How popular is the name Francois?

1,619 US babies were named Francois between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 1992.

What careers are people named Francois over-represented in?

Among notable men who are basketball players, Francoiss show up 1.8× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Francois

Francois. 1,619 US babies since 1940, peak 1992. Notable Francoiss are 1.8× over-represented as basketball players.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 1992

1,619 US babies were named Francois between 1940 and 2025.

Francois around the world

France: 399,075 babies since 1900, peak 1963, No. 502 in 2025 (spelled François)
Belgium: 1,841 babies since 1995, peak 1996 (spelled François)
England & Wales: 101 babies since 1996, peak 2016

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Francoiss end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Basketball player	1.8×	Low · 5 people
Writer	1.3×	Low · 2 people
Journalist	1.1×	Low · 1 people
Poet	1.2×	Low · 1 people

Among notable men who are basketball players, Francoiss show up 1.8× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Name twins (peaked around 1992)