The first name Françoise
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Françoise last appeared in the official list in 2008, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 2005, with 5 births (#3,382).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Françoise with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Françoise at birth, 1880–2025
In 2023, 5 girls born in the United States were named Françoise, the 15,980th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1967, when 29 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Françoise
102 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Françoise Barré-SinoussiFrench virologist and Nobel laureate, co-discoverer of HIV, born 1947
- Françoise SaganFrench writer (1935-2004)
- Françoise HardyFrench singer (1944–2024)
- Françoise DorléacFrench actress (1942–1967)
- Françoise GilotFrench painter, art critic, writer and beloved of Pablo Picasso (1921–2023)
- Françoise Mbango EtoneCameroonian and French athletics competitor, born 1976
- Françoise GiroudFrench writer and politician (1916–2003)
- Françoise DoltoFrench pediatrician & psychoanalyst (1908–1988)
- Françoise d'EaubonneFrench feminist (1920–2005)
- Françoise Bettencourt MeyersFrench businesswoman, billionaire, born 1953
- Françoise Marie de BourbonFrench duchess, princess, 1677–1749
- Françoise ArnoulFrench actress (1931–2021)
Questions
- How popular is the name Françoise?
- In 2008, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Françoise, ranking 5,545th. Its peak was 2005, with 5 births.
- Is Françoise a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 620 US babies named Françoise since 1880 were girls.
- When was Françoise most popular?
- 1967 in the United States, when 29 babies were named Françoise, its highest rank at 2,229th.