Given name
Francene
“woman from France; one who is free”
Francene is a variant of Frances. In Latin use, Frances carries the interpretation “woman from France; one who is free.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Francene 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 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Francene through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,724
- 0 boys · 1,724 girls
- Most popular year
- 1950
- 76 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 5 in 2003. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 76 in 1950. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,408 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.
Francene’s family of names
Francene has a related form in Frances. Francene has a related form in Francine.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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