Francis is a boy's name of German origin meaning “Frankland.” In 2024 it was given to 693 boys in the United States.
Francis belongs to the German and French tradition. Its meaning — “Frankland” — is the sense carried by its German roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Francis first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #29 in 1915, and in 2024 693 babies received the name — 289,720 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Francis means “Frankland” in its German roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Francis is a boy name. In 2024, 693 babies received the name in the US.
Francis comes from the German, French and Scandinavian tradition.
Francis first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #29 in 1915, and 693 babies were given the name in 2024.
Francis is pronounced /ˈfɹɑːnsɪs/ (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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