Francisco

Last seen for girls in 2006 at #15,152 · #322 for boys in 2025, 1,069 births
Given to boys 99.3% of the time

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Peak · boys
1991 · 2,906 births
Debut · boys
19 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
142,192
since 1880

Francisco over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Francisco has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201989peak #114, 1991boys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#3221,069
2024—#3061,108
2023—#2971,122
2022—#2881,184
2021—#2961,122
2020—#2961,148
2019—#2751,302
2018—#2851,240
2017—#2591,403
2016—#2521,447
2015—#2471,483
2014—#2321,601
2013—#2191,701
2012—#2261,567
2011—#2111,663
2010—#1971,876
2009—#1832,084
2008—#1692,341
2007—#1512,728
2006#15,1526#1562,687
2005#10,9219#1442,743
2004#10,6909#1472,730
2003#11,3258#1472,769
2002#15,4325#1412,742
2001#8,75811#1372,859
2000#8,02712#1392,837
1999#6,48415#1342,832
1998#6,36015#1392,692
1997#6,84413#1332,865
1996#5,77116#1332,811
1995#3,87827#1252,886
1994#4,52122#1202,891
1993#3,77628#1192,967
1992#3,58130#1172,938
1991#3,44331#1142,906
1990#3,36432#1152,934
1989#4,02024#1252,621
1988#3,22530#1312,258
1987#3,85722#1352,097
1986#4,34718#1461,917
1985#4,12619#1402,018
1984#4,16618#1511,810
1983#6,21210#1471,824
1982#3,26026#1551,812
1981#3,53223#1441,956
1980#3,71921#1541,769
1979#2,86030#1541,687
1978#4,24216#1551,608
1977#3,48621#1591,496
1976#3,40720#1571,575
1975#4,59313#1521,612
1974#5,36010#1601,512
1973#4,87111#1711,375
1972#3,71416#1821,334
1971#3,78916#1991,225
1970#5,8188#2091,218
1969#3,61915#2181,106
1968#4,22211#228985
1967#3,65613#231948
1966#4,8668#242863
1965#3,95211#261795
1964#6,0096#271816
1963—#278775
1962#4,5339#272794
1961#6,5675#288723
1960#3,68812#284778
1959—#295709
1958—#287702
1957#4,5368#270776
1956#3,69611#260786
1955#5,8285#254730
1954—#243831
1953#5,0406#248764
1952#3,37211#262682
1951#5,4145#253692
1950#4,7386#254647
1949#3,39310#275593
1948—#276588
1947—#291560
1946#4,4176#305454
1945—#310367
1944—#315365
1943—#323357
1942#4,1246#350299
1941#3,9546#348278
1940—#326303
1939#4,2505#344266
1938#3,8476#317299
1937—#311297
1936#3,1038#302312
1935#3,1568#308310
1934—#298330
1933#3,4067#325273
1932#3,2748#299341
1931#4,3315#261427
1930#3,0559#255476
1929#3,3948#235531
1928#3,4368#252498
1927#3,8757#243542
1926#4,3066#272435
1925—#266456
1924#4,4346#297366
1923#4,3766#284393
1922#4,4456#311341
1921—#299360
1920#4,9755#298359
1919#4,8145#338279
1918—#367254
1917#4,5945#374227
1916#4,4175#411183
1915—#421163
1914—#387150
1913—#359134
1912—#374106
1911—#29182
1910—#30465
1909—#28363
1908—#27860
1907—#26662
1906—#32340
1905—#36532
1904—#30641
1903—#38126
1902—#37328
1901—#29435
1900—#34340
1899—#33129
1898—#45220
1897—#36726
1896—#36727
1895—#43720
1894—#37624
1893—#34926
1892—#48017
1891—#37721
1890—#43417
1889—#41519
1888—#40421
1887—#32526
1886—#47015
1885—#31828
1884—#36923
1883—#33724
1882—#41619
1881—#36021
1880—#39219
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Francisco was already there! It came in at #392, and was given to 19 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1886, when fewer than 16 boys a year got the name.

Where Francisco is popular in 1989

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Francisco, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Francisco, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Francisco, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Francisco, so not publishedNHWashington: #169 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,063 boysWAIdaho: #193 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,115 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Francisco, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Francisco, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Francisco, so not publishedMNIllinois: #104 for boys · 149 births · 1 in 583 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Francisco, so not publishedWIMichigan: #418 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 4,629 boysMINew York: #139 for boys · 143 births · 1 in 943 boysNYMassachusetts: #157 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,326 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Francisco, so not publishedRIOregon: #230 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,621 boysORNevada: #107 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 533 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Francisco, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Francisco, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Francisco, so not publishedIAIndiana: #475 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,603 boysINOhio: #505 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 7,810 boysOHPennsylvania: #322 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 3,540 boysPANew Jersey: #138 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 1,039 boysNJConnecticut: #219 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,846 boysCTCalifornia: #51 for boys · 1,195 births · 1 in 225 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Francisco, so not publishedUTColorado: #153 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 896 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Francisco, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Francisco, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Francisco, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Francisco, so not publishedWVVirginia: #383 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,805 boysVAMaryland: #354 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,565 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Francisco, so not publishedDEArizona: #54 for boys · 141 births · 1 in 215 boysAZNew Mexico: #83 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 332 boysNMKansas: #232 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,705 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Francisco, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Francisco, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #374 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,558 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Francisco, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #256 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,095 boysDCOklahoma: #320 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,569 boysOKLouisiana: #571 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,319 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Francisco, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Francisco, so not publishedALGeorgia: #562 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 6,182 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Francisco, so not publishedHITexas: #67 for boys · 493 births · 1 in 300 boysTXFlorida: #129 for boys · 116 births · 1 in 770 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. California#51 · 1 in 225
  2. Arizona#54 · 1 in 215
  3. Texas#67 · 1 in 300
  4. New Mexico#83 · 1 in 332
  5. Illinois#104 · 1 in 583

Best ever in a state: #11 in Arizona, 1911.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#511,1951 in 225
Arizona#541411 in 215
Texas#674931 in 300
New Mexico#83351 in 332
Illinois#1041491 in 583
Nevada#107151 in 533
Florida#1291161 in 770
New Jersey#138531 in 1,039
New York#1391431 in 943
Colorado#153271 in 896
Massachusetts#157331 in 1,326
Washington#169321 in 1,063
Idaho#19361 in 1,115
Connecticut#219121 in 1,846
Oregon#230121 in 1,621
Kansas#232101 in 1,705
District of Columbia#256121 in 1,095
Oklahoma#32081 in 2,569
Pennsylvania#322231 in 3,540
Maryland#35491 in 3,565
North Carolina#374131 in 3,558
Virginia#383111 in 3,805
Michigan#418151 in 4,629
Indiana#47561 in 6,603
Ohio#505101 in 7,810
Georgia#56281 in 6,182
Louisiana#57161 in 5,319
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Francisco
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 16 spots since 2024 (#306 → #322)
  • 26 spots since 2020 (#296 → #322)
  • 75 spots since 2015 (#247 → #322)
  • Biggest jump: 145 spots in 1887 (#470 → #325)
  • Biggest drop: 152 spots in 1886 (#318 → #470)
Rise & fade · boys
111 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1991 at #114 (2,906 births)
  • Births halved by 2016, 25 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 146 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 658
  • Highest: 1 in 658 boys born in 1997 were named Francisco (0.15%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,598 boys born in 2025 (0.06%)
  • Its best rank, #114 in 1991, was only 1 in 695 (0.14%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 20.2% of all boys named Francisco (28,722) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s215#318 (1885)#381
1890s227#331 (1899)#397
1900s427#266 (1907)#321
1910s1,643#291 (1911)#363
1920s4,281#235 (1929)#276
1930s3,331#255 (1930)#302
1940s4,164#275 (1949)#312
1950s7,319#243 (1954)#263
1960s8,583#218 (1969)#257
1970s14,642#152 (1975)#170
1980s20,082#125 (1989)#143
1990s28,722#114 (1991)#125
2000s26,520#137 (2001)#151
2010s15,283#197 (2010)#240
2020s6,753#288 (2022)#301

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Francisco in 1989

girls
#4,020
24 births · 1 in 76,815 girls
boys
#125
2,621 births · 1 in 763 boys

Top girls' names in 1989

  1. #1Jessica47,887
  2. #2Ashley47,588
  3. #3Brittany37,792
  4. #4Amanda36,834
  5. #5Sarah27,797
  6. #6Samantha24,792
  7. #7Jennifer24,006
  8. #8Stephanie22,766
  9. #9Lauren21,065
  10. #10Elizabeth20,298
  11. #4,020Francisco24

Top boys' names in 1989

  1. #1Michael65,415
  2. #2Christopher53,186
  3. #3Matthew45,375
  4. #4Joshua44,100
  5. #5David35,225
  6. #6Daniel35,007
  7. #7Andrew34,817
  8. #8Justin32,852
  9. #9James32,720
  10. #10Robert30,072
  11. #125Francisco2,621
More about 1989

girls

1,843,552 girls got a published name in 1989; 1 in 76,815 of them was named Francisco, which outranked 72.4% of the 14,550 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Francisco
  1. #3,893Zabrina25
  2. #3,893Zuleika25
  3. #3,893Zulma25
  4. #4,020Francisco24
  5. #4,020Aide24
  6. #4,020Alethia24
  7. #4,020Alura24
  8. #4,121Abra23
  9. #4,121Adara23
  10. #4,121Allycia23

Tied with 100 names at #4,020; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,523Audriana#10,386 → #863
  2. ↑ 7,504Martika#8,391 → #887
  3. ↑ 6,932Audrianna#7,691 → #759
  4. ↑ 3,972Elizabet#4,496 → #524
  5. ↑ 1,772Katherin#2,489 → #717
Fallers
  1. ↓ 539Diandra#905 → #1,444
  2. ↓ 524Taja#720 → #1,244
  3. ↓ 455Jonathan#999 → #1,454
  4. ↓ 445Katarina#960 → #1,405
  5. ↓ 397Caryn#816 → #1,213

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 763 of them was named Francisco, which outranked 98.6% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Francisco
  1. #122Jorge2,705
  2. #123Dennis2,675
  3. #124Troy2,636
  4. #125Francisco2,621
  5. #126Colin2,604
  6. #126Randy2,604
  7. #128Jonathon2,528
Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,314Kiara#7,270 → #956
  2. ↑ 5,870Alexande#6,426 → #556
  3. ↑ 1,111Kwame#1,768 → #657
  4. ↑ 766Kadeem#1,467 → #701
  5. ↑ 684Hakeem#1,270 → #586
Fallers
  1. ↓ 839Long#819 → #1,658
  2. ↓ 337Darell#981 → #1,318
  3. ↓ 294Whitney#890 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 269Trevin#840 → #1,109
  5. ↓ 252Curt#850 → #1,102

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1989 →