Girl
Francine
The name Francine carries the meaning "French feminine of Francis", with roots in French. It has not kept pace since its 1950s peak. In the current registry, it is a name plenty of people share. It has appeared in U.S. birth records in nearly every decade since 1900, a genuinely long run.
FrenchFrench feminine of Francis
EtymologyMeaning "free one"
Births by decade
1900s
75
1910s
345
1920s
932
1930s
2,125
1940s
7,223
1950s
10,201
1960s
7,612
1970s
3,379
1980s
1,942
1990s
1,067
2000s
526
2010s
422
Peaked in the 1950s · 35,849 total U.S. births since 1900