Girls' name · since 1885
Francies
Francies has 952 recorded births since 1885 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1923 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 952
- total births
- 1885–1967
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 22%
- born in that decade
Francies is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 952 have been recorded since 1885.
Social Security Administration records show Francies recorded 952 times among girls since 1885, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1885 to 1967.
- 952 total births
- 1885–1967 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 22% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
952 girls have been named Francies since 1885, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1967.
- 952
- total births
- 1885–1967
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 22%
- born in that decade
22% of everyone ever named Francies was born in this single decade.
29 babies were named Francies in 1923 - its busiest year on record.
Francies's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Francies splits its recorded history at 1929: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1885 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1923 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Francies at a glance
Last recorded 1967Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Francies popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–1967
- Peak year (1923)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 83 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1967.
952 total births across 83 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1923 with 29 births in a single year.
Francies popularity over time - boys
13 total births recorded since 1922 (Francies as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Francies accounts for 1% of total recorded use across both genders.
Francies by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Francies's strongest decade.
208 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Francies births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 18
1880s
18 births
- 1890s 45
1890s
45 births
- 1900s 78
1900s
78 births
- 1910s
1910s
170 births
- 1920s
1920s
208 births
- 1930s
1930s
162 births
- 1940s
1940s
137 births
- 1950s
1950s
98 births
- 1960s 36
1960s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 208 births (22% of all-time use).
Francies decade highlights
- Peak decade 208 births
- Runner-up 170 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Francies compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Francies's total volume
Francies vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Francies by state
Where Francies concentrates geographically, total births since 1885
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 27 | 2.8% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Arkansas | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.5% |
27 of 952 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 2.8% of nationwide
- Alabama 1.2% of nationwide
- Mississippi 1.1% of nationwide
- Arkansas 0.6% of nationwide
- Louisiana 0.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 5 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 2.8% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Francies's data
- Francies's decade-level peak was the 1920s (208 total births); usage has since declined to 36 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Franciess (27 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1885–1967 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Francies: Baby Name Since 1885 - 952 Births, Peak 1923." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/francies. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Francies draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.
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