Frances remains a common girls' name (#318 in 2025), down from a peak of #8 in 1918.
Frances is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #318 among girls (960) and #11,112 among boys (6) — overall #672 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 966 | 966 | #318 | #11,112 |
| 2024 | 838 | 838 | #375 | #8,547 |
| 2023 | 760 | 760 | #405 | — |
| 2022 | 755 | 755 | #419 | — |
| 2021 | 810 | 810 | #393 | #8,388 |
| 2020 | 754 | 754 | #418 | #7,700 |
| 2019 | 723 | 723 | #438 | #12,775 |
| 2018 | 723 | 723 | #442 | — |
| 2017 | 735 | 735 | #437 | #12,900 |
| 2016 | 726 | 726 | #447 | #12,843 |
| 2015 | 620 | 620 | #513 | #11,132 |
| 2014 | 484 | 484 | #603 | — |
| 2013 | 415 | 426 | #690 | #11,182 |
| 2012 | 369 | 378 | #763 | #12,878 |
| 2011 | 348 | 353 | #782 | — |
| 2010 | 361 | 369 | #769 | #12,892 |
| 2009 | 355 | 366 | #797 | — |
| 2008 | 375 | 392 | #794 | #10,220 |
| 2007 | 352 | 375 | #828 | #12,969 |
| 2006 | 366 | 394 | #763 | #11,087 |
| 2005 | 355 | 389 | #753 | — |
| 2004 | 435 | 477 | #641 | #8,387 |
| 2003 | 456 | 490 | #607 | #8,969 |
| 2002 | 423 | 463 | #617 | #7,890 |
| 2001 | 435 | 507 | #590 | #9,667 |
| 2000 | 460 | 527 | #572 | #9,484 |
| 1999 | 494 | 555 | #521 | #9,076 |
| 1998 | 557 | 638 | #472 | #5,978 |
| 1997 | 536 | — | #474 | #9,749 |
| 1996 | 554 | — | #460 | #5,674 |
| 1995 | 581 | — | #450 | #5,635 |
| 1994 | 615 | — | #412 | #7,220 |
| 1993 | 652 | — | #394 | #4,811 |
| 1992 | 687 | — | #387 | #3,504 |
| 1991 | 732 | — | #361 | #3,035 |
| 1990 | 771 | — | #351 | #4,492 |
| 1989 | 798 | — | #324 | #3,363 |
| 1988 | 824 | — | #307 | #3,119 |
| 1987 | 819 | — | #303 | #3,595 |
| 1986 | 784 | — | #313 | #2,717 |
| 1985 | 849 | — | #295 | #3,122 |
| 1984 | 876 | — | #282 | #2,389 |
| 1983 | 894 | — | #270 | #2,520 |
| 1982 | 923 | — | #271 | #2,538 |
| 1981 | 939 | — | #271 | #3,094 |
| 1980 | 950 | — | #267 | #3,482 |
| 1979 | 927 | — | #267 | #3,056 |
| 1978 | 944 | — | #256 | #2,309 |
| 1977 | 958 | — | #266 | #2,489 |
| 1976 | 964 | — | #247 | #2,639 |
| 1975 | 1,043 | — | #234 | #2,799 |
| 1974 | 1,087 | — | #238 | #2,218 |
| 1973 | 1,171 | — | #217 | #2,438 |
| 1972 | 1,296 | — | #216 | #2,578 |
| 1971 | 1,476 | — | #208 | #1,800 |
| 1970 | 1,645 | — | #199 | #2,154 |
| 1969 | 1,665 | — | #195 | #1,658 |
| 1968 | 1,772 | — | #185 | #1,521 |
| 1967 | 1,885 | — | #171 | #1,928 |
| 1966 | 2,145 | — | #162 | #1,776 |
| 1965 | 2,286 | — | #163 | #1,605 |
| 1964 | 2,636 | — | #152 | #1,295 |
| 1963 | 2,780 | — | #146 | #1,328 |
| 1962 | 3,030 | — | #143 | #1,560 |
| 1961 | 3,450 | — | #134 | #1,533 |
| 1960 | 3,620 | — | #127 | #1,467 |
| 1959 | 3,753 | — | #124 | #1,310 |
| 1958 | 3,883 | — | #118 | #1,287 |
| 1957 | 4,133 | — | #113 | #1,256 |
| 1956 | 4,366 | — | #107 | #1,179 |
| 1955 | 4,696 | — | #96 | #1,017 |
| 1954 | 5,185 | — | #83 | #1,342 |
| 1953 | 5,825 | — | #72 | #1,198 |
| 1952 | 6,124 | — | #67 | #1,084 |
| 1951 | 6,627 | — | #59 | #1,100 |
| 1950 | 7,012 | — | #51 | #1,192 |
| 1949 | 7,485 | — | #49 | #1,054 |
| 1948 | 8,212 | — | #42 | #1,267 |
| 1947 | 9,000 | — | #39 | #926 |
| 1946 | 8,481 | — | #39 | #1,269 |
| 1945 | 7,978 | — | #34 | #1,045 |
| 1944 | 8,550 | — | #33 | #791 |
| 1943 | 9,506 | — | #31 | #888 |
| 1942 | 9,530 | — | #30 | #855 |
| 1941 | 8,530 | — | #31 | #800 |
| 1940 | 8,681 | — | #28 | #805 |
| 1939 | 8,642 | — | #26 | #749 |
| 1938 | 8,989 | — | #23 | #745 |
| 1937 | 9,142 | — | #19 | #642 |
| 1936 | 8,853 | — | #19 | #759 |
| 1935 | 8,862 | — | #19 | #608 |
| 1934 | 9,317 | — | #19 | #562 |
| 1933 | 8,967 | — | #18 | #633 |
| 1932 | 9,663 | — | #19 | #561 |
| 1931 | 9,836 | — | #18 | #537 |
| 1930 | 10,771 | — | #16 | #530 |
| 1929 | 11,188 | — | #16 | #628 |
| 1928 | 12,277 | — | #13 | #512 |
| 1927 | 13,113 | — | #12 | #551 |
| 1926 | 13,469 | — | #10 | #584 |
| 1925 | 13,938 | — | #11 | #588 |
| 1924 | 15,288 | — | #10 | #622 |
| 1923 | 14,986 | — | #10 | #622 |
| 1922 | 15,149 | — | #10 | #660 |
| 1921 | 16,099 | — | #9 | #617 |
| 1920 | 15,991 | — | #9 | #605 |
| 1919 | 15,207 | — | #9 | #601 |
| 1918 | 16,229 | — | #8 | #626 |
| 1917 | 14,435 | — | #9 | #734 |
| 1916 | 13,853 | — | #9 | #552 |
| 1915 | 12,877 | — | #9 | #601 |
| 1914 | 9,754 | — | #9 | #569 |
| 1913 | 7,753 | — | #9 | #567 |
| 1912 | 6,726 | — | #9 | #602 |
| 1911 | 5,003 | — | #10 | #490 |
| 1910 | 4,486 | — | #11 | #448 |
| 1909 | 3,800 | — | #12 | #599 |
| 1908 | 3,614 | — | #14 | #559 |
| 1907 | 3,332 | — | #16 | #391 |
| 1906 | 3,048 | — | #14 | #479 |
| 1905 | 2,910 | — | #16 | #469 |
| 1904 | 2,680 | — | #16 | #445 |
| 1903 | 2,382 | — | #19 | #531 |
| 1902 | 2,345 | — | #23 | #493 |
| 1901 | 2,096 | — | #25 | #376 |
| 1900 | 2,514 | — | #26 | #563 |
| 1899 | 2,070 | — | #24 | #592 |
| 1898 | 2,400 | — | #22 | #440 |
| 1897 | 1,993 | — | #27 | #461 |
| 1896 | 1,983 | — | #28 | #470 |
| 1895 | 1,849 | — | #29 | #513 |
| 1894 | 1,793 | — | #29 | #487 |
| 1893 | 1,642 | — | #34 | #408 |
| 1892 | 1,680 | — | #31 | #705 |
| 1891 | 1,407 | — | #34 | #615 |
| 1890 | 1,428 | — | #33 | #578 |
| 1889 | 1,366 | — | #34 | #488 |
| 1888 | 1,467 | — | #30 | #513 |
| 1887 | 1,117 | — | #34 | #526 |
| 1886 | 1,071 | — | #38 | #557 |
| 1885 | 856 | — | #46 | #559 |
| 1884 | 805 | — | #46 | #475 |
| 1883 | 727 | — | #45 | #437 |
| 1882 | 693 | — | #45 | #556 |
| 1881 | 598 | — | #45 | #514 |
| 1880 | 621 | — | #42 | #449 |