Francis · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 146 recorded years as a table

Francis, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	604
1881	511
1882	501
1883	481
1884	434
1885	496
1886	560
1887	562
1888	493
1889	493
1890	531
1891	474
1892	499
1893	503
1894	484
1895	539
1896	479
1897	491
1898	479
1899	433
1900	530
1901	526
1902	530
1903	416
1904	443
1905	511
1906	471
1907	509
1908	497
1909	452
1910	573
1911	559
1912	489
1913	479
1914	506
1915	511
1916	497
1917	580
1918	564
1919	596
1920	545
1921	536
1922	505
1923	516
1924	517
1925	542
1926	550
1927	474
1928	495
1929	424
1930	415
1931	350
1932	374
1933	363
1934	340
1935	363
1936	307
1937	293
1938	276
1939	273
1940	277
1941	263
1942	218
1943	224
1944	238
1945	187
1946	167
1947	168
1948	155
1949	150
1950	148
1951	129
1952	135
1953	113
1954	117
1955	103
1956	88
1957	98
1958	86
1959	90
1960	95
1961	101
1962	90
1963	79
1964	71
1965	70
1966	73
1967	74
1968	75
1969	86
1970	78
1971	79
1972	78
1973	79
1974	77
1975	93
1976	89
1977	93
1978	88
1979	75
1980	92
1981	92
1982	89
1983	70
1984	74
1985	80
1986	79
1987	95
1988	81
1989	78
1990	83
1991	86
1992	78
1993	76
1994	75
1995	92
1996	78
1997	64
1998	68
1999	66
2000	64
2001	52
2002	55
2003	45
2004	39
2005	35
2006	32
2007	40
2008	38
2009	29
2010	25
2011	30
2012	25
2013	33
2014	36
2015	36
2016	46
2017	45
2018	44
2019	54
2020	48
2021	54
2022	42
2023	61
2024	57
2025	76

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.

AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL

Texas 1.4×
California 1.3×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 122
Rank in 2025: #1,684
How rare: 1 in 13,174 girls
Since 1880: 29,832

Most popular in 1880, at 604 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 112% per million girls born.

Top 2 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Texas	1.4×	44
California	1.3×	42

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.