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
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1991 · 2,906 births
- Debut · boys
- 19 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 142,192since 1880
Francisco over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Francisco has never cracked the top 100 here.
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
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #322 | 1,069 | |
| 2024 | — | #306 | 1,108 | |
| 2023 | — | #297 | 1,122 | |
| 2022 | — | #288 | 1,184 | |
| 2021 | — | #296 | 1,122 | |
| 2020 | — | #296 | 1,148 | |
| 2019 | — | #275 | 1,302 | |
| 2018 | — | #285 | 1,240 | |
| 2017 | — | #259 | 1,403 | |
| 2016 | — | #252 | 1,447 | |
| 2015 | — | #247 | 1,483 | |
| 2014 | — | #232 | 1,601 | |
| 2013 | — | #219 | 1,701 | |
| 2012 | — | #226 | 1,567 | |
| 2011 | — | #211 | 1,663 | |
| 2010 | — | #197 | 1,876 | |
| 2009 | — | #183 | 2,084 | |
| 2008 | — | #169 | 2,341 | |
| 2007 | — | #151 | 2,728 | |
| 2006 | #15,152 | 6 | #156 | 2,687 |
| 2005 | #10,921 | 9 | #144 | 2,743 |
| 2004 | #10,690 | 9 | #147 | 2,730 |
| 2003 | #11,325 | 8 | #147 | 2,769 |
| 2002 | #15,432 | 5 | #141 | 2,742 |
| 2001 | #8,758 | 11 | #137 | 2,859 |
| 2000 | #8,027 | 12 | #139 | 2,837 |
| 1999 | #6,484 | 15 | #134 | 2,832 |
| 1998 | #6,360 | 15 | #139 | 2,692 |
| 1997 | #6,844 | 13 | #133 | 2,865 |
| 1996 | #5,771 | 16 | #133 | 2,811 |
| 1995 | #3,878 | 27 | #125 | 2,886 |
| 1994 | #4,521 | 22 | #120 | 2,891 |
| 1993 | #3,776 | 28 | #119 | 2,967 |
| 1992 | #3,581 | 30 | #117 | 2,938 |
| 1991 | #3,443 | 31 | #114 | 2,906 |
| 1990 | #3,364 | 32 | #115 | 2,934 |
| 1989 | #4,020 | 24 | #125 | 2,621 |
| 1988 | #3,225 | 30 | #131 | 2,258 |
| 1987 | #3,857 | 22 | #135 | 2,097 |
| 1986 | #4,347 | 18 | #146 | 1,917 |
| 1985 | #4,126 | 19 | #140 | 2,018 |
| 1984 | #4,166 | 18 | #151 | 1,810 |
| 1983 | #6,212 | 10 | #147 | 1,824 |
| 1982 | #3,260 | 26 | #155 | 1,812 |
| 1981 | #3,532 | 23 | #144 | 1,956 |
| 1980 | #3,719 | 21 | #154 | 1,769 |
| 1979 | #2,860 | 30 | #154 | 1,687 |
| 1978 | #4,242 | 16 | #155 | 1,608 |
| 1977 | #3,486 | 21 | #159 | 1,496 |
| 1976 | #3,407 | 20 | #157 | 1,575 |
| 1975 | #4,593 | 13 | #152 | 1,612 |
| 1974 | #5,360 | 10 | #160 | 1,512 |
| 1973 | #4,871 | 11 | #171 | 1,375 |
| 1972 | #3,714 | 16 | #182 | 1,334 |
| 1971 | #3,789 | 16 | #199 | 1,225 |
| 1970 | #5,818 | 8 | #209 | 1,218 |
| 1969 | #3,619 | 15 | #218 | 1,106 |
| 1968 | #4,222 | 11 | #228 | 985 |
| 1967 | #3,656 | 13 | #231 | 948 |
| 1966 | #4,866 | 8 | #242 | 863 |
| 1965 | #3,952 | 11 | #261 | 795 |
| 1964 | #6,009 | 6 | #271 | 816 |
| 1963 | — | #278 | 775 | |
| 1962 | #4,533 | 9 | #272 | 794 |
| 1961 | #6,567 | 5 | #288 | 723 |
| 1960 | #3,688 | 12 | #284 | 778 |
| 1959 | — | #295 | 709 | |
| 1958 | — | #287 | 702 | |
| 1957 | #4,536 | 8 | #270 | 776 |
| 1956 | #3,696 | 11 | #260 | 786 |
| 1955 | #5,828 | 5 | #254 | 730 |
| 1954 | — | #243 | 831 | |
| 1953 | #5,040 | 6 | #248 | 764 |
| 1952 | #3,372 | 11 | #262 | 682 |
| 1951 | #5,414 | 5 | #253 | 692 |
| 1950 | #4,738 | 6 | #254 | 647 |
| 1949 | #3,393 | 10 | #275 | 593 |
| 1948 | — | #276 | 588 | |
| 1947 | — | #291 | 560 | |
| 1946 | #4,417 | 6 | #305 | 454 |
| 1945 | — | #310 | 367 | |
| 1944 | — | #315 | 365 | |
| 1943 | — | #323 | 357 | |
| 1942 | #4,124 | 6 | #350 | 299 |
| 1941 | #3,954 | 6 | #348 | 278 |
| 1940 | — | #326 | 303 | |
| 1939 | #4,250 | 5 | #344 | 266 |
| 1938 | #3,847 | 6 | #317 | 299 |
| 1937 | — | #311 | 297 | |
| 1936 | #3,103 | 8 | #302 | 312 |
| 1935 | #3,156 | 8 | #308 | 310 |
| 1934 | — | #298 | 330 | |
| 1933 | #3,406 | 7 | #325 | 273 |
| 1932 | #3,274 | 8 | #299 | 341 |
| 1931 | #4,331 | 5 | #261 | 427 |
| 1930 | #3,055 | 9 | #255 | 476 |
| 1929 | #3,394 | 8 | #235 | 531 |
| 1928 | #3,436 | 8 | #252 | 498 |
| 1927 | #3,875 | 7 | #243 | 542 |
| 1926 | #4,306 | 6 | #272 | 435 |
| 1925 | — | #266 | 456 | |
| 1924 | #4,434 | 6 | #297 | 366 |
| 1923 | #4,376 | 6 | #284 | 393 |
| 1922 | #4,445 | 6 | #311 | 341 |
| 1921 | — | #299 | 360 | |
| 1920 | #4,975 | 5 | #298 | 359 |
| 1919 | #4,814 | 5 | #338 | 279 |
| 1918 | — | #367 | 254 | |
| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 | #374 | 227 |
| 1916 | #4,417 | 5 | #411 | 183 |
| 1915 | — | #421 | 163 | |
| 1914 | — | #387 | 150 | |
| 1913 | — | #359 | 134 | |
| 1912 | — | #374 | 106 | |
| 1911 | — | #291 | 82 | |
| 1910 | — | #304 | 65 | |
| 1909 | — | #283 | 63 | |
| 1908 | — | #278 | 60 | |
| 1907 | — | #266 | 62 | |
| 1906 | — | #323 | 40 | |
| 1905 | — | #365 | 32 | |
| 1904 | — | #306 | 41 | |
| 1903 | — | #381 | 26 | |
| 1902 | — | #373 | 28 | |
| 1901 | — | #294 | 35 | |
| 1900 | — | #343 | 40 | |
| 1899 | — | #331 | 29 | |
| 1898 | — | #452 | 20 | |
| 1897 | — | #367 | 26 | |
| 1896 | — | #367 | 27 | |
| 1895 | — | #437 | 20 | |
| 1894 | — | #376 | 24 | |
| 1893 | — | #349 | 26 | |
| 1892 | — | #480 | 17 | |
| 1891 | — | #377 | 21 | |
| 1890 | — | #434 | 17 | |
| 1889 | — | #415 | 19 | |
| 1888 | — | #404 | 21 | |
| 1887 | — | #325 | 26 | |
| 1886 | — | #470 | 15 | |
| 1885 | — | #318 | 28 | |
| 1884 | — | #369 | 23 | |
| 1883 | — | #337 | 24 | |
| 1882 | — | #416 | 19 | |
| 1881 | — | #360 | 21 | |
| 1880 | — | #392 | 19 | |
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 2012
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Arizona#91 · 1 in 366
- New Mexico#107 · 1 in 404
- California#110 · 1 in 475
- Texas#115 · 1 in 479
- Nevada#208 · 1 in 781
Best ever in a state: #11 in Arizona, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | #91 | 101 | 1 in 366 |
| New Mexico | #107 | 24 | 1 in 404 |
| California | #110 | 485 | 1 in 475 |
| Texas | #115 | 371 | 1 in 479 |
| Nevada | #208 | 17 | 1 in 781 |
| Illinois | #231 | 58 | 1 in 1,147 |
| Kansas | #240 | 18 | 1 in 894 |
| Connecticut | #247 | 12 | 1 in 1,196 |
| Florida | #267 | 66 | 1 in 1,393 |
| Colorado | #272 | 24 | 1 in 1,131 |
| North Carolina | #282 | 36 | 1 in 1,404 |
| Washington | #282 | 28 | 1 in 1,283 |
| Idaho | #294 | 7 | 1 in 1,157 |
| Oregon | #322 | 13 | 1 in 1,390 |
| New Jersey | #345 | 21 | 1 in 1,975 |
| Minnesota | #354 | 14 | 1 in 1,978 |
| Arkansas | #375 | 8 | 1 in 1,785 |
| Massachusetts | #378 | 12 | 1 in 2,472 |
| Georgia | #384 | 26 | 1 in 2,077 |
| Iowa | #385 | 8 | 1 in 1,890 |
| Indiana | #390 | 16 | 1 in 2,230 |
| South Carolina | #393 | 10 | 1 in 2,091 |
| Oklahoma | #401 | 11 | 1 in 1,842 |
| Maryland | #404 | 12 | 1 in 2,312 |
| Nebraska | #415 | 5 | 1 in 1,979 |
| New York | #420 | 38 | 1 in 2,745 |
| Virginia | #445 | 15 | 1 in 2,788 |
| Wisconsin | #450 | 10 | 1 in 2,729 |
| Utah | #472 | 9 | 1 in 2,407 |
| Kentucky | #477 | 7 | 1 in 3,169 |
| Missouri | #505 | 10 | 1 in 3,175 |
| Pennsylvania | #521 | 16 | 1 in 3,764 |
| Alabama | #522 | 7 | 1 in 3,171 |
| Michigan | #579 | 12 | 1 in 3,970 |
| Tennessee | #605 | 9 | 1 in 3,977 |
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| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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.
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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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 215 | #318 (1885) | #381 |
| 1890s | 227 | #331 (1899) | #397 |
| 1900s | 427 | #266 (1907) | #321 |
| 1910s | 1,643 | #291 (1911) | #363 |
| 1920s | 4,281 | #235 (1929) | #276 |
| 1930s | 3,331 | #255 (1930) | #302 |
| 1940s | 4,164 | #275 (1949) | #312 |
| 1950s | 7,319 | #243 (1954) | #263 |
| 1960s | 8,583 | #218 (1969) | #257 |
| 1970s | 14,642 | #152 (1975) | #170 |
| 1980s | 20,082 | #125 (1989) | #143 |
| 1990s | 28,722 | #114 (1991) | #125 |
| 2000s | 26,520 | #137 (2001) | #151 |
| 2010s | 15,283 | #197 (2010) | #240 |
| 2020s | 6,753 | #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 2012
boys
#226
1,567 births · 1 in 1,211 boys
Top boys' names in 2012
More about 2012
boys
1,896,946 boys got a published name in 2012; 1 in 1,211 of them was named Francisco, which outranked 98.4% of the 14,250 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).