Girls' name · since 1917
Francoise
Francoise has 620 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1967 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,331 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 620
- born since 1917
- 1960s
- peak decade
Francoise is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 620 have been recorded since 1917.
Social Security Administration records show Francoise recorded 620 times among girls since 1917, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2023.
- #10,331 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 620 born since 1917
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Francoise ranks #10,331 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 620 born since 1917, peaking in the 1960s.
- #10,331 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 620
- born since 1917
- 1960s
- peak decade
Francoise's 620 recorded births place it above 85.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Francoise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Francoise's full recorded timeline at 1963, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1967 peak of 29 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Francoise popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2023
- Peak year (1967)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Francoise by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (139 births, 22% of the file).
1960s was Francoise's strongest decade.
139 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Francoise births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 13
1910s
13 births
- 1920s 50
1920s
50 births
- 1930s 30
1930s
30 births
- 1940s
1940s
57 births
- 1950s
1950s
74 births
- 1960s
1960s
139 births
- 1970s
1970s
127 births
- 1980s
1980s
86 births
- 1990s 27
1990s
27 births
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 139 births (22% of all-time use).
How Francoise 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 Francoise's total volume
Francoise by state
Where Francoise concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 28 | 4.5% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 0.8% |
28 of 620 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Francoise's data
- Francoise's decade-level peak was the 1960s (139 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Francoises (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Francoise: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1967)
Similar record span (~106 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1917–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Francoise 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 August 2026.