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Frances

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Frances: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

Licence: CC0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #161 to #647.199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#161#647
View as table
England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#161
1997#181
1998#201
1999#252
2000#249
2001#295
2002#313
2003#359
2004#340
2005#390
2006#410
2007#458
2008#500
2009#647
2010#521
2011#552
2012#493
2013#466
2014#503
2015#461
2016#382
2017#383
2018#400
2019#392
2020#352
2021#438
2022#424
2023#429
2024#425
2025#379

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 51 of the 60 years from 1964 to 2023.

In 2024: #425 among girls in England and Wales, #541 among girls in Scotland.

Official data from 6 national registrars across 6 regions, 1952–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1952

    First recorded at #64 among girls 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 · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1964–2023

    Highest recorded position: #38 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2023).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #379 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1952 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #38 in Republic of Ireland in 1964.

Frances's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#379112HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#425101HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#42995HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#424100HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#438100HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#352126HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#392110HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#400111HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#383118HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#382119HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#46194HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#50384HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#46690HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#49389HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#55275HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#52177HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#64757HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#50077HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#45888HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#410102HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#390101HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#340113HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#359103HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#313115HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#295125HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#249158HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#252159HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#201214HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#181242HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#161274HighVerified
1965New South Wales, Australiafemale#9877InsufficientNot yet available
1964New South Wales, Australiafemale#72108InsufficientNot yet available
1963New South Wales, Australiafemale#74114InsufficientNot yet available
1962New South Wales, Australiafemale#79108InsufficientNot yet available
1961New South Wales, Australiafemale#74130InsufficientNot yet available
1960New South Wales, Australiafemale#76113InsufficientNot yet available
1959New South Wales, Australiafemale#70127InsufficientNot yet available
1958New South Wales, Australiafemale#80107InsufficientNot yet available
1957New South Wales, Australiafemale#74114InsufficientNot yet available
1956New South Wales, Australiafemale#76111InsufficientNot yet available
1955New South Wales, Australiafemale#65127InsufficientNot yet available
1954New South Wales, Australiafemale#62143InsufficientNot yet available
1953New South Wales, Australiafemale#64143InsufficientNot yet available
1952New South Wales, Australiafemale#64129InsufficientNot yet available
1985New Zealandfemale#8857HighVerified
1984New Zealandfemale#9555HighVerified
1983New Zealandfemale#9057HighVerified
1982New Zealandfemale#8656HighVerified
1965New Zealandfemale#10063HighVerified
1964New Zealandfemale#9869HighVerified
1962New Zealandfemale#8889HighVerified
1961New Zealandfemale#7996HighVerified
1960New Zealandfemale#7199HighVerified
1959New Zealandfemale#73102HighVerified
1958New Zealandfemale#9275HighVerified
1957New Zealandfemale#7191HighVerified
1956New Zealandfemale#6691HighVerified
1955New Zealandfemale#7389HighVerified
1954New Zealandfemale#52123HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandfemale#4323HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandfemale#4403HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandfemale#4403HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandfemale#3704HighVerified
2006Northern Irelandfemale#3843HighVerified
2004Northern Irelandfemale#3723HighVerified
2001Northern Irelandfemale#2675HighVerified
2000Northern Irelandfemale#2824HighVerified
1999Northern Irelandfemale#2276HighVerified
1998Northern Irelandfemale#3014HighVerified
1997Northern Irelandfemale#2416HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandfemale#8563HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandfemale#6615HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandfemale#8713HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#5796HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#6605HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#6615HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#5467HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#8423HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#4318HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandfemale#5874HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandfemale#5764HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandfemale#3339HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandfemale#6203HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandfemale#4415HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandfemale#3527HighVerified
1999Republic of Irelandfemale#3227HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandfemale#20315HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandfemale#25415HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandfemale#25913HighVerified
1995Republic of Irelandfemale#23216HighVerified
1994Republic of Irelandfemale#15828HighVerified
1993Republic of Irelandfemale#22317HighVerified
1992Republic of Irelandfemale#17227HighVerified
1991Republic of Irelandfemale#17126HighVerified
1990Republic of Irelandfemale#15133HighVerified
1989Republic of Irelandfemale#14136HighVerified
1988Republic of Irelandfemale#13641HighVerified
1987Republic of Irelandfemale#13642HighVerified
1986Republic of Irelandfemale#13942HighVerified
1985Republic of Irelandfemale#12551HighVerified
1984Republic of Irelandfemale#12852HighVerified
1983Republic of Irelandfemale#14447HighVerified
1982Republic of Irelandfemale#11272HighVerified
1981Republic of Irelandfemale#11667HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandfemale#11074HighVerified
1979Republic of Irelandfemale#11668HighVerified
1978Republic of Irelandfemale#11566HighVerified
1977Republic of Irelandfemale#12462HighVerified
1976Republic of Irelandfemale#9288HighVerified
1975Republic of Irelandfemale#11271HighVerified
1974Republic of Irelandfemale#9690HighVerified
1973Republic of Irelandfemale#8993HighVerified
1972Republic of Irelandfemale#81103HighVerified
1971Republic of Irelandfemale#79107HighVerified
1970Republic of Irelandfemale#72111HighVerified
1969Republic of Irelandfemale#74104HighVerified
1968Republic of Irelandfemale#58130HighVerified
1967Republic of Irelandfemale#45151HighVerified
1966Republic of Irelandfemale#52131HighVerified
1965Republic of Irelandfemale#43163HighVerified
1964Republic of Irelandfemale#38173HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#5415HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Frances is officially recorded

6 official registrars have recorded Frances, between 1952 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
New South Wales, Australia1952–196514#62 in 1954
New Zealand1954–198515#52 in 1954
Republic of Ireland1964–202351#38 in 1964
England and Wales1996–202530#161 in 1996
Northern Ireland1997–201711#227 in 1999
Scotland20241#541 in 2024

Its high point came 70 years earlier in New South Wales, Australia (1954) than in Scotland (2024).

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1952 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #38 in Republic of Ireland in 1964. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.