Frances: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “from France; free one”
- Origin
- Latin
- Say it
- FRAN-sis · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
English feminine form of Francis, from Late Latin Franciscus. The name ultimately referred to a Frank or French person, and later connected with the idea of freedom through the tribal name of the Franks.
How popular is Frances?
Babies named Frances in 2024829
2024 rank#379 girls
Peak year1911
Total US babies since 1880599,746
Frances is rising: use over the last five years is 2.2× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Frances
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Frances questions
What does the name Frances mean?
Frances means "from France; free one". It comes from Latin. English feminine form of Francis, from Late Latin Franciscus. The name ultimately referred to a Frank or French person, and later connected with the idea of freedom through the tribal name of the Franks.
Is Frances a boy or girl name?
Frances is mainly a girl's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Frances?
829 US babies were named Frances in 2024. Its peak year was 1911.
How do you pronounce Frances?
Frances is usually pronounced FRAN-sis.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.