Girl · Name family
Frances
1,335,494births recorded
25Countries
12Variants
1948Peak · France
#8Portugal 2023
Frances is a girl name family recorded 1,335,494 times in 25 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in Portugal (#8 in 2023). Its all-time peak was in France in 1948, at 1,715.1 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Françoise (France), Francesca (Italy, England & Wales), Francisca (Argentina, Chile).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Frances
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frances | English | 600,721 | 🇺🇸 United States | #318 | 1911 | ▲ 74 % |
| Frances | English | 12,893 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #352 | 1919 | ▲ 53 % |
| Frances | English | 3,529 | 🏴 England & Wales | #379 | 1996 | ▲ 46 % |
| Frances | English | 2,628 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | #128 | 1933 | ▲ 378 % |
| Frances | English | 2,489 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | – | 1964 | – |
| Frances | English | 1,651 | 🇦🇺 New South Wales | – | 1954 | – |
| Françoise | French | 401,520 | 🇫🇷 France | #3646 | 1948 | ▼ 37 % |
| Françoise | French | 620 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1967 | – |
| Françoise | French | 272 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1938 | – |
| Françoise | French | 229 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #645 | 2023 | new |
| Françoise | French | 22 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | – | 1997 | – |
| Françoise | French | 5 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1941 | – |
| Francesca | Italian | 95,689 | 🇮🇹 Italy | #36 | 1999 | – |
| Francesca | Italian | 35,364 | 🇺🇸 United States | #307 | 2025 | ▲ 48 % |
| Francesca | Italian | 21,246 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #18 | 2015 | ▲ 1,945 % |
| Francesca | Italian | 19,186 | 🏴 England & Wales | #107 | 1998 | ▼ 20 % |
| Francesca | Italian | 3,590 | 🇫🇷 France | #1011 | 2007 | ▼ 12 % |
| Francesca | Italian | 2,054 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #418 | 1997 | ▲ 17 % |
| Francisca | Spanish | 53,107 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #350 | 1923 | ▲ 76 % |
| Francisca | Spanish | 29,693 | 🇨🇱 Chile | – | 1997 | – |
| Francisca | Spanish | 12,643 | 🇺🇸 United States | #2957 | 1902 | ▲ 46 % |
| Francisca | Spanish | 5,530 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | #8 | 2021 | – |
| Francisca | Spanish | 2,230 | 🇫🇷 France | #3545 | 1966 | ▼ 69 % |
| Francisca | Spanish | 223 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #510 | 2024 | ▲ 106 % |
| Franchesca | Spanish | 4,394 | 🇺🇸 United States | #5554 | 1992 | ▼ 19 % |
| Franchesca | Spanish | 3,483 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #112 | 2015 | ▲ 19,957 % |
| Franchesca | Spanish | 230 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2011 | – |
| Franchesca | Spanish | 50 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2022 | – |
| Franchesca | Spanish | 5 | 🇨🇦 Québec | – | 1988 | – |
| Franchesca | Spanish | 0 | 🇨🇱 Chile | – | 2005 | – |
| Franziska | German | 6,384 | 🇦🇹 Austria | #58 | 2021 | ▼ 21 % |
| Franziska | German | 252 | 🇩🇪 Germany (large cities) | – | 2017 | – |
| Franziska | German | 238 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #1013 | 2004 | ▼ 21 % |
| Franziska | German | 200 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1998 | – |
| Franziska | German | 15 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1928 | – |
| Francheska | Italian | 1,960 | 🇺🇸 United States | #7885 | 1992 | ▼ 55 % |
| Francheska | Italian | 45 | 🇫🇷 France | #6341 | 2025 | new |
| Francheska | Italian | 35 | 🏴 England & Wales | #4201 | 2012 | new |
| Francheska | Italian | 30 | 🇨🇦 Québec | – | 1999 | – |
| Francheska | Italian | 24 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #2141 | 2015 | – |
| Franciszka | Polish | 1,171 | 🇵🇱 Poland | #110 | 2025 | ▲ 292 % |
| Franciszka | Polish | 35 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1924 | – |
| Franciszka | Polish | 5 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2018 | – |
| Franciszka | Polish | 5 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1918 | – |
| Franccesca | Spanish | 713 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #428 | 2015 | ▲ 6,222 % |
| Franccesca | Spanish | 11 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 2003 | – |
| Franceska | French | 376 | 🇺🇸 United States | #11932 | 1998 | ▲ 50 % |
| Franceska | French | 185 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2012 | – |
| Franceska | French | 92 | 🇨🇦 Québec | – | 1994 | – |
| Franceska | French | 22 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2012 | – |
| Franceska | French | 7 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #2703 | 2015 | – |
| Fransisca | English | 406 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1928 | – |
| Fransisca | English | 10 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1945 | – |
| Franciska | French | 195 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1925 | – |
| Franciska | French | 102 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | #92 | 2025 | – |
| Franciska | French | 16 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 2004 | – |
| Franciska | French | 5 | 🇨🇦 Québec | – | 1983 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Frances ↔ Françoise — checked by hand
- Frances ↔ Francisca — checked by hand
- Frances ↔ Francesca — checked by hand
- Frances ↔ Franziska — checked by hand
- Frances ↔ Franciszka — checked by hand
- Francesca ↔ Franchesca — spelling variant
- Francesca ↔ Francheska — spelling variant
- Francesca ↔ Franccesca — spelling variant
- Francesca ↔ Franceska — spelling variant
- Francisca ↔ Franciska — spelling variant
- Franziska ↔ Fransisca — spelling variant
Questions about Frances
How popular is the name Frances?
In 2023 it ranked #8 in Portugal. Official registers record 1,335,494 births across 25 countries.
What is Frances in other languages?
Françoise (French); Francesca (Italian); Francisca (Spanish); Franchesca (Spanish); Franziska (German); Francheska (Italian); Franciszka (Polish); Franccesca (Spanish); Franceska (French); Fransisca (English).
When was Frances most popular?
It peaked in France in 1948, at 1,715.1 births per 100,000.
Is Frances a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Frances is a girl name.