François is a boy's name of French origin meaning “belonging to.” In 2024 it was given to 13 boys in the United States.
François belongs to the French tradition. Its meaning — “belonging to” — is the sense carried by its French roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, François first appears in Social Security records in 1912. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1485 in 1967, and in 2024 13 babies received the name — 1,799 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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François means “belonging to” in its French roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
François is a boy name. In 2024, 13 babies received the name in the US.
François comes from the French tradition.
François first appears in US records in 1912. Its best-ever ranking was #1485 in 1967, and 13 babies were given the name in 2024.
François is pronounced /fɹænswɑ/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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