Francis remains a common boys' name (#420 in 2025), down from a peak of #29 in 1915.
Francis is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #420 among boys (769) and #1,685 among girls (122) — overall #719 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 891 | 891 | #1,685 | #420 |
| 2024 | 787 | 787 | #2,085 | #450 |
| 2023 | 775 | 775 | #2,004 | #456 |
| 2022 | 733 | 733 | #2,565 | #462 |
| 2021 | 725 | 725 | #2,139 | #467 |
| 2020 | 694 | 694 | #2,291 | #482 |
| 2019 | 695 | 695 | #2,095 | #484 |
| 2018 | 685 | 685 | #2,409 | #480 |
| 2017 | 740 | 740 | #2,343 | #458 |
| 2016 | 719 | 724 | #2,328 | #482 |
| 2015 | 686 | 692 | #2,754 | #481 |
| 2014 | 657 | 663 | #2,723 | #480 |
| 2013 | 597 | 603 | #2,918 | #505 |
| 2012 | 474 | 474 | #3,604 | #593 |
| 2011 | 439 | 446 | #3,187 | #617 |
| 2010 | 403 | 413 | #3,539 | #671 |
| 2009 | 413 | 418 | #3,136 | #676 |
| 2008 | 440 | 447 | #2,594 | #660 |
| 2007 | 478 | 492 | #2,466 | #616 |
| 2006 | 512 | 528 | #2,862 | #556 |
| 2005 | 527 | 545 | #2,643 | #526 |
| 2004 | 527 | 541 | #2,405 | #524 |
| 2003 | 548 | 573 | #2,110 | #518 |
| 2002 | 562 | 597 | #1,828 | #497 |
| 2001 | 640 | 664 | #1,865 | #444 |
| 2000 | 675 | 715 | #1,544 | #435 |
| 1999 | 659 | 693 | #1,477 | #430 |
| 1998 | 701 | 732 | #1,422 | #410 |
| 1997 | 740 | — | #1,469 | #385 |
| 1996 | 743 | — | #1,275 | #384 |
| 1995 | 858 | — | #1,102 | #352 |
| 1994 | 860 | — | #1,272 | #339 |
| 1993 | 890 | — | #1,254 | #335 |
| 1992 | 947 | — | #1,211 | #318 |
| 1991 | 986 | — | #1,109 | #313 |
| 1990 | 1,076 | — | #1,113 | #284 |
| 1989 | 1,064 | — | #1,153 | #268 |
| 1988 | 1,097 | — | #1,087 | #247 |
| 1987 | 1,115 | — | #961 | #244 |
| 1986 | 1,050 | — | #1,098 | #245 |
| 1985 | 1,073 | — | #1,067 | #245 |
| 1984 | 1,027 | — | #1,105 | #243 |
| 1983 | 1,078 | — | #1,140 | #232 |
| 1982 | 1,132 | — | #981 | #238 |
| 1981 | 1,127 | — | #960 | #236 |
| 1980 | 1,075 | — | #968 | #243 |
| 1979 | 1,049 | — | #1,120 | #237 |
| 1978 | 1,075 | — | #1,011 | #225 |
| 1977 | 1,039 | — | #967 | #235 |
| 1976 | 966 | — | #983 | #240 |
| 1975 | 1,092 | — | #938 | #217 |
| 1974 | 1,001 | — | #1,050 | #233 |
| 1973 | 1,094 | — | #1,016 | #223 |
| 1972 | 1,108 | — | #997 | #222 |
| 1971 | 1,340 | — | #969 | #201 |
| 1970 | 1,526 | — | #938 | #192 |
| 1969 | 1,574 | — | #868 | #189 |
| 1968 | 1,638 | — | #933 | #175 |
| 1967 | 1,705 | — | #930 | #169 |
| 1966 | 1,820 | — | #906 | #164 |
| 1965 | 1,938 | — | #910 | #164 |
| 1964 | 2,202 | — | #900 | #159 |
| 1963 | 2,326 | — | #849 | #153 |
| 1962 | 2,470 | — | #783 | #148 |
| 1961 | 2,548 | — | #730 | #148 |
| 1960 | 2,609 | — | #728 | #145 |
| 1959 | 2,832 | — | #751 | #136 |
| 1958 | 2,794 | — | #753 | #135 |
| 1957 | 3,136 | — | #704 | #128 |
| 1956 | 3,478 | — | #728 | #111 |
| 1955 | 3,641 | — | #658 | #100 |
| 1954 | 3,914 | — | #600 | #94 |
| 1953 | 4,088 | — | #608 | #90 |
| 1952 | 4,229 | — | #543 | #89 |
| 1951 | 4,432 | — | #554 | #85 |
| 1950 | 4,336 | — | #509 | #86 |
| 1949 | 4,537 | — | #508 | #78 |
| 1948 | 4,477 | — | #505 | #80 |
| 1947 | 4,505 | — | #478 | #84 |
| 1946 | 4,268 | — | #485 | #80 |
| 1945 | 3,693 | — | #455 | #76 |
| 1944 | 3,968 | — | #399 | #71 |
| 1943 | 4,380 | — | #413 | #64 |
| 1942 | 4,592 | — | #417 | #58 |
| 1941 | 4,056 | — | #383 | #60 |
| 1940 | 3,924 | — | #370 | #61 |
| 1939 | 4,020 | — | #381 | #53 |
| 1938 | 4,256 | — | #380 | #51 |
| 1937 | 4,042 | — | #367 | #55 |
| 1936 | 4,195 | — | #353 | #50 |
| 1935 | 4,275 | — | #323 | #53 |
| 1934 | 4,361 | — | #336 | #49 |
| 1933 | 4,459 | — | #329 | #45 |
| 1932 | 4,787 | — | #319 | #43 |
| 1931 | 5,108 | — | #331 | #42 |
| 1930 | 5,457 | — | #307 | #42 |
| 1929 | 5,743 | — | #310 | #39 |
| 1928 | 6,087 | — | #271 | #40 |
| 1927 | 6,209 | — | #279 | #36 |
| 1926 | 6,441 | — | #259 | #35 |
| 1925 | 6,638 | — | #259 | #35 |
| 1924 | 6,777 | — | #257 | #34 |
| 1923 | 6,709 | — | #258 | #34 |
| 1922 | 6,754 | — | #264 | #34 |
| 1921 | 6,954 | — | #258 | #35 |
| 1920 | 6,894 | — | #259 | #34 |
| 1919 | 6,399 | — | #247 | #34 |
| 1918 | 7,000 | — | #253 | #30 |
| 1917 | 6,428 | — | #248 | #30 |
| 1916 | 6,171 | — | #265 | #31 |
| 1915 | 6,097 | — | #261 | #29 |
| 1914 | 4,286 | — | #263 | #31 |
| 1913 | 3,504 | — | #270 | #30 |
| 1912 | 2,789 | — | #272 | #35 |
| 1911 | 1,545 | — | #253 | #33 |
| 1910 | 1,227 | — | #254 | #36 |
| 1909 | 1,043 | — | #288 | #33 |
| 1908 | 1,019 | — | #275 | #34 |
| 1907 | 879 | — | #272 | #37 |
| 1906 | 876 | — | #281 | #35 |
| 1905 | 834 | — | #268 | #36 |
| 1904 | 808 | — | #291 | #36 |
| 1903 | 774 | — | #300 | #35 |
| 1902 | 737 | — | #262 | #38 |
| 1901 | 669 | — | #258 | #36 |
| 1900 | 811 | — | #257 | #41 |
| 1899 | 602 | — | #294 | #38 |
| 1898 | 665 | — | #274 | #43 |
| 1897 | 611 | — | #266 | #43 |
| 1896 | 665 | — | #269 | #39 |
| 1895 | 606 | — | #250 | #45 |
| 1894 | 531 | — | #264 | #50 |
| 1893 | 525 | — | #257 | #48 |
| 1892 | 535 | — | #257 | #50 |
| 1891 | 421 | — | #261 | #54 |
| 1890 | 464 | — | #246 | #55 |
| 1889 | 434 | — | #249 | #55 |
| 1888 | 441 | — | #247 | #57 |
| 1887 | 409 | — | #234 | #54 |
| 1886 | 425 | — | #225 | #55 |
| 1885 | 385 | — | #250 | #56 |
| 1884 | 396 | — | #261 | #57 |
| 1883 | 339 | — | #244 | #60 |
| 1882 | 381 | — | #235 | #56 |
| 1881 | 306 | — | #229 | #63 |
| 1880 | 399 | — | #206 | #50 |