MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Francis mean?
Francis comes from Latin Franciscus, a word meaning French or a Frenchman. It entered English through European naming traditions and is also used as a personal name in India.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
फ़्रांसिस
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Francis in Indian usage
19,350 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (99.3%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 133 records (0.7%).
- Recorded as male: 19,217 records (99.3%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 1,814 |
| 1950s | 4,524 |
| 1960s | 5,645 |
| 1970s | 3,394 |
| 1980s | 2,099 |
| 1990s | 1,274 |
| Other decades | 600 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Kerala | 15,097 |
| Goa | 1,455 |
| Meghalaya | 1,117 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 590 |
| Mizoram | 320 |
| Puducherry | 200 |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 188 |
| Delhi | 145 |
| Manipur | 129 |
| Other states | 109 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Francis / M | 262 | 193 |
| England & Wales | Francis / F | 13 | 2,138 |
| Scotland | Francis / M | 12 | 298 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Francis ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Francis; Table_6, C198 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Francis; Table_6, C198
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Francis; Table_6, C2197 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Francis; Table_6, C2197
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Francis; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Francis; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy