Frances is a girl's name of French origin meaning “Frenchman.” In 2024 it was given to 821 girls in the United States.
Frances belongs to the French and English & American tradition. Its meaning — “Frenchman” — is the sense carried by its French roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Frances first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #8 in 1918, and in 2024 821 babies received the name — 594,729 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Frances means “Frenchman” in its French roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Frances is a girl name. In 2024, 821 babies received the name in the US.
Frances comes from the French and English & American tradition.
Frances first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #8 in 1918, and 821 babies were given the name in 2024.
Frances is pronounced /ˈfɹænsɪz/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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