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Frances
Pronounced /ˈfɹænsɪz/
Rank in 2024
#9,563
Born in 2024
8
Peak year
1928 · #513
Origin
Latin
Also recorded for girls:821 in 2024 (#379)
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 8 boys were named Frances, about 1 in every 214,414.
- It peaked in 1928 with 140 babies, ranked #513.
- It appears in the very first year of records, 1880.
- 5,017 boys have been named Frances since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Frances per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- 0.1Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- <0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 1,799 babies, 0.11 per 1,000. Silent: 1,499 babies, 0.07 per 1,000. Boomers: 726 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen X: 298 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Millennials: 244 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen Z: 84 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 54 babies, 0.00 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
From Old French Franceise, feminine form of Franceis, from Late Latin Franciscus (“Frankish”). Doublet of Francesca and Francisca. ==== Proper noun ==== Frances A female given name from Latin, masculine equivalent Francis. (rare) A male given name, variant of Francis. An unincorporated community in Johnson County, Indiana, United States. An unincorporated community in Crittenden County, Kentucky, United States. An unincorporated community in Pacific County, Washington, United States. A town in south-east South Australia, on the border with Victoria.
- A female given name from Latin, masculine equivalent Francis.
- (rare) A male given name, variant of Francis.
- Origin
- Latin
- Say it
- /ˈfɹænsɪz/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Frances, CC BY-SA 4.0.