Francis

Boy · recorded 1880–2025

  • #420in 2025
  • 1 in 2,221boys in 2025
  • +39%last ten years
  • 3.1×in Massachusetts

Most popular in 1915, and up 39% over the last ten years.

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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

03,2966,59218801916195319892025

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 146 recorded years as a table
Francis, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
18803,113
18812,571
18822,876
18832,724
18842,971
18852,959
18863,105
18873,225
18882,921
18893,129
18903,270
18913,291
18923,515
18933,722
18943,654
18954,089
18964,608
18974,399
18984,410
18994,717
19004,333
19015,100
19024,867
19035,577
19045,354
19055,177
19065,535
19074,883
19085,527
19095,403
19105,149
19115,802
19125,852
19136,253
19145,958
19156,592
19166,350
19176,268
19186,263
19195,842
19205,864
19215,713
19225,649
19235,553
19245,413
19255,357
19265,213
19275,008
19284,980
19294,900
19304,547
19314,554
19324,202
19334,128
19343,880
19353,739
19363,737
19373,497
19383,562
19393,362
19403,112
19413,043
19423,111
19432,850
19442,680
19452,562
19462,467
19472,300
19482,402
19492,413
19502,280
19512,230
19522,047
19531,965
19541,808
19551,670
19561,561
19571,361
19581,234
19591,241
19601,133
19611,104
19621,108
19631,070
19641,038
1965976
1966951
1967908
1968872
1969799
1970747
1971684
1972610
1973628
1974565
1975613
1976533
1977545
1978573
1979540
1980517
1981544
1982541
1983536
1984500
1985506
1986497
1987508
1988497
1989460
1990447
1991408
1992402
1993384
1994376
1995366
1996320
1997333
1998303
1999282
2000285
2001281
2002239
2003235
2004230
2005232
2006219
2007194
2008180
2009181
2010187
2011204
2012227
2013285
2014309
2015325
2016336
2017358
2018336
2019337
2020357
2021364
2022380
2023396
2024403
2025450

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.

  1. Massachusetts 3.1×
  2. Minnesota 2.5×
  3. Connecticut 2.4×
  4. Pennsylvania 2.3×
  5. New Jersey 2.1×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025
769
Rank in 2025
#420
How rare
1 in 2,221 boys
Since 1880
290,490

Most popular in 1915, at 6,592 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 39% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
StateTimes the national rateBirths pooled
Massachusetts3.1×105
Minnesota2.5×75
Connecticut2.4×39
Pennsylvania2.3×147
New Jersey2.1×105

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.