Given name
Francena
“woman from France; one who is free”
Francena is a variant of Frances. In Latin use, Frances carries the interpretation “woman from France; one who is free.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Francena is a variant of Frances. In Latin use, Frances carries the interpretation “woman from France; one who is free.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Francena through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 623
- 0 boys · 623 girls
- Most popular year
- 1948
- 23 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 1976. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 23 in 1948. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 349 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Francena’s family of names
Francena has a related form in Frances.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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