Francine

Francine: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “free one; from France”
Origin: French
Say it: fran-SEEN · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

French feminine form of François/Francis, ultimately from Latin Franciscus. It carries the sense 'Frenchwoman' or 'free one' through the Frank ethnonym.

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How popular is Francine?

202428.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Francine in 202493

2024 rank#2,064 girls

Peak year1946

Total US babies since 188036,373

Francine is rising: use over the last five years is 2.1× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Francine

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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Claireclear, bright · French
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Madelineof Magdala · French
Carolinefree woman · French
Allisonnoble kind · French

Francine questions

What does the name Francine mean?

Francine means "free one; from France". It comes from French. French feminine form of François/Francis, ultimately from Latin Franciscus. It carries the sense 'Frenchwoman' or 'free one' through the Frank ethnonym.

Is Francine a boy or girl name?

Francine is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Francine?

93 US babies were named Francine in 2024. Its peak year was 1946.

How do you pronounce Francine?

Francine is usually pronounced fran-SEEN.

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.