Francois
François is a French masculine given name and surname, equivalent to the English name Francis.
Meaning & Origin of Francois
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
François is a French masculine given name and surname, equivalent to the English name Francis.
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The Story of Francois
Francois first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1912, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1992, when 43 Francoiss were born — ranking #1,884 that year. As of 2026, Francois ranks #6,590 for baby boys with 12 births, falling sharply (-18%). In total, more than 2K Francoiss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Francois
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- François Abadie (1930–2001), French politician
- François Abou Mokh (1921–2006), Syrian bishop
- François Abraha (1918–2000), Ethiopian Catholic bishop
- François Amoudruz (1926–2020), French resistance fighter
- François-Marie Arouet (better known as Voltaire; 1694–1778), French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher
- Francois Barrie (1943 or 1944–2023), Dominican politician
- François Beauchemin (born 1980), Canadian ice hockey player for the Anaheim Ducks
- François Blanc (1806–1877), French entrepreneur and operator of casinos
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Names that sound like Francois
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About the name Francois
Francois is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Francois's peak popularity came in 1992 when it ranked #1,476. Use the chart and map above to compare Francois's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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