Frances

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Frances is an English given name or last name of Latin origin. In Latin the meaning of the name Frances is 'from France' or 'the French.' The male version of the name in English is Francis.

From Wikipedia

Frances first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 18 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1961 with 175 babies (rank #72 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Frances

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Frances yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,753

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

175

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Frances

Frances McDormandfilm actor · b. 1957
Frances Arnoldbiochemist · b. 1956
Frances Hodgson Burnettshort story writer · b. 1849
Frances Marionscreenwriter · b. 1888
Frances Clevelandb. 1864

More popular girls' names

Other girls' names starting with F

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1952	129	#64
1953	143	#64
1954	143	#62
1955	127	#65
1956	111	#76
1957	114	#74
1958	107	#80
1959	127	#70
1960	113	#92
1961	175	#72
1962	108	#89
1963	114	#89
1964	152	#74
1965	77	#101
2014	4	#371
2015	1	#1,514
2016	4	#353
2017	4	#348