Francois
Francois is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 13 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.
- Rank in 2024
- —outside the top 1,000
- Births in 2024
- 130.00% of boys
- Peak year
- 199243 births
- Best rank
- —never in the top 1,000
- Since 1912
- 1,799people given the name
The story in the numbers
1,799 boys have been named Francois in the United States since 1912, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 1992, with 43 births.
It is holding steady: its share of births has moved by less than half in either direction over ten years.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 1980, and the 1980s alone account for 16%.
By decade
| Decade | boys named Francois | |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 55 | |
| 1920s | 96 | |
| 1930s | 53 | |
| 1940s | 75 | |
| 1950s | 142 | |
| 1960s | 234 | |
| 1970s | 226 | |
| 1980s | 282 | |
| 1990s | 268 | |
| 2000s | 159 | |
| 2010s | 147 | |
| 2020s | 62 |
In 1992, its biggest year
Francois was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five boys’ names of 1992 were Michael, Christopher, Matthew, Joshua and Andrew. See all of 1992.
Names that rose and fell with Francois
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Jacquespeak 1969
- Philippepeak 1979
- Lavellpeak 1985
- Lavellepeak 1989
- Renepeak 1970
- Virgiliopeak 1971
- Sixtopeak 1994
- Anthonypeak 1990
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.