Francois
Francois was the 5276th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 18 babies. Its best year was 1961, when it ranked 1474th; the most babies were born in 1992 (43). Over the last ten years it has moved down 504 places. More babies were named Francois in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,276 boys, up 796 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 18boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199243 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,823babies recorded
Francois popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 1988.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,276 | 18 |
| 2020 | #6,072 | 14 |
| 2010 | #7,235 | 11 |
| 2000 | #5,124 | 14 |
| 1990 | #2,231 | 32 |
| 1980 | #2,131 | 25 |
| 1970 | #1,816 | 24 |
| 1960 | #2,356 | 13 |
| 1950 | #2,486 | 10 |
| 1940 | #3,243 | 6 |
| 1930 | #3,122 | 8 |
| 1920 | #3,052 | 9 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Francois, counting every spelling?
Francois has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Francois?
18 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Francois (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Francois born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 465 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Francois.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Francois?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Francois are alive today, with a median age of 39; half are between 25 and 55. That makes Francois mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Francois: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Francois, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Francois
How popular is the name Francois?
Francois was the 5276th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 18 babies. Its best year was 1961, when it ranked 1474th; the most babies were born in 1992 (43). Over the last ten years it has moved down 504 places. More babies were named Francois in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Francois a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Francois in the US.