Francis
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Latin. Borrowed from Medieval Latin Franciscus (“French(man)”) (from Francia (“France”)). Doublet of Francisco and Franz.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Francis (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Francis has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2022. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | – | – |
| 1999 | – | – |
| 2000 | – | – |
| 2001 | – | – |
| 2002 | – | – |
| 2003 | – | – |
| 2004 | – | – |
| 2005 | – | 2 |
| 2006 | – | – |
| 2007 | – | 6 |
| 2008 | – | 5 |
| 2009 | – | 3 |
| 2010 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | – | 4 |
| 2012 | – | 8 |
| 2013 | – | 7 |
| 2014 | 2 | 10 |
| 2015 | 2 | 22 |
| 2016 | – | 19 |
| 2017 | 2 | 14 |
| 2018 | 2 | 21 |
| 2019 | 4 | 23 |
| 2020 | – | 26 |
| 2021 | – | 33 |
| 2022 | 3 | 51 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls | Men and boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 24 | 129 |
| 2000 | 22 | 140 |
| 2001 | 22 | 147 |
| 2002 | 22 | 155 |
| 2003 | 21 | 161 |
| 2004 | 20 | 163 |
| 2005 | 22 | 176 |
| 2006 | 24 | 185 |
| 2007 | 26 | 188 |
| 2008 | 26 | 205 |
| 2009 | 26 | 218 |
| 2010 | 31 | 230 |
| 2011 | 30 | 237 |
| 2012 | 31 | 259 |
| 2013 | 30 | 271 |
| 2014 | 33 | 296 |
| 2015 | 33 | 320 |
| 2016 | 35 | 341 |
| 2017 | 35 | 363 |
| 2018 | 35 | 386 |
| 2019 | 39 | 420 |
| 2020 | 41 | 461 |
Francis in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Francis.Hi! My name is Francis.
- Francis bor i Umeå och jobbar som snickare.Francis lives in Umeå and works as a carpenter.
- Francis har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Francis has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Francis mamma är lärare.Francis's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Francis mamma is Francis's mum. Because Francis already ends in s, nothing is added.
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What does the name Francis mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Latin. Borrowed from Medieval Latin Franciscus (“French(man)”) (from Francia (“France”)). Doublet of Francisco and Franz.
How popular is Francis in Sweden?
54 babies were named Francis in 2022. In 2020, 502 people in Sweden had Francis as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2022 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.