Francoise
Françoise is a French feminine given name and may refer to:Anne Françoise Elizabeth Lange (1772–1816), French actress Claudine Françoise Mignot (1624–1711), French adventuress Françoise Adnet (1924-2014), French figurative painter Françoise Ardré (1931-2010), French phycologist and marine scientist Françoise Arnoul (1931–2021), French actress Françoise Atlan, Moroccan singer Françoise Balibar,…
Meaning & Origin of Francoise
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Françoise is a French feminine given name and may refer to:Anne Françoise Elizabeth Lange (1772–1816), French actress Claudine Françoise Mignot (1624–1711), French adventuress Françoise Adnet (1924-2014), French figurative painter Françoise Ardré (1931-2010), French phycologist and marine scientist Françoise Arnoul (1931–2021), French actress Françoise Atlan, Moroccan singer Françoise Balibar,…
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The Story of Francoise
Francoise first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1917, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1967, when 29 Francoises were born — ranking #2,212 that year. As of 2026, Francoise ranks #15,178 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 620 Francoises have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Francoise
Francoise is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 620 births in the dataset. Francoise's peak popularity came in 1967 when it ranked #2,212. Use the chart and map above to compare Francoise'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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