What does the name Frances mean? Find out below.
From French, from Old French Franceise, feminine form of Franceis, from Late Latin Franciscus (“Frankish”).
Frances was also found in the following language(s): Portuguese
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Allen was born in 1942.
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.
Myra Frances is an actor and actress. Myra was born on March 10th, 1943.
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.
Vera Frances is an actor and actress. Vera was born Vera Frances on September 29th, 1930 in Dagenham.
Year | Total Babies Born | Girls Born | Boys Born | Ranking |
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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 | 15,991 | 15,883 | 108 |
#9 girl name |
1921 | 16,100 | 15,994 | 106 |
#9 girl name |
1922 | 15,148 | 15,053 | 95 |
#10 girl name |
1923 | 14,983 | 14,878 | 105 |
#10 girl name |
1924 | 15,288 | 15,183 | 105 |
#10 girl name |
1925 | 13,937 | 13,823 | 114 |
#11 girl name |
1926 | 13,470 | 13,356 | 114 |
#10 girl name |
1927 | 13,113 | 12,988 | 125 |
#12 girl name |
1928 | 12,275 | 12,135 | 140 |
#13 girl name |
1929 | 11,187 | 11,092 | 95 |
#16 girl name |
1930 | 10,773 | 10,646 | 127 |
#16 girl name |
1931 | 9,833 | 9,715 | 118 |
#18 girl name |
1932 | 9,668 | 9,557 | 111 |
#19 girl name |
1933 | 8,967 | 8,883 | 84 |
#18 girl name |
1934 | 9,316 | 9,205 | 111 |
#19 girl name |
1935 | 8,861 | 8,769 | 92 |
#19 girl name |
1936 | 8,851 | 8,787 | 64 |
#19 girl name |
1937 | 9,137 | 9,052 | 85 |
#19 girl name |
1938 | 8,991 | 8,923 | 68 |
#23 girl name |
1939 | 8,643 | 8,578 | 65 |
#26 girl name |
1940 | 8,678 | 8,618 | 60 |
#28 girl name |
1941 | 8,530 | 8,468 | 62 |
#31 girl name |
1942 | 9,529 | 9,470 | 59 |
#30 girl name |
1943 | 9,500 | 9,443 | 57 |
#31 girl name |
1944 | 8,548 | 8,485 | 63 |
#33 girl name |
1945 | 7,977 | 7,939 | 38 |
#34 girl name |
1946 | 8,481 | 8,450 | 31 |
#39 girl name |
1947 | 8,998 | 8,941 | 57 |
#40 girl name |
1948 | 8,210 | 8,177 | 33 |
#42 girl name |
1949 | 7,486 | 7,440 | 46 |
#49 girl name |
1950 | 7,009 | 6,974 | 35 |
#51 girl name |
1951 | 6,629 | 6,586 | 43 |
#59 girl name |
1952 | 6,123 | 6,078 | 45 |
#67 girl name |
1953 | 5,822 | 5,783 | 39 |
#72 girl name |
1954 | 5,189 | 5,158 | 31 |
#83 girl name |
1955 | 4,695 | 4,640 | 55 |
#96 girl name |
1956 | 4,365 | 4,323 | 42 | |
1957 | 4,131 | 4,093 | 38 | |
1958 | 3,884 | 3,846 | 38 | |
1959 | 3,749 | 3,713 | 36 | |
1960 | 3,622 | 3,591 | 31 | |
1961 | 3,445 | 3,418 | 27 | |
1962 | 3,026 | 3,000 | 26 | |
1963 | 2,781 | 2,746 | 35 | |
1964 | 2,637 | 2,600 | 37 | |
1965 | 2,285 | 2,261 | 24 | |
1966 | 2,143 | 2,124 | 19 | |
1967 | 1,886 | 1,869 | 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 | 1,294 | 1,279 | 15 | |
1973 | 1,171 | 1,155 | 16 | |
1974 | 1,086 | 1,067 | 19 | |
1975 | 1,044 | 1,030 | 14 | |
1976 | 964 | 948 | 16 | |
1977 | 958 | 940 | 18 | |
1978 | 943 | 923 | 20 | |
1979 | 925 | 912 | 13 | |
1980 | 951 | 939 | 12 | |
1981 | 938 | 924 | 14 | |
1982 | 922 | 904 | 18 | |
1983 | 894 | 875 | 19 | |
1984 | 877 | 855 | 22 | |
1985 | 849 | 834 | 15 | |
1986 | 784 | 765 | 19 | |
1987 | 818 | 805 | 13 | |
1988 | 824 | 807 | 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 | 581 | 571 | 10 | |
1996 | 554 | 544 | 10 | |
1997 | 535 | 530 | 5 | |
1998 | 557 | 547 | 10 | |
1999 | 493 | 487 | 6 | |
2000 | 459 | 453 | 6 | |
2001 | 434 | 428 | 6 | |
2002 | 422 | 414 | 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 | 413 | 407 | 6 | |
2014 | 484 | 484 | 0 | |
2015 | 614 | 608 | 6 | |
2016 | 726 | 721 | 5 | |
2017 | 728 | 723 | 5 |
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Ethnicity | Frances | U.S. | |
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â–ˆ | White | 53.65% | 64.26% |
â–ˆ | African American | 22.77% | 11.96% |
â–ˆ | Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander | 2.25% | 4.85% |
â–ˆ | American Indian and Alaska Native | 2.25% | 0.69% |
â–ˆ | Two or More Ethnicities | 1.94% | 1.76% |
â–ˆ | Hispanic or Latino | 17.15% | 16.26% |
People with the last name Frances are most frequently White, African American, or Hispanic or Latino