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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201998peak #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 1998

  • 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: #161 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 733 boysWAIdaho: #174 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 691 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Francisco, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Francisco, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #342 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,850 boysMNIllinois: #149 for boys · 113 births · 1 in 711 boysILWisconsin: #237 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,610 boysWIMichigan: #365 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,843 boysMINew York: #186 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 1,201 boysNYMassachusetts: #225 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,835 boysMARhode Island: #121 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 539 boysRIOregon: #140 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 606 boysORNevada: #73 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 269 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: #345 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,717 boysINOhio: #487 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 4,999 boysOHPennsylvania: #415 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 3,925 boysPANew Jersey: #229 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,622 boysNJConnecticut: #245 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,862 boysCTCalifornia: #57 for boys · 1,037 births · 1 in 235 boysCAUtah: #290 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,641 boysUTColorado: #144 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 595 boysCONebraska: #217 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,109 boysNEMissouri: #510 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,947 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Francisco, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Francisco, so not publishedWVVirginia: #362 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,645 boysVAMaryland: #443 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,561 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Francisco, so not publishedDEArizona: #44 for boys · 192 births · 1 in 181 boysAZNew Mexico: #62 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 240 boysNMKansas: #210 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,051 boysKSArkansas: #316 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,064 boysARTennessee: #461 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,004 boysTNNorth Carolina: #295 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,866 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Francisco, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #136 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 548 boysDCOklahoma: #276 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,589 boysOKLouisiana: #630 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,539 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Francisco, so not publishedMSAlabama: #529 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,204 boysALGeorgia: #206 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 1,172 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Francisco, so not publishedHITexas: #63 for boys · 548 births · 1 in 293 boysTXFlorida: #156 for boys · 109 births · 1 in 795 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Arizona#44 · 1 in 181
  2. California#57 · 1 in 235
  3. New Mexico#62 · 1 in 240
  4. Texas#63 · 1 in 293
  5. Nevada#73 · 1 in 269

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arizona#441921 in 181
California#571,0371 in 235
New Mexico#62451 in 240
Texas#635481 in 293
Nevada#73421 in 269
Rhode Island#121101 in 539
District of Columbia#13691 in 548
Oregon#140331 in 606
Colorado#144441 in 595
Illinois#1491131 in 711
Florida#1561091 in 795
Washington#161471 in 733
Idaho#174111 in 691
New York#186961 in 1,201
Georgia#206441 in 1,172
Kansas#210151 in 1,051
Nebraska#21791 in 1,109
Massachusetts#225201 in 1,835
New Jersey#229301 in 1,622
Wisconsin#237181 in 1,610
Connecticut#245101 in 1,862
Oklahoma#276131 in 1,589
Utah#290121 in 1,641
North Carolina#295261 in 1,866
Arkansas#31671 in 2,064
Minnesota#342101 in 2,850
Indiana#345141 in 2,717
Virginia#362151 in 2,645
Michigan#365211 in 2,843
Pennsylvania#415171 in 3,925
Maryland#44381 in 3,561
Tennessee#46191 in 4,004
Ohio#487141 in 4,999
Missouri#51071 in 4,947
Alabama#52961 in 4,204
Louisiana#63061 in 4,539
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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 1998

girls
#6,360
15 births · 1 in 117,797 girls
boys
#139
2,692 births · 1 in 710 boys

Top girls' names in 1998

  1. #1Emily26,188
  2. #2Hannah21,376
  3. #3Samantha20,195
  4. #4Sarah19,898
  5. #5Ashley19,875
  6. #6Alexis19,778
  7. #7Taylor18,576
  8. #8Jessica18,239
  9. #9Madison17,787
  10. #10Elizabeth15,193
  11. #6,360Francisco15

Top boys' names in 1998

  1. #1Michael36,618
  2. #2Jacob36,031
  3. #3Matthew31,146
  4. #4Joshua28,095
  5. #5Christopher27,007
  6. #6Nicholas26,632
  7. #7Brandon23,832
  8. #8Tyler23,712
  9. #9Andrew23,664
  10. #10Austin23,478
  11. #139Francisco2,692
More about 1998

girls

1,766,949 girls got a published name in 1998; 1 in 117,797 of them was named Francisco, which outranked 61.7% of the 16,601 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Francisco
  1. #6,073Zakira16
  2. #6,073Zamantha16
  3. #6,073Zayna16
  4. #6,360Francisco15
  5. #6,360Abagale15
  6. #6,360Adamary15
  7. #6,360Addisyn15
  8. #6,719Aalayah14
  9. #6,719Aaleyah14
  10. #6,719Aalyah14

Tied with 358 names at #6,360; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1997
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,123Calista#2,820 → #697
  2. ↑ 1,165Ireland#1,983 → #818
  3. ↑ 1,158Abril#2,116 → #958
  4. ↑ 755Mya#993 → #238
  5. ↑ 619Ally#1,036 → #417
Fallers
  1. ↓ 586Yulissa#424 → #1,010
  2. ↓ 462Moesha#943 → #1,405
  3. ↓ 397Yulisa#985 → #1,382
  4. ↓ 376Tonya#905 → #1,281
  5. ↓ 347Xena#765 → #1,112

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

boys

1,911,366 boys got a published name in 1998; 1 in 710 of them was named Francisco, which outranked 98.8% of the 11,311 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Francisco
  1. #136Maxwell2,791
  2. #137Wyatt2,722
  3. #138Malik2,694
  4. #139Francisco2,692
  5. #140Erik2,676
  6. #141Raymond2,644
  7. #142Parker2,629
Biggest movers since 1997
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,736Tyrese#2,347 → #611
  2. ↑ 805Zion#1,499 → #694
  3. ↑ 785Mekhi#1,706 → #921
  4. ↑ 743Tyriq#1,519 → #776
  5. ↑ 741Tavian#1,599 → #858
Fallers
  1. ↓ 429Coty#918 → #1,347
  2. ↓ 367Anfernee#838 → #1,205
  3. ↓ 326Jessy#962 → #1,288
  4. ↓ 295Mickey#966 → #1,261
  5. ↓ 280Mikal#1,000 → #1,280

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

See the top 100 for 1998 →