Frances
#318 for girls in 2025, 960 births · #10,695 for boys in 2025, 6 births
Given to girls 99.2% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1918 · 16,132 births
- Debut · girls
- 605 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 76 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 595,697since 1880
Frances over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #318 | 960 | #10,695 | 6 |
| 2024 | #375 | 829 | #8,312 | 9 |
| 2023 | #403 | 760 | — | |
| 2022 | #419 | 755 | — | |
| 2021 | #392 | 801 | #8,166 | 9 |
| 2020 | #418 | 744 | #7,502 | 10 |
| 2019 | #438 | 718 | #12,145 | 5 |
| 2018 | #441 | 723 | — | |
| 2017 | #437 | 730 | #12,246 | 5 |
| 2016 | #446 | 721 | #12,185 | 5 |
| 2015 | #513 | 614 | #10,644 | 6 |
| 2014 | #603 | 484 | — | |
| 2013 | #690 | 409 | #10,728 | 6 |
| 2012 | #763 | 364 | #12,274 | 5 |
| 2011 | #782 | 348 | — | |
| 2010 | #769 | 356 | #12,231 | 5 |
| 2009 | #797 | 355 | — | |
| 2008 | #793 | 368 | #9,871 | 7 |
| 2007 | #826 | 347 | #12,367 | 5 |
| 2006 | #762 | 360 | #10,662 | 6 |
| 2005 | #753 | 355 | — | |
| 2004 | #639 | 427 | #8,143 | 8 |
| 2003 | #606 | 449 | #8,643 | 7 |
| 2002 | #617 | 415 | #7,643 | 8 |
| 2001 | #590 | 429 | #9,243 | 6 |
| 2000 | #572 | 454 | #9,112 | 6 |
| 1999 | #520 | 488 | #8,704 | 6 |
| 1998 | #471 | 547 | #5,840 | 10 |
| 1997 | #474 | 531 | #9,265 | 5 |
| 1996 | #459 | 544 | #5,535 | 10 |
| 1995 | #450 | 571 | #5,501 | 10 |
| 1994 | #412 | 608 | #6,968 | 7 |
| 1993 | #394 | 640 | #4,697 | 12 |
| 1992 | #387 | 669 | #3,459 | 18 |
| 1991 | #360 | 711 | #2,989 | 21 |
| 1990 | #351 | 759 | #4,407 | 12 |
| 1989 | #324 | 781 | #3,325 | 17 |
| 1988 | #307 | 807 | #3,079 | 17 |
| 1987 | #303 | 806 | #3,521 | 13 |
| 1986 | #313 | 765 | #2,684 | 19 |
| 1985 | #295 | 834 | #3,070 | 15 |
| 1984 | #282 | 855 | #2,364 | 21 |
| 1983 | #270 | 875 | #2,493 | 19 |
| 1982 | #271 | 904 | #2,518 | 19 |
| 1981 | #271 | 925 | #3,030 | 14 |
| 1980 | #267 | 938 | #3,430 | 12 |
| 1979 | #267 | 913 | #3,018 | 14 |
| 1978 | #256 | 924 | #2,279 | 20 |
| 1977 | #265 | 940 | #2,458 | 18 |
| 1976 | #247 | 948 | #2,601 | 16 |
| 1975 | #234 | 1,029 | #2,751 | 14 |
| 1974 | #238 | 1,068 | #2,199 | 19 |
| 1973 | #217 | 1,155 | #2,405 | 16 |
| 1972 | #216 | 1,282 | #2,534 | 14 |
| 1971 | #208 | 1,451 | #1,784 | 25 |
| 1970 | #199 | 1,627 | #2,125 | 18 |
| 1969 | #195 | 1,640 | #1,642 | 25 |
| 1968 | #185 | 1,745 | #1,506 | 27 |
| 1967 | #171 | 1,868 | #1,906 | 17 |
| 1966 | #162 | 2,126 | #1,757 | 19 |
| 1965 | #163 | 2,262 | #1,595 | 24 |
| 1964 | #152 | 2,599 | #1,288 | 37 |
| 1963 | #146 | 2,745 | #1,318 | 35 |
| 1962 | #143 | 3,004 | #1,546 | 26 |
| 1961 | #134 | 3,422 | #1,521 | 28 |
| 1960 | #127 | 3,590 | #1,463 | 30 |
| 1959 | #124 | 3,717 | #1,302 | 36 |
| 1958 | #118 | 3,847 | #1,277 | 36 |
| 1957 | #113 | 4,094 | #1,250 | 39 |
| 1956 | #107 | 4,324 | #1,171 | 42 |
| 1955 | #96 | 4,641 | #1,011 | 55 |
| 1954 | #83 | 5,153 | #1,333 | 32 |
| 1953 | #72 | 5,786 | #1,189 | 39 |
| 1952 | #67 | 6,079 | #1,081 | 45 |
| 1951 | #59 | 6,584 | #1,097 | 43 |
| 1950 | #51 | 6,975 | #1,181 | 37 |
| 1949 | #49 | 7,440 | #1,047 | 45 |
| 1948 | #42 | 8,179 | #1,256 | 33 |
| 1947 | #39 | 8,943 | #923 | 57 |
| 1946 | #39 | 8,450 | #1,257 | 31 |
| 1945 | #34 | 7,940 | #1,039 | 38 |
| 1944 | #33 | 8,487 | #790 | 63 |
| 1943 | #31 | 9,449 | #885 | 57 |
| 1942 | #30 | 9,471 | #851 | 59 |
| 1941 | #31 | 8,468 | #798 | 62 |
| 1940 | #28 | 8,621 | #802 | 60 |
| 1939 | #26 | 8,577 | #745 | 65 |
| 1938 | #23 | 8,921 | #742 | 68 |
| 1937 | #19 | 9,057 | #637 | 85 |
| 1936 | #19 | 8,789 | #756 | 64 |
| 1935 | #19 | 8,770 | #605 | 92 |
| 1934 | #19 | 9,206 | #560 | 111 |
| 1933 | #18 | 8,883 | #632 | 84 |
| 1932 | #19 | 9,552 | #560 | 111 |
| 1931 | #18 | 9,718 | #535 | 118 |
| 1930 | #16 | 10,644 | #529 | 127 |
| 1929 | #16 | 11,093 | #627 | 95 |
| 1928 | #13 | 12,137 | #512 | 140 |
| 1927 | #12 | 12,988 | #551 | 125 |
| 1926 | #10 | 13,355 | #580 | 114 |
| 1925 | #11 | 13,824 | #588 | 114 |
| 1924 | #10 | 15,183 | #622 | 105 |
| 1923 | #10 | 14,881 | #620 | 105 |
| 1922 | #10 | 15,054 | #657 | 95 |
| 1921 | #9 | 15,993 | #616 | 106 |
| 1920 | #9 | 15,883 | #604 | 108 |
| 1919 | #9 | 15,106 | #600 | 101 |
| 1918 | #8 | 16,132 | #625 | 97 |
| 1917 | #9 | 14,363 | #723 | 72 |
| 1916 | #9 | 13,746 | #552 | 107 |
| 1915 | #9 | 12,786 | #601 | 91 |
| 1914 | #9 | 9,677 | #569 | 77 |
| 1913 | #9 | 7,694 | #564 | 59 |
| 1912 | #9 | 6,680 | #599 | 46 |
| 1911 | #10 | 4,967 | #489 | 36 |
| 1910 | #11 | 4,448 | #447 | 38 |
| 1909 | #12 | 3,780 | #590 | 20 |
| 1908 | #14 | 3,593 | #553 | 21 |
| 1907 | #16 | 3,299 | #388 | 33 |
| 1906 | #14 | 3,026 | #472 | 22 |
| 1905 | #16 | 2,887 | #463 | 23 |
| 1904 | #16 | 2,657 | #444 | 23 |
| 1903 | #19 | 2,365 | #527 | 17 |
| 1902 | #23 | 2,326 | #490 | 19 |
| 1901 | #25 | 2,071 | #371 | 25 |
| 1900 | #26 | 2,495 | #555 | 19 |
| 1899 | #24 | 2,058 | #583 | 12 |
| 1898 | #22 | 2,379 | #435 | 21 |
| 1897 | #27 | 1,975 | #459 | 18 |
| 1896 | #27 | 1,964 | #462 | 19 |
| 1895 | #29 | 1,833 | #501 | 16 |
| 1894 | #29 | 1,776 | #480 | 17 |
| 1893 | #34 | 1,622 | #401 | 20 |
| 1892 | #31 | 1,670 | #688 | 10 |
| 1891 | #34 | 1,397 | #597 | 10 |
| 1890 | #33 | 1,416 | #566 | 12 |
| 1889 | #34 | 1,351 | #482 | 15 |
| 1888 | #30 | 1,452 | #505 | 15 |
| 1887 | #34 | 1,105 | #516 | 12 |
| 1886 | #38 | 1,059 | #540 | 12 |
| 1885 | #46 | 844 | #547 | 12 |
| 1884 | #46 | 789 | #468 | 16 |
| 1883 | #45 | 710 | #433 | 17 |
| 1882 | #45 | 681 | #540 | 12 |
| 1881 | #45 | 586 | #503 | 12 |
| 1880 | #42 | 605 | #442 | 16 |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Frances was already there! It came in at #42, and was given to 605 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1999–2014, when fewer than 490 girls a year got the name.
Where Frances is popular in 1981
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Mississippi#122 · 1 in 546
- New Mexico#166 · 1 in 717
- South Carolina#173 · 1 in 854
- Alabama#175 · 1 in 842
- Virginia#183 · 1 in 1,002
Best ever in a state: #3 in Wyoming, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #122 | 29 | 1 in 546 |
| New Mexico | #166 | 13 | 1 in 717 |
| South Carolina | #173 | 21 | 1 in 854 |
| Alabama | #175 | 27 | 1 in 842 |
| Virginia | #183 | 30 | 1 in 1,002 |
| Kentucky | #185 | 24 | 1 in 995 |
| Florida | #192 | 50 | 1 in 1,082 |
| New Jersey | #193 | 35 | 1 in 1,065 |
| New York | #194 | 97 | 1 in 1,045 |
| Arizona | #218 | 19 | 1 in 1,050 |
| Louisiana | #230 | 24 | 1 in 1,276 |
| Georgia | #234 | 27 | 1 in 1,290 |
| Texas | #234 | 100 | 1 in 1,237 |
| North Carolina | #241 | 23 | 1 in 1,441 |
| Tennessee | #244 | 19 | 1 in 1,468 |
| Illinois | #255 | 48 | 1 in 1,566 |
| West Virginia | #268 | 7 | 1 in 1,646 |
| California | #269 | 125 | 1 in 1,450 |
| Colorado | #276 | 13 | 1 in 1,597 |
| Maryland | #306 | 11 | 1 in 1,905 |
| Massachusetts | #307 | 14 | 1 in 2,259 |
| Pennsylvania | #313 | 30 | 1 in 2,312 |
| Missouri | #334 | 13 | 1 in 2,468 |
| Michigan | #353 | 22 | 1 in 2,666 |
| Ohio | #353 | 26 | 1 in 2,779 |
| Oklahoma | #365 | 9 | 1 in 2,233 |
| Indiana | #405 | 11 | 1 in 3,172 |
| Washington | #409 | 10 | 1 in 2,761 |
| Wisconsin | #556 | 5 | 1 in 6,236 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
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| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Frances
- 57 spots since 2024 (#375 → #318)
- 100 spots since 2020 (#418 → #318)
- 195 spots since 2015 (#513 → #318)
- Biggest jump: 90 spots in 2015 (#603 → #513)
- Biggest drop: 114 spots in 2005 (#639 → #753)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1918 at #8 (16,132 births)
- Births halved by 1945, 27 yrs later
- Top 10: 15 yrs · run 1911–1924
- Top 100: 76 yrs · run 1880–1955
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 72 girls born in 1918 were named Frances (1.4%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,674 girls born in 2025 (0.06%)
- 23.6% of all girls named Frances (140,391) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 9,182 | #30 (1888) | #41 |
| 1890s | 18,090 | #22 (1898) | #29 |
| 1900s | 28,499 | #12 (1909) | #18 |
| 1910s | 105,599 | #8 (1918) | #9 |
| 1920s | 140,391 | #9 (1921) | #11 |
| 1930s | 92,117 | #16 (1930) | #20 |
| 1940s | 85,448 | #28 (1940) | #36 |
| 1950s | 51,200 | #51 (1950) | #89 |
| 1960s | 25,001 | #127 (1960) | #158 |
| 1970s | 11,337 | #199 (1970) | #235 |
| 1980s | 8,490 | #267 (1980) | #290 |
| 1990s | 6,068 | #351 (1990) | #428 |
| 2000s | 3,959 | #572 (2000) | #696 |
| 2010s | 5,467 | #437 (2017) | #588 |
| 2020s | 4,849 | #318 (2025) | #388 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Frances in 1981
Top girls' names in 1981
Top boys' names in 1981
More about 1981
girls
1,668,060 girls got a published name in 1981; 1 in 1,803 of them was named Frances, which outranked 97.8% of the 12,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,791,177 boys got a published name in 1981; 1 in 127,941 of them was named Frances, which outranked 58.4% of the 7,289 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,898Wyman15
- #2,898Yasin15
- #2,898Yolanda15
- #3,030Frances14
- #3,030Able14
- #3,030Aden14
- #3,030Adrean14
- #3,221Adolphus13
- #3,221Akiva13
- #3,221Alistair13
Tied with 190 names at #3,030; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.