Francis Names for Boys

There are 5 Francis names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Francis names 1 to 5. Xavier was the most popular among these names in 2007. The name is primarily used in English, French, and Spanish, and it was followed in popularity by the English and Scottish Scott and the English Francis. The unusual Francis names are Bonaventura (German and Italian) and Borja (Spanish).

Francis names are somewhat popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1940s up to the 1970s. At the height of their usage in 1971, 1.782% of baby boys were given Francis names. There were 3 Francis names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Francis names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2007, 3 Francis names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 0.371%. Within all Francis names, the English, French, and Spanish Xavier was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #68 and a usage of 0.2965%.

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Francis 615 ... Frenchman ...The boy name Francis is pronounced as FRAENSahS ... Francis' meaning is Frenchman ...

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Bonaventura ... good fortune ...

Borja ... hut ... Spanish Jesuit, Saint Francis Borgia (1510-1572); his ...

Scott 277 ... Scotsman, Scottish ... after his relative Francis Scott Key (1779-1843), ...

Xavier 68 ... new house ... as a nickname by Saint Francis Xavier (1506-1552), who ...