How Many People Are Named Francois?
An estimated 1,473 people in the United States have the first name Francois. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Francois peaked in popularity in 1992 with 43 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Francois as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Francois paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,473
About 1 in 232,691 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.7% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1992
43 births
Total Registered
1,804
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Francois
Francois is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,804 total births registered, 99.7% were male.
Francois as a male name
Ranked #6,558 in 2024
13 male births in 2024
Peak: 1992 (43 births)
Francois as a female name
Ranked #12,427 in 1988
5 female births in 1988
Peak: 1988 (5 births)
Francois: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Francois span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 287 babies were registered. Francois has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Francois by Decade
How has Francois tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Francois by State
Birth registrations for Francois span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Florida. The lowest are in Louisiana, Illinois, Florida. On average, about 57 Francoiss were registered per state.
Francois + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Francois as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Francois
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Francois: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Francois?
We estimate approximately 1,473 people named Francois are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 232,691 Americans share this first name.
Is Francois a common name?
Francois is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,804 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Francois most popular?
Francois reached peak popularity in 1992, when 43 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Francois is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Francois a male name?
Francois is predominantly male. 99.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Francois Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Francois Smith, Francois Johnson, Francois Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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