Francois is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1992 and has grown less common since.
Francois is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #5,276 for boy births in the United States (and #11,122 across all names), given to 18 babies. Francois was first reported in SSA data in 1912 and peaked in 1992 (43 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,276 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,579 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | — | #7,039 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,949 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,442 |
| 2020 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,072 |
| 2019 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,205 |
| 2018 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,615 |
| 2017 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,887 |
| 2016 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,875 |
| 2015 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,772 |
| 2014 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,555 |
| 2013 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,745 |
| 2012 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,207 |
| 2011 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,278 |
| 2010 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,235 |
| 2009 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,938 |
| 2008 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,322 |
| 2007 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,253 |
| 2006 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,151 |
| 2005 | 17 | 17 | — | #4,896 |
| 2004 | 14 | 14 | — | #5,584 |
| 2003 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,329 |
| 2002 | 24 | 24 | — | #3,595 |
| 2001 | 14 | 14 | — | #5,217 |
| 2000 | 14 | 14 | — | #5,124 |
| 1999 | 12 | 12 | — | #5,421 |
| 1998 | 25 | 25 | — | #3,133 |
| 1997 | 18 | — | — | #3,790 |
| 1996 | 29 | — | — | #2,624 |
| 1995 | 23 | — | — | #3,049 |
| 1994 | 28 | — | — | #2,645 |
| 1993 | 24 | — | — | #2,890 |
| 1992 | 43 | — | — | #1,889 |
| 1991 | 34 | — | — | #2,162 |
| 1990 | 32 | — | — | #2,231 |
| 1989 | 31 | — | — | #2,214 |
| 1988 | 28 | — | #12,428 | #2,543 |
| 1987 | 37 | — | — | #1,766 |
| 1986 | 26 | — | — | #2,181 |
| 1985 | 34 | — | — | #1,771 |
| 1984 | 26 | — | — | #2,058 |
| 1983 | 29 | — | — | #1,873 |
| 1982 | 28 | — | — | #1,949 |
| 1981 | 23 | — | — | #2,223 |
| 1980 | 25 | — | — | #2,131 |
| 1979 | 25 | — | — | #2,065 |
| 1978 | 16 | — | — | #2,712 |
| 1977 | 23 | — | — | #2,088 |
| 1976 | 20 | — | — | #2,268 |
| 1975 | 27 | — | — | #1,803 |
| 1974 | 19 | — | — | #2,220 |
| 1973 | 23 | — | — | #1,896 |
| 1972 | 24 | — | — | #1,839 |
| 1971 | 25 | — | — | #1,801 |
| 1970 | 24 | — | — | #1,816 |
| 1969 | 24 | — | — | #1,695 |
| 1968 | 21 | — | — | #1,749 |
| 1967 | 27 | — | — | #1,485 |
| 1966 | 22 | — | — | #1,666 |
| 1965 | 23 | — | — | #1,638 |
| 1964 | 28 | — | — | #1,496 |
| 1963 | 25 | — | — | #1,601 |
| 1962 | 22 | — | — | #1,723 |
| 1961 | 30 | — | — | #1,474 |
| 1960 | 13 | — | — | #2,356 |
| 1959 | 24 | — | — | #1,638 |
| 1958 | 22 | — | — | #1,699 |
| 1957 | 9 | — | — | #2,892 |
| 1956 | 13 | — | — | #2,312 |
| 1955 | 9 | — | — | #2,838 |
| 1954 | 16 | — | — | #1,990 |
| 1953 | 8 | — | — | #2,998 |
| 1952 | 22 | — | — | #1,636 |
| 1951 | 9 | — | — | #2,730 |
| 1950 | 10 | — | — | #2,486 |
| 1949 | 13 | — | — | #2,153 |
| 1948 | 11 | — | — | #2,371 |
| 1947 | 9 | — | — | #2,736 |
| 1946 | 11 | — | — | #2,319 |
| 1945 | 5 | — | — | #3,483 |
| 1943 | 6 | — | — | #3,348 |
| 1942 | 9 | — | — | #2,584 |
| 1941 | 5 | — | — | #3,685 |
| 1940 | 6 | — | — | #3,243 |
| 1939 | 7 | — | — | #2,939 |
| 1938 | 7 | — | — | #2,980 |
| 1936 | 5 | — | — | #3,728 |
| 1935 | 7 | — | — | #3,071 |
| 1934 | 11 | — | — | #2,315 |
| 1932 | 8 | — | — | #2,944 |
| 1930 | 8 | — | — | #3,122 |
| 1929 | 13 | — | — | #2,246 |
| 1927 | 12 | — | — | #2,454 |
| 1926 | 12 | — | — | #2,469 |
| 1925 | 11 | — | — | #2,646 |
| 1924 | 13 | — | — | #2,391 |
| 1923 | 11 | — | — | #2,675 |
| 1922 | 9 | — | — | #3,107 |
| 1921 | 6 | — | — | #4,038 |
| 1920 | 9 | — | — | #3,052 |
| 1919 | 8 | — | — | #3,209 |
| 1918 | 10 | — | — | #2,761 |
| 1917 | 10 | — | — | #2,617 |
| 1916 | 8 | — | — | #3,015 |
| 1915 | 6 | — | — | #3,559 |
| 1914 | 6 | — | — | #3,044 |
| 1912 | 7 | — | — | #2,121 |