Frances

Primarily a girl's name · 99% 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 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1918 with 16,131 babies (rank #8 that year). In 2024 it was given to 821 girls (rank #379). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

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.

599,746

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

16,131

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

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	605	#42
1881	586	#45
1882	681	#45
1883	710	#45
1884	789	#46
1885	844	#46
1886	1,059	#38
1887	1,105	#34
1888	1,452	#30
1889	1,351	#34
1890	1,416	#33
1891	1,397	#34
1892	1,670	#31
1893	1,622	#34
1894	1,776	#29
1895	1,833	#29
1896	1,964	#28
1897	1,975	#27
1898	2,379	#22
1899	2,058	#24
1900	2,495	#26
1901	2,071	#25
1902	2,326	#23
1903	2,365	#19
1904	2,657	#16
1905	2,887	#16
1906	3,026	#14
1907	3,299	#16
1908	3,593	#14
1909	3,780	#12
1910	4,448	#11
1911	4,967	#10
1912	6,680	#9
1913	7,694	#9
1914	9,677	#9
1915	12,786	#9
1916	13,746	#9
1917	14,363	#9
1918	16,131	#8
1919	15,107	#9
1920	15,883	#9
1921	15,993	#9
1922	15,054	#10
1923	14,881	#10
1924	15,183	#10
1925	13,825	#11
1926	13,355	#10
1927	12,988	#12
1928	12,137	#13
1929	11,092	#16
1930	10,644	#16
1931	9,718	#18
1932	9,552	#19
1933	8,882	#18
1934	9,207	#19
1935	8,770	#19
1936	8,789	#19
1937	9,057	#19
1938	8,922	#23
1939	8,577	#26
1940	8,621	#28
1941	8,468	#31
1942	9,471	#30
1943	9,448	#31
1944	8,487	#33
1945	7,940	#34
1946	8,450	#39
1947	8,943	#39
1948	8,179	#42
1949	7,440	#49
1950	6,974	#51
1951	6,584	#59
1952	6,079	#67
1953	5,786	#72
1954	5,153	#83
1955	4,641	#96
1956	4,325	#107
1957	4,094	#113
1958	3,847	#118
1959	3,717	#124
1960	3,592	#127
1961	3,420	#135
1962	3,003	#143
1963	2,745	#146
1964	2,599	#152
1965	2,262	#163
1966	2,126	#162
1967	1,868	#171
1968	1,745	#185
1969	1,640	#195
1970	1,628	#199
1971	1,453	#206
1972	1,280	#216
1973	1,156	#217
1974	1,068	#238
1975	1,030	#234
1976	948	#247
1977	940	#266
1978	924	#256
1979	913	#267
1980	938	#267
1981	925	#271
1982	904	#271
1983	875	#270
1984	855	#282
1985	834	#295
1986	765	#313
1987	805	#303
1988	807	#307
1989	781	#324
1990	759	#351
1991	711	#361
1992	668	#387
1993	641	#394
1994	608	#412
1995	571	#450
1996	544	#460
1997	531	#474
1998	547	#472
1999	488	#521
2000	454	#572
2001	429	#590
2002	415	#616
2003	449	#607
2004	427	#641
2005	355	#753
2006	360	#763
2007	347	#828
2008	368	#794
2009	355	#797
2010	356	#769
2011	348	#782
2012	364	#763
2013	409	#690
2014	484	#603
2015	613	#513
2016	721	#447
2017	730	#437
2018	723	#442
2019	718	#438
2020	744	#418
2021	801	#392
2022	755	#419
2023	760	#405
2024	821	#379