Auguste vs Francis
Auguste and Franciscompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Auguste was ranked #3688 and Francis #193 among boys in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2022, Auguste was ranked #5669 and Francis #2488 among girls in England and Wales.
Auguste and Francis over time
Auguste and Francis appear together in 2 published lists, across 21 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Auguste reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Francis in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys12 shared years, 2002–2024
Auguste held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Francis in 12.
Highest recorded here: Auguste #2730 in 2021, Francis #193 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Auguste #3688, Francis #193.
England and Wales · Girls9 shared years, 2006–2022
Auguste held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Francis in 2.
Highest recorded here: Auguste #1707 in 2013, Francis #2488 in 2022.
The order changed in 2022: Francis moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #2643 and #4686; by 2022 that had become #5669 and #2488.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Auguste #5669, Francis #2488.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Auguste | Francis |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #3688 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #309 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Auguste has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Francis.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Auguste
Popularity journey
First recorded2002
First recorded at #3225 among boys in England and Wales in 2002 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2006–2011
Highest recorded position: #311 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2011 (recorded 2006–2011).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3688 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Francis
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #74 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #16 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #316 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys