Favorites Search

Francis

Boy Latin #2023 in 2023

Francis is a boy name of Latin origin.

Meaning of Francis

From Franciscus (from Francia).

Popularity of Francis

Popularity, 1880–2023

772 births in 2023

1880 2023

289,027 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1918

7,000 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Steady

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

From patricia; later also seen as the feminine form of the saint's name Patrick

Priceless; highly praiseworthy

A syllogism in which all three propositions are of the form "All X are Y" or "X is a Y"

In the New Testament, Saul, Apostle to the Gentiles and author of fourteen epistles

Also called John Mark, the first patriarch of Alexandria, credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Mark

Boy · Germanic languages

From Frank, partially from Franca; and partially from Franc, and/or Francus, from Franko; both maybe from frankô

Rival; industrious

From Late - saint's name Laura, from the feminine form of laurus

About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.