Names That Start With F
Here are the names that start with F that families actually use, taken from US birth records: 774 girl names, 525 boy names and 3 names often given to both. Each column below shows the 25 used most often, with the number of babies given the name since 1880.
F is a smaller letter, with about 780 girl names and roughly 525 for boys, so the list is easy to scan in one sitting. Frances and Florence sound old fashioned in a warm way. Frank and Fred are short, plain and sturdy.
Finley stands out as a unisex choice, and it also comes as Finnley, so the spelling question appears early.
An F name has a soft breathy start that suits almost any surname. Frankie works as both a nickname and a full name. Our F page for girls and our F page for boys split the list in two.
- Girl names
- 774
- Boy names
- 525
- Unisex names
- 3
- Last names
- 5,502
Most popular names that start with F
Top girl names
- Frances 589,342
- Florence 335,187
- Faith 133,752
- Felicia 90,812
- Fannie 84,925
- Faye 68,096
- Flora 67,922
- Freda 42,395
- Fern 36,475
- Francine 35,838
- Frankie 33,236
- Fay 31,745
- Fatima 31,581
- Francis 29,119
- Francesca 28,922
- Fiona 26,004
- Frieda 25,199
- Flossie 21,794
- Fernanda 15,319
- Finley 12,612
- Felicity 12,581
- Francisca 12,152
- Florine 11,254
- Freida 10,636
- Farrah 10,538
Top boy names
- Frank 910,332
- Fred 342,878
- Francis 285,183
- Frederick 260,881
- Floyd 153,783
- Franklin 135,411
- Francisco 132,843
- Fernando 95,368
- Freddie 72,600
- Felix 68,447
- Fredrick 63,578
- Forrest 47,984
- Frankie 40,552
- Fabian 38,519
- Felipe 29,662
- Freddy 25,624
- Finn 18,517
- Forest 15,238
- Frederic 14,126
- Fletcher 13,797
- Foster 11,354
- Freeman 10,722
- Fidel 10,657
- Finley 9,896
- Ferdinand 8,719
F names popular right now
Girl and boy names starting with F in the 2017 top 1,000, with their rank.
- Faith #119 girl
- Finley #159 girl
- Finn #167 boy
- Fiona #181 girl
- Felix #246 boy
- Francisco #259 boy
- Finley #278 boy
- Freya #305 girl
- Fernando #306 boy
- Fatima #315 girl
- Felicity #347 girl
- Frank #373 boy
- Fabian #388 boy
- Finnegan #410 boy
- Fernanda #433 girl
- Francesca #435 girl
- Frances #438 girl
- Franklin #440 boy
- Francis #461 boy
- Frederick #494 boy
- Forrest #595 boy
- Finnley #614 boy
- Fletcher #631 boy
- Frida #695 girl
Unisex names that start with F
Names where at least a quarter of babies were girls and at least a quarter were boys.
| Name | Girls | Boys | Babies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frankie | 45% | 55% | 73,788 |
| Finley | 56% | 44% | 22,508 |
| Finnley | 35% | 65% | 3,452 |
More letters: unisex names A to Z.
Common last names with F
- Flores
- Foster
- Fisher
- Ford
- Freeman
- Fox
- Ferguson
- Fernandez
- Franklin
- Fuller
- Fields
- Fowler
- Frazier
- Fleming
- Fletcher
- Fitzgerald
Questions people ask
What are the most common names that start with F?
For girls, Frances, Florence, Faith, Felicia. For boys, Frank, Fred, Francis, Frederick. These have been given to the most babies in US records.
How many names start with F?
US birth records list 774 girl names and 525 boy names starting with F.
What are gender neutral names that start with F?
Names often given to both girls and boys include Frankie, Finley, Finnley.
Source: US Social Security baby name records for every name given to at least 5 babies in a year, from 1880 to 2017; last names from the US Census surname list (every surname shared by 100 or more people).