Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Francis

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Francis
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1918

Peak rank proxy

6,347

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19182024

Peak year

1918

Decline from peak

89.1%

2024

693

All-time

289,720

Francis has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1918, when 6,347 boys were named Francis.

In 2024, only 693 boys were given the name.

Down 89.1% from its peak.

All told, about 289,720 Americans have been named Francis and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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