Frances

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Frances is a given name of Latin origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 599,746 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 594,729 as girls and 5,017 as boys. Frances gained popularity in the 1890s, peaked in 1918 and has since declined significantly. It is the #98 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 829
2023 760
2022 755
2021 810
2020 754
2019 723
2018 723
2017 735
2016 726
2015 619
2014 484
2013 415
2012 369
2011 348
2010 361
2009 355
2008 375
2007 352
2006 366
2005 355
2004 435
2003 456
2002 423
2001 435
2000 460
1999 494
1998 557
1997 536
1996 554
1995 581
1994 615
1993 653
1992 686
1991 732
1990 771
1989 798
1988 824
1987 818
1986 784
1985 849
1984 876
1983 894
1982 923
1981 939
1980 950
1979 927
1978 944
1977 958
1976 964
1975 1,044
1974 1,087
1973 1,172
1972 1,294
1971 1,478
1970 1,646
1969 1,665
1968 1,772
1967 1,885
1966 2,145
1965 2,286
1964 2,636
1963 2,780
1962 3,029
1961 3,447
1960 3,623
1959 3,753
1958 3,883
1957 4,133
1956 4,367
1955 4,696
1954 5,185
1953 5,825
1952 6,124
1951 6,627
1950 7,010
1949 7,486
1948 8,212
1947 9,000
1946 8,481
1945 7,978
1944 8,550
1943 9,505
1942 9,530
1941 8,530
1940 8,681
1939 8,642
1938 8,990
1937 9,142
1936 8,853
1935 8,862
1934 9,318
1933 8,966
1932 9,663
1931 9,836
1930 10,771
1929 11,187
1928 12,277
1927 13,113
1926 13,469
1925 13,939
1924 15,288
1923 14,986
1922 15,149
1921 16,099
1920 15,991
1919 15,208
1918 16,228
1917 14,435
1916 13,853
1915 12,877
1914 9,754
1913 7,753
1912 6,726
1911 5,003
1910 4,486
1909 3,800
1908 3,614
1907 3,332
1906 3,048
1905 2,910
1904 2,680
1903 2,382
1902 2,345
1901 2,096
1900 2,514
1899 2,070
1898 2,400
1897 1,993
1896 1,983
1895 1,849
1894 1,793
1893 1,642
1892 1,680
1891 1,407
1890 1,428
1889 1,366
1888 1,467
1887 1,117
1886 1,071
1885 856
1884 805
1883 727
1882 693
1881 598
1880 621