Francia
A feminine given name derived from the French demonym for France.
Name Census estimates that about 741 living Americans carry the first name Francia. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Francia today is around 35 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Francia births was 1998 (29 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Francia. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
741
~ 1 in 462,556 Americans
Peak year
1998
29 babies that year
Average age
35
years old
2024 SSA rank
#5,839
Tracked since 1935
Census
Francia in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 3,347 people with the first name Francia, which placed it at #5,198 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#5,198
National first-name rank
People counted
3.3K
3,347 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
77.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Francia
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Francia is Hispanic at 77.4%. The next largest groups are Black (9.1%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (7.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Francia described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Francia at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino77.4% · 2,590
- Black or African American9.1% · 306
- Asian and Pacific Islander7.3% · 244
- White5.6% · 189
- Two or more races0.4% · 13
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 5
Popularity
Francia: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Francia from the 1930s through to the 2020s, spanning 10 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 162 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1990s peak, Francia remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Francia by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Francia during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Francias live
Origin
Meaning and history of Francia
The name Francia is rooted in Latin and derives from the Franks, a West Germanic tribal confederation that originated in the ancient region of the Lower and Middle Rhine during the final phase of the Roman Empire's reign over Gaul. The Franks eventually established the powerful Frankish Empire, which laid the foundation for modern France and Germany.
The Frankish people were known for their fierce warrior culture and played a pivotal role in shaping the medieval history of Europe. The name Francia was initially used to refer to the territory inhabited by the Franks, which later became known as the Kingdom of the Franks or the Frankish Kingdom.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Francia can be found in the writings of the Roman historian Tacitus, who mentioned the Franks in his work "Germania" dating back to the 1st century AD. The name also appears in various medieval manuscripts and chronicles, such as the "Annales Regni Francorum" (Annals of the Frankish Kingdom), which documented the reigns of the Merovingian and Carolingian dynasties.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Francia. One of the most famous was Francia I (1268-1312), also known as Francisco I Gattilusio, who was the ruler of the Aegean island of Lesbos and the Lord of Mytilene. Another prominent figure was Francia II (1306-1355), also known as Francisco II Gattilusio, who succeeded his father as the Lord of Mytilene and played a significant role in the political and military conflicts of the region.
In the religious realm, Francia Albizzi (1330-1401) was an Italian Benedictine nun and mystic who founded the Convent of the Murate in Florence, Italy. She was renowned for her spiritual visions and writings, and her life was documented in the work "Vita della Venerabile Serva di Dio Suor Francia Albizzi" (Life of the Venerable Servant of God, Sister Francia Albizzi).
Another notable figure was Francia Biancia (c. 1445-1506), an Italian Renaissance painter from the city of Bologna. She was one of the few female artists of her time to achieve recognition and is renowned for her religious paintings and portraits.
Lastly, Francia Márquez (born 1981) is a prominent Colombian environmental and social activist who has been recognized for her work in defending Afro-Colombian communities and advocating for environmental justice. In 2018, she received the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize for her efforts in protecting the rights of marginalized communities in Colombia.
People
Francia + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Francia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with F
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Francia: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Francia?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 741 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Francia going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 462,556 US residents.
Is Francia a common name?
We classify Francia as "Very Rare". It ranks above 88% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 873 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Francia most popular?
The single biggest year for Francia was 1998, when 29 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Francia is about 35 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Francia in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 3,347 people with the name Francia, or 1.11 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #5,198 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Francia in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Francia?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Francia appears almost entirely female. Of the 3,334 people counted with this name, 99.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Francia?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Francia is Hispanic at 77.4%. The next largest groups are Black (9.1%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (7.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Francia most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Francia in the 2020 Census, accounting for 77.4% (2,590 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Francia in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Francia a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Francia in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Francia still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Francia in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Francia can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Francia?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.