Francine

#1,844 for girls in 2025, 108 births · Last seen for boys in 1964 at #4,039
Given to girls >99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1946 · 1,083 births
Debut · girls
8 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
36,470
since 1900

Francine over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Francine has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201947peak #216, 1946girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
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2025#1,844108—
2024#2,05394—
2023#2,26981—
2022#2,36478—
2021#2,36676—
2020#2,65963—
2019#2,59367—
2018#2,90557—
2017#2,07494—
2016#2,50272—
2015#3,05955—
2014#3,84839—
2013#3,77840—
2012#3,46446—
2011#3,45246—
2010#4,39733—
2009#4,01338—
2008#3,22252—
2007#4,67531—
2006#3,61743—
2005#2,90256—
2004#2,78158—
2003#2,57762—
2002#2,67357—
2001#2,48762—
2000#2,30667—
1999#2,50157—
1998#1,70993—
1997#1,68293—
1996#1,64193—
1995#1,64090—
1994#1,495105—
1993#1,325126—
1992#1,329126—
1991#1,205143—
1990#1,198142—
1989#1,110150—
1988#1,003163—
1987#980161—
1986#917175—
1985#776218—
1984#789203—
1983#816188—
1982#744225—
1981#671260—
1980#809200—
1979#721231—
1978#705224—
1977#714217—
1976#647240—
1975#572289—
1974#521323—
1973#526319—
1972#446422—
1971#415513—
1970#388604—
1969#401565—
1968#361615—
1967#361614—
1966#333712—
1965#350688—
1964#322846#4,0395
1963#332809—
1962#336785—
1961#301942—
1960#2861,020#3,6656
1959#288985—
1958#318842—
1957#308896—
1956#2681,027—
1955#2581,042—
1954#2611,004—
1953#2451,088—
1952#2441,052—
1951#2271,143—
1950#2241,124—
1949#2281,058—
1948#238975—
1947#2321,040—
1946#2161,083—
1945#245746—
1944#293530—
1943#302529—
1942#284575—
1941#333390—
1940#387299—
1939#403279—
1938#395287—
1937#415244—
1936#437218—
1935#419238—
1934#494169—
1933#446209—
1932#489183—
1931#526157—
1930#574141—
1929#651115—
1928#73194—
1927#643125—
1926#719103—
1925#721104—
1924#74798—
1923#92862—
1922#83577—
1921#79784—
1920#85771—
1919#1,02649—
1918#91062—
1917#1,02647—
1916#96450—
1915#1,09438—
1914#1,11929—
1913#1,15123—
1912#1,00326—
1911#1,9567—
1910#1,20714—
1909#1,7637—
1908#1,4399—
1907#1,28910—
1906#1,22910—
1905#1,16211—
1904#1,17010—
1903#1,7925—
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1900#1,4318—
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First appearance
1900

The first year at least five girls were named Francine! It came in at #1,431, and was given to 8 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1901–1903, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Francine is popular in 1947

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Francine, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Francine, so not publishedMEVermont: #112 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 525 girlsVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Francine, so not publishedNHWashington: #236 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,844 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Francine, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Francine, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Francine, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #444 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,598 girlsMNIllinois: #173 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 1,193 girlsILWisconsin: #200 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,860 girlsWIMichigan: #230 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 2,077 girlsMINew York: #100 for girls · 321 births · 1 in 469 girlsNYMassachusetts: #155 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 1,225 girlsMARhode Island: #142 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 883 girlsRIOregon: #339 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,066 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Francine, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Francine, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Francine, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Francine, so not publishedIAIndiana: #480 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,162 girlsINOhio: #265 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 2,731 girlsOHPennsylvania: #184 for girls · 86 births · 1 in 1,322 girlsPANew Jersey: #139 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 829 girlsNJConnecticut: #132 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 778 girlsCTCalifornia: #226 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 1,526 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Francine, so not publishedUTColorado: #245 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,793 girlsCONebraska: #277 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,694 girlsNEMissouri: #232 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,954 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Francine, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #343 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,577 girlsWVVirginia: #375 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,139 girlsVAMaryland: #198 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,343 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Francine, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Francine, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Francine, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Francine, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Francine, so not publishedARTennessee: #474 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,690 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #545 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,732 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #439 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,721 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #116 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 586 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Francine, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #395 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,291 girlsLAMississippi: #408 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,144 girlsMSAlabama: #550 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,861 girlsALGeorgia: #371 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,641 girlsGAHawaii: #115 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 415 girlsHITexas: #473 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 4,169 girlsTXFlorida: #312 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,464 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New York#100 · 1 in 469
  2. Vermont#112 · 1 in 525
  3. Hawaii#115 · 1 in 415
  4. District of Columbia#116 · 1 in 586
  5. Connecticut#132 · 1 in 778

Best ever in a state: #37 in Alaska, 1945.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New York#1003211 in 469
Vermont#11271 in 525
Hawaii#115131 in 415
District of Columbia#116201 in 586
Connecticut#132251 in 778
New Jersey#139561 in 829
Rhode Island#14291 in 883
Massachusetts#155401 in 1,225
Illinois#173741 in 1,193
Pennsylvania#184861 in 1,322
Maryland#198181 in 1,343
Wisconsin#200201 in 1,860
California#226741 in 1,526
Michigan#230351 in 2,077
Missouri#232211 in 1,954
Washington#236141 in 1,844
Colorado#24581 in 1,793
Ohio#265331 in 2,731
Nebraska#27751 in 2,694
Florida#312111 in 2,464
Oregon#33951 in 3,066
West Virginia#34371 in 3,577
Georgia#371121 in 3,641
Virginia#37591 in 4,139
Louisiana#395101 in 3,291
Mississippi#40871 in 4,144
South Carolina#43961 in 4,721
Minnesota#44451 in 6,598
Texas#473221 in 4,169
Tennessee#47461 in 6,690
Indiana#48061 in 7,162
North Carolina#54561 in 8,732
Alabama#55051 in 7,861
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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 Francine
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 209 spots since 2024 (#2,053 → #1,844)
  • 815 spots since 2020 (#2,659 → #1,844)
  • 1,215 spots since 2015 (#3,059 → #1,844)
  • Biggest jump: 181 spots in 1924 (#928 → #747)
  • Biggest drop: 141 spots in 1986 (#776 → #917)
Rise & fade · girls
46 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1900
  • Peaked 1946 at #216 (1,083 births)
  • Births halved by 1971, 25 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 70 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 70 yrs · run 1920–1987
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,451
  • Highest: 1 in 1,451 girls born in 1946 were named Francine (0.07%)
  • Latest: 1 in 14,882 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 28.0% of all girls named Francine (10,203) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1900s75#1,162 (1905)#1,439
1910s345#910 (1918)#1,146
1920s933#643 (1927)#763
1930s2,125#395 (1938)#460
1940s7,225#216 (1946)#276
1950s10,203#224 (1950)#264
1960s7,596#286 (1960)#338
1970s3,382#388 (1970)#566
1980s1,943#671 (1981)#862
1990s1,068#1,198 (1990)#1,573
2000s526#2,306 (2000)#3,125
2010s549#2,074 (2017)#3,207
2020s500#1,844 (2025)#2,259

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.

Francine in 1947

girls
#232
1,040 births · 1 in 1,705 girls

Top girls' names in 1947

  1. #1Linda99,692
  2. #2Mary71,690
  3. #3Patricia51,278
  4. #4Barbara48,800
  5. #5Sandra34,779
  6. #6Carol33,543
  7. #7Nancy32,445
  8. #8Susan31,952
  9. #9Sharon28,533
  10. #10Donna23,517
  11. #232Francine1,040
More about 1947

girls

1,772,766 girls got a published name in 1947; 1 in 1,705 of them was named Francine, which outranked 96.2% of the 6,104 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Francine
  1. #229Minnie1,051
  2. #230Lydia1,050
  3. #231Dora1,041
  4. #232Francine1,040
  5. #233Bessie1,012
  6. #234Renee1,001
  7. #235Nina999
Biggest movers since 1946
Risers
  1. ↑ 417Michaele#1,276 → #859
  2. ↑ 385Carlotta#997 → #612
  3. ↑ 332Ricki#1,290 → #958
  4. ↑ 300Daria#1,220 → #920
  5. ↑ 290Ivy#1,087 → #797
Fallers
  1. ↓ 341Merlene#961 → #1,302
  2. ↓ 285Beatriz#985 → #1,270
  3. ↓ 276Ruthanne#874 → #1,150
  4. ↓ 253Estela#897 → #1,150
  5. ↓ 242Verla#885 → #1,127

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1947 →