Francis

Latin

"Frenchman or free man"

Francis Origin and Meaning

Variation of Frank

Francis Rank in US Top 1000

# 450 in the US

Francis Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 311 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Francis

• 450 US 2024
• 311 Nameberry 2025
• 90 Unisex 2024
• 317 Future 2028
• 193 England 2024

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Famous People Named Francis

• Francis I and II Kings of France
• Francis I (Francis Stephen) and Francis II Holy Roman Emperors
• Francis I (Francesco Gennaro Giuseppe) and Francis II (Francesco d'Assisi Maria Leopoldo) Kings of the Two Sicilies
• Francis Xavier Spanish cofounder of the Society of Jesus
• Francis Rous (1579 1658), Puritan, hymnist
• Francis de Sales Bishop of Geneva
• Francis Nash American Revolutionary general
• Francis Scott Key American poet; writer of the U.S. National Anthem
• Francis Minden Knollis (1815 1863), hymnist
• Francis Sheehy Skeffington, Irish writer, activist and pacifist
• Francis Taylor American art dealer; father of Elizabeth Taylor
• Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra American pop singer and actor
• Francis Crozier Anglo,Irish officer of the Royal Navy, polar explorer, and researcher
• Francis (born Jorge Mario Bergoglio) current Pope
• Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald American novelist
• Francis Bacon 1st Viscount St Alban, English philosopher and statesman
• Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc French composer
• Francis Harry Compton Crick English scientist who discovered DNA structure
• Francis Ford Coppola American film director
• Francis Fukuyama American political scientist
• Francis "Hill" Harper American actor
• (Francis) Jameson Parker Jr. American actor
• Francis Bouillon American hockey player
• Francis Galton English polymath
• Christopher Francis "Frank" Ocean American musician
• Francis William Aston English chemist; winner of the Nobel Prize
• Francis Peyton Rous American virologist; winner of the Nobel Prize
• Francis "Coyote" Shivers Canadian musician/actor
• Francis Jonathan (b. 2009) son of actress Ashley Jensen

The name Francis in Pop Culture

• Francis Abernathy character in Donna Tartt's "The Secret History"
• Francis Bonnefoy personification of France in "Axis Powers: Hetalia"
• Francis Dolarhyde character in book/movie "Red Dragon"
• Francis Malcolm's oldest brother on TV's "Malcolm in the Middle"
• Francis Gage character on TV's "Walker, Texas Ranger"
• Francis Prince of France on TV's "Reign"
• Francis "Frank" Underwood character on TV's "House of Cards"
• Francis the Talking Mule character in several films
• Francis Griffin Peter's dad on TV's "Family Guy"
• Francis Ray Ottoman character in webcomic PvP
• Francis character in video game "Left 4 Dead"
• Francis character in movie "Spy Kids 3,D: Game Over"
• Francis main cat character in "Felidae" by Akif Pirinçci
• Francis ladybug character Pixar's "A Bug's Life"
• Francis Freeman character in movie "Deadpool"
• Francis "Frank" Delfino character in "How to Get Away with Murder"
• Francis "Frank" Moses character in "RED"
• Francis Farewell Starlite musician and producer of "Francis and the Lights"
• Francis de Saint Germain, immortal character in Michael Scott's "The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel"

International Variations of the name Francis

• Paquito Spanish
• Panchito Spanish
• Franciszk Slavic
• Ferke Hungarian
• Quito Spanish
• Farruco Spanish
• Curro Spanish
• François French
• Pancho Spanish
• Chito Spanish
• Ferenc Hungarian
• Frantz Danish
• Proinsias Irish
• Franz German
• Franc Slavic
• Franciscus Dutch
• Francesco Italian
• Fransen Scandinavian
• Curito Spanish
• Franco Italian
• Chico Spanish
• Franio Polish
• Chilo Spanish
• Franus Polish
• Chicho Spanish
• Frasco Spanish
• Francilo Spanish
• Franzl German
• Ferko Hungarian
• Franken German
• Franchot French
• Frans Scandinavian
• Paco Spanish
• Francisco Spanish
• Cisco Spanish
• Franzen German
• Pacorra Spanish
• Frascuelo Spanish