Francis has been given to about 320,322 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1918, which makes it a Edwardian name.
Francis ranks 420th among American boys in 2025, with 891 born that year. Its best year was 1918, when 7,000 babies were given the name, ranking 30th. The typical living American called Francis is about 71 years old today. It is relatively most common in Rhode Island, where it accounts for 0.13% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.