
| 1936 | 64 |
| 1935 | 92 |
| 1934 | 111 |
| 1933 | 84 |
| 1932 | 111 |
| 1931 | 118 |
| 1930 | 127 |
| 1929 | 95 |
| 1928 | 140 |
| 1927 | 125 |
| 1926 | 114 |
| 1925 | 114 |
| 1924 | 105 |
| 1923 | 105 |
| 1922 | 95 |
| 1921 | 106 |
| 1920 | 108 |
| 1919 | 101 |
| 1918 | 97 |
| 1917 | 72 |
| 1916 | 107 |
| 1915 | 91 |
| 1914 | 77 |
| 1913 | 59 |
| 1912 | 46 |
| 1911 | 36 |
| 1910 | 38 |
| 1909 | 20 |
| 1908 | 21 |
| 1907 | 33 |
| 1906 | 22 |
| 1905 | 23 |
| 1904 | 23 |
| 1903 | 17 |
| 1902 | 19 |
| 1901 | 25 |
| 1900 | 19 |
| 1899 | 12 |
| 1898 | 21 |
| 1897 | 18 |
| 1896 | 19 |
| 1895 | 16 |
| 1894 | 17 |
| 1893 | 20 |
| 1892 | 10 |
| 1891 | 10 |
| 1890 | 12 |
| 1889 | 15 |
| 1888 | 15 |
| 1887 | 12 |
| 1886 | 12 |
| 1885 | 12 |
| 1884 | 16 |
| 1883 | 17 |
| 1882 | 12 |
| 1881 | 12 |
| 1880 | 16 |
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Source and notes
U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data through 2025.
The counts come from Social Security card applications for babies born in the U.S., so the early years undercount everyone. A year with fewer than 5 babies of one sex given a name is left out for privacy and shows as fewer than 5. Spellings count separately: Emma and Ema are different names here.