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Francis

Francis ranks #194 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 2 places, 11 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #1,135 for dogs.
Francis's popularity trend

Francis's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2017.

0.01%0.02%0.03%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
11
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#194
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
+244
2014 → 2019
Gender split
83% male
17% female83% male

Gender split comes from 18 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Francis mean?
/ˈfɹænsɪs/2 syllablesOrigin: Latin

Francis means “French(man)” (from Latin Franciscus).

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Francis shows up

Cats named Francis per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
SeattleWA, US0.06%
TorontoON, CA0.02%

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