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593k
in the U.S.
since 1880

Last Name
2k
in the U.S.
in 2010

Frances

Origin: Latin
Meaning: From France or Free
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Gender: Girl
97^th All Time
13,627^th in 2010

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313k Francis (Latin)

Nicknames and Given Names for Frances

430 Cissy
9k Fanny
5k Fran
2k Francie
73k Frankie
188 Frannie
<100 Franniey
<100 Sis

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Year	Total Babies Born	Girls Born	Boys Born	Ranking
1880	621	605	16	#42 girl name
1881	598	586	12	#45 girl name
1882	693	681	12	#45 girl name
1883	727	710	17	#45 girl name
1884	805	789	16	#46 girl name
1885	856	844	12	#46 girl name
1886	1,071	1,059	12	#38 girl name
1887	1,117	1,105	12	#34 girl name
1888	1,467	1,452	15	#30 girl name
1889	1,366	1,351	15	#34 girl name
1890	1,428	1,416	12	#33 girl name
1891	1,407	1,397	10	#34 girl name
1892	1,680	1,670	10	#31 girl name
1893	1,642	1,622	20	#34 girl name
1894	1,793	1,776	17	#29 girl name
1895	1,850	1,834	16	#29 girl name
1896	1,983	1,964	19	#27 girl name
1897	1,993	1,975	18	#27 girl name
1898	2,400	2,379	21	#22 girl name
1899	2,070	2,058	12	#24 girl name
1900	2,514	2,495	19	#26 girl name
1901	2,096	2,071	25	#25 girl name
1902	2,345	2,326	19	#23 girl name
1903	2,382	2,365	17	#19 girl name
1904	2,680	2,657	23	#16 girl name
1905	2,910	2,887	23	#16 girl name
1906	3,048	3,026	22	#14 girl name
1907	3,332	3,299	33	#16 girl name
1908	3,614	3,593	21	#14 girl name
1909	3,800	3,780	20	#12 girl name
1910	4,486	4,448	38	#11 girl name
1911	5,003	4,967	36	#10 girl name
1912	6,726	6,680	46	#9 girl name
1913	7,753	7,694	59	#9 girl name
1914	9,754	9,677	77	#9 girl name
1915	12,878	12,787	91	#9 girl name
1916	13,853	13,746	107	#9 girl name
1917	14,435	14,363	72	#9 girl name
1918	16,228	16,131	97	#8 girl name
1919	15,208	15,107	101	#9 girl name
1920	15,990	15,882	108	#9 girl name
1921	16,101	15,995	106	#9 girl name
1922	15,149	15,054	95	#10 girl name
1923	14,980	14,875	105	#10 girl name
1924	15,290	15,185	105	#10 girl name
1925	13,937	13,823	114	#11 girl name
1926	13,469	13,355	114	#10 girl name
1927	13,114	12,989	125	#12 girl name
1928	12,275	12,135	140	#13 girl name
1929	11,186	11,091	95	#16 girl name
1930	10,771	10,644	127	#16 girl name
1931	9,836	9,718	118	#18 girl name
1932	9,665	9,554	111	#19 girl name
1933	8,964	8,880	84	#18 girl name
1934	9,319	9,208	111	#19 girl name
1935	8,859	8,767	92	#19 girl name
1936	8,849	8,785	64	#19 girl name
1937	9,140	9,055	85	#19 girl name
1938	8,989	8,921	68	#23 girl name
1939	8,641	8,576	65	#26 girl name
1940	8,678	8,618	60	#28 girl name
1941	8,530	8,468	62	#31 girl name
1942	9,530	9,471	59	#30 girl name
1943	9,499	9,442	57	#31 girl name
1944	8,547	8,484	63	#33 girl name
1945	7,978	7,940	38	#34 girl name
1946	8,484	8,453	31	#39 girl name
1947	8,997	8,940	57	#40 girl name
1948	8,208	8,175	33	#42 girl name
1949	7,486	7,440	46	#49 girl name
1950	7,009	6,974	35	#51 girl name
1951	6,623	6,580	43	#59 girl name
1952	6,126	6,081	45	#67 girl name
1953	5,819	5,780	39	#72 girl name
1954	5,190	5,159	31	#83 girl name
1955	4,691	4,636	55	#96 girl name
1956	4,364	4,323	41
1957	4,132	4,093	39
1958	3,885	3,846	39
1959	3,747	3,711	36
1960	3,622	3,591	31
1961	3,446	3,419	27
1962	3,022	2,996	26
1963	2,782	2,747	35
1964	2,637	2,600	37
1965	2,285	2,262	23
1966	2,142	2,123	19
1967	1,885	1,868	17
1968	1,769	1,742	27
1969	1,668	1,643	25
1970	1,645	1,628	17
1971	1,477	1,452	25
1972	1,295	1,280	15
1973	1,171	1,155	16
1974	1,086	1,067	19
1975	1,045	1,031	14
1976	964	948	16
1977	959	940	19
1978	946	926	20
1979	925	912	13
1980	950	938	12
1981	938	924	14
1982	922	904	18
1983	894	875	19
1984	876	855	21
1985	849	834	15
1986	784	765	19
1987	818	805	13
1988	823	806	17
1989	798	781	17
1990	771	759	12
1991	732	711	21
1992	685	667	18
1993	652	640	12
1994	614	607	7
1995	580	570	10
1996	554	544	10
1997	535	530	5
1998	557	547	10
1999	492	486	6
2000	459	453	6
2001	434	428	6
2002	421	413	8
2003	456	449	7
2004	435	427	8
2005	355	355	0
2006	365	359	6
2007	352	347	5
2008	375	368	7
2009	354	354	0
2010	361	356	5
2011	348	348	0
2012	369	364	5
2013	412	406	6
2014	484	484	0
2015	612	606	6

Fun Facts about the name Frances

How many people with the first name Frances have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2015, the Social Security Administration has recorded 592,846 babies born with the first name Frances in the United States. That's more than enough people named Frances to occupy the country of Western Sahara with an estimated population of 567,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
What year were 5 or more babies first named Frances? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 621 new born babies.
When was Frances first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Frances is Thursday, September 14th, 1865.
What year had the most people named Frances born? The highest recorded use of the first name Frances was in 1918 with a total of 16,131 babies. That's a lot of babies named Frances!
Random Frances Factoid: According to the 1946 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Frances ranks 72^nd in popularity as a baby girl's name in New Hampshire. Imagine that, 17 babies in New Hampshire have the same name as you in 1946.
Weird things about the name Frances: Your name in reverse order is Secnarf. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give Fncesra. How do you pronounce that?
How many people have the last name Frances? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 2,222 people with the last name Frances.
How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Frances? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Frances as their last name since less than 1 person in 133k people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!

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Common last names for Frances

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Miller
Jones
Williams
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Anderson
Taylor
Martin
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Thompson
Thomas
White
Clark
Harris
Jackson
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Common first names for Frances

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity		Frances	U.S.
█	White	53.65%	64.26%
█	African American	22.77%	11.96%
█	Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander	2.25%	4.85%
█	American Indian and Alaska Native	2.25%	0.69%
█	Two or More Ethnicities	1.94%	1.76%
█	Hispanic or Latino	17.15%	16.26%

Of Last Name Frances

People with the last name Frances are most frequently White, African American, or Hispanic or Latino

Entire United States

Meaning, Origin, Inspirations, and Associations

Have you been wondering what does the name "Frances" mean? The list below shows the origins of Frances as well as things modernly associated with the name Frances such as celebrities named Frances.

Latin

Origin and Meaning of Frances

The name "Frances" is of Latin origin, and it means "From France or Free". It's a name commonly given to girls.

Wiktionary

From French, from Old French Franceise, feminine form of Franceis, from Late Latin Franciscus (“Frankish”).

A female given name, feminine form of Francis.

Frances was also found in the following language(s): Portuguese

Notable Persons With the Name Frances

Judy Garland

Judy Garland was an actress, singer, vaudevillian, and vaudeville. She was most prominent from 1924 to 1969. Judy was given the name Frances Ethel Gumm on June 10th, 1922 in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States. She left this life on June 22nd, 1969.

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Frances Bean Cobain

Frances Bean Cobain is a visual arts and visual artist. Frances was born as the child of Kurt Cobain, Sympathy for the Record Industry, Caroline, DGC, Virgin, and Ghost Ramp on August 18th, 1992 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Frances is also known as Tim Fiddle.

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Frances McDormand

Frances McDormand is an actor. She was most active from 1984 to present. Frances was given the name Frances Louise McDormand on June 23rd, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

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Frances Conroy

Frances Conroy is an actress. She has been prominent since 1978. Frances was given the name Frances Hardman Conroy on November 13th, 1953 in Monroe, Georgia, U.S.

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Frances Fisher

Frances Fisher is an actress. She has had major accomplishments since 1976. Frances was given the name Frances Louise Fisher on May 11th, 1952 in Milford on Sea.

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Dinah Shore

Dinah Shore was a musician. Her career lasted from 1937 to 1994. Dinah was given the name Frances Rose Shore on February 29th, 1916 in Winchester, Tennessee, U.S. She passed away on February 24th, 1994.

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Rose McIver

(actress)
Frances Bavier

(actress)
Frances Scott Fitzgerald

(writer)
Frances Farmer

(actress)
Fran Lebowitz

(writer)
Carole Landis

(actress)
Frances Cleveland Preston

(First Lady of the United States)
Frances Hodgson Burnett

(writer)
Frances Tiafoe

(influential somebody)
Frances Perkins

(4th United States Secretary of Labor)
Fanny Crosby

(lyricist)
Kate O'Mara

(actress)
Dame Judith Anderson

(actress)
Frances Willard

(university dean; political reformer; women's suffragist)

Notable Persons With the Last Name Frances

Frances

Frances is a pop music, indie pop, folk music, and soul music musician. She plays Piano and Violin. Her ongoing career started in 2014. Frances was given the name Sophie Frances Cooke on June 27th, 1993 in Oxford, England. Frances is also known as Sophie Cooke.

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Allen Frances

Allen Frances is a noteworthy somebody. Allen was born in 1942.

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Cornelia Frances

Cornelia Frances is an actress. She was most active from 1970 to present. Cornelia was given the name Cornelia Frances Zulver on April 7th, 1941 in Liverpool, UK.

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Myra Frances

Myra Frances is an actor and actress. Myra was born on March 10th, 1943.

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Dovi Frances

Dovi Frances is an entrepreneur, angel investor, and president of sg, llc., entrepreneurship, president, and andpresidentof sg. Dovi was born on November 20th, 1978 in Tel Aviv, Israel.

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