Francois

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

François is a French masculine given name and surname, equivalent to the English name Francis.

From Wikipedia

Francois first appears in the data in 1912 and has been recorded in 107 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1992 with 43 babies (rank #1,889 that year). In 2024 it was given to 13 boys (rank #6,558). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Francois

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

4Destiny numberThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.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.

1,804

Total babies (all years)

107

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Francois

François Hollandeanciens cadres · b. 1954
François Mitterrandjournalist · b. 1916
François Rabelaishumorist · b. 1500
François Mauriacnovelist · b. 1885
François de La Rochefoucauldmemoirist · b. 1613

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1912	7	#2,121
1914	6	#3,044
1915	6	#3,559
1916	8	#3,015
1917	10	#2,617
1918	10	#2,761
1919	8	#3,209
1920	9	#3,052
1921	6	#4,038
1922	9	#3,107
1923	11	#2,675
1924	13	#2,391
1925	11	#2,646
1926	12	#2,469
1927	12	#2,454
1929	13	#2,246
1930	8	#3,122
1932	8	#2,944
1934	11	#2,315
1935	7	#3,071
1936	5	#3,728
1938	7	#2,980
1939	7	#2,939
1940	6	#3,243
1941	5	#3,685
1942	9	#2,584
1943	6	#3,348
1945	5	#3,483
1946	11	#2,317
1947	9	#2,736
1948	11	#2,372
1949	13	#2,153
1950	10	#2,486
1951	9	#2,730
1952	22	#1,636
1953	8	#2,998
1954	16	#1,990
1955	9	#2,837
1956	13	#2,311
1957	9	#2,892
1958	22	#1,697
1959	24	#1,638
1960	13	#2,354
1961	29	#1,499
1962	22	#1,723
1963	25	#1,601
1964	28	#1,496
1965	23	#1,639
1966	22	#1,666
1967	27	#1,485
1968	21	#1,749
1969	24	#1,695
1970	24	#1,816
1971	25	#1,801
1972	24	#1,839
1973	23	#1,896
1974	19	#2,220
1975	27	#1,803
1976	20	#2,269
1977	23	#2,087
1978	16	#2,711
1979	25	#2,064
1980	25	#2,131
1981	23	#2,223
1982	28	#1,949
1983	29	#1,874
1984	26	#2,058
1985	34	#1,771
1986	26	#2,181
1987	37	#1,766
1988	23	#2,542
1989	31	#2,214
1990	32	#2,231
1991	34	#2,162
1992	43	#1,889
1993	24	#2,889
1994	28	#2,645
1995	23	#3,048
1996	29	#2,624
1997	18	#3,790
1998	25	#3,133
1999	12	#5,421
2000	14	#5,124
2001	14	#5,217
2002	24	#3,595
2003	19	#4,329
2004	14	#5,583
2005	17	#4,894
2006	17	#5,151
2007	11	#7,253
2008	17	#5,321
2009	12	#6,936
2010	11	#7,235
2011	17	#5,278
2012	11	#7,206
2013	12	#6,745
2014	16	#5,554
2015	20	#4,771
2016	15	#5,872
2017	15	#5,887
2018	16	#5,613
2019	14	#6,200
2020	14	#6,069
2021	13	#6,441
2022	10	#7,944
2023	12	#7,033
2024	13	#6,558