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Francis Names for Boys

There are 7 Francis names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Francis names 1 to 7. Xavier was the most popular among these names in 2008. 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), Borja (Russian and Spanish), François (French), and Franz (German).

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 2008, 3 Francis names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of only 0.353%. Within all Francis names, the English, French, and Spanish Xavier was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #71 and a usage of 0.2885%.

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Francis Popularity Trend of Francis
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 656 656 Frenchman, free one ...The boy name Francis is sometimes used as a girl name ...

DESCRIPTION MATCH:

Bonaventura good fortune ...

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

François French; Frenchman, free one ... was inspired by Saint Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) ...

Franz Popularity Trend of Franz
from 1900 to 2008. Frenchman, free one ... the 18th century when Francis I, or Franz, Grand Duke ...

Scott Popularity Trend of Scott
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 322 322 Scotsman, Scottish; ... after his relative Francis Scott Key (1779-1843), ...

Xavier Popularity Trend of Xavier
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 71 71 the new house; bright, ... was borne by Saint Francis Xavier (1506-1552), who ...


Popularity Trend
for Francis Names
from 1900 to 2006Variant Popularity Chart
for Francis Names
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