Frances - A very unique female name
Frances appeared on the charts for the first time in 1910 on position #11. In this article you'll learn the history of this name, statistics, see famous people named Frances and more.
With that position 1 in 4,649 baby girls were given this name - making this a very unique female name according to our Popularity Score algorithm. Frances peaked in popularity 103 years ago in 1918 on position 8.
Famous with this name

Frances McDormand

Frances Fisher

Frances O'Connor
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Frances is currently topping the charts in...
Did you know that popularity can vary a lot between states? Frances is currently topping the baby name charts in Oregon at position #404 - and is the least popular in New Jersey at position #1,240.Why care about state specific baby name charts? It could be that a name that is very popular on the national overall charts is less (or even more) popular where you live. So make sure you check out the state specific charts below and find out how popular or unique Frances is where you live.
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Frances origin and meaning
Frances is a 7 letter name with 1 syllables. We couldn't find any information about what this name means. To see famous people named Frances, pop culture references for the name Frances and nicknames & variations - visit Nameberry or Wikipedia.Similar to Frances
We've found the following names that sound similar to Frances, sorted by popularity.
Francine / Frankie / Francesca / Francis / Francisca / Franchesca / Frank / Francheska / Francisco / Francina /Name statistics
Most parents-to-be know if they want a popular or unique name, and with these charts and data tables you can easily get a better
understanding of how popular or unique this name is.
With a quick glance you can easily tell if this name is increasing or declining in popularity - But note that its current popularity can actually
differ a lot from state to state.
Chart position per year (visualized)
Chart position per state (visualized)
Chart position per year (table view)
Year | Rank |
---|---|
2012 | 776 |
2011 | 773 |
2010 | 782 |
2009 | 794 |
2008 | 789 |
2007 | 825 |
2006 | 766 |
2005 | 752 |
2004 | 648 |
2003 | 593 |
2002 | 623 |
2001 | 589 |
2000 | 571 |
1999 | 522 |
1998 | 469 |
1997 | 478 |
1996 | 458 |
1995 | 444 |
1994 | 418 |
1993 | 395 |
1992 | 384 |
1991 | 364 |
1990 | 345 |
1989 | 328 |
1988 | 307 |
1987 | 303 |
1986 | 314 |
1985 | 297 |
1984 | 280 |
1983 | 271 |
1982 | 272 |
1981 | 272 |
1980 | 267 |
1979 | 269 |
1978 | 255 |
1977 | 267 |
1976 | 247 |
1975 | 234 |
1974 | 240 |
1973 | 220 |
1972 | 221 |
1971 | 208 |
1970 | 201 |
1969 | 195 |
1968 | 184 |
1967 | 171 |
1966 | 163 |
1965 | 163 |
1964 | 152 |
1963 | 149 |
1962 | 145 |
1961 | 135 |
1960 | 127 |
1959 | 124 |
1958 | 118 |
1957 | 113 |
1956 | 107 |
1955 | 96 |
1954 | 83 |
1953 | 72 |
1952 | 67 |
1951 | 59 |
1950 | 51 |
1949 | 49 |
1948 | 42 |
1947 | 40 |
1946 | 39 |
1945 | 34 |
1944 | 33 |
1943 | 31 |
1942 | 30 |
1941 | 31 |
1940 | 28 |
1939 | 26 |
1938 | 23 |
1937 | 19 |
1936 | 19 |
1935 | 19 |
1934 | 19 |
1933 | 18 |
1932 | 19 |
1931 | 18 |
1930 | 16 |
1929 | 16 |
1928 | 13 |
1927 | 12 |
1926 | 10 |
1925 | 11 |
1924 | 10 |
1923 | 10 |
1922 | 10 |
1921 | 9 |
1920 | 9 |
1919 | 9 |
1918 | 8 |
1917 | 9 |
1916 | 9 |
1915 | 9 |
1914 | 9 |
1913 | 9 |
1912 | 9 |
1911 | 10 |
1910 | 11 |
Chart position per state (table view)
State | Rank |
---|---|
Oregon | 404 |
Washington | 426 |
Minnesota | 466 |
Georgia | 496 |
Wisconsin | 523 |
Iowa | 546 |
Kentucky | 599 |
Illinois | 639 |
South Carolina | 644 |
Massachusetts | 647 |
Ohio | 706 |
New York | 717 |
North Carolina | 730 |
Louisiana | 782 |
Indiana | 816 |
California | 824 |
Tennessee | 841 |
Utah | 849 |
Arizona | 903 |
Virginia | 930 |
Colorado | 934 |
Michigan | 989 |
Pennsylvania | 1033 |
Texas | 1101 |
Florida | 1152 |
New Jersey | 1240 |
Even more about Frances
These are some of the common questions you may want to have answered to know if this is the perfect name for your baby.