Francisco Boy

How popular is Francisco?

#322 boy name in 2025

1,069 baby boys were named Francisco in the US in 2025, making it the 322nd most popular boy name.

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123,886living people named Francisco (est.)
32median age of people named Francisco
143,146babies named Francisco since 1880
1 in 3,101US babies born in 2025

Francisco popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#322 for boys (▼ 16 from 2024)
Babies in 20251,069 boys
10-year trendFalling (-28% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#247 in 2015, #296 in 2020
Peak year1993 (2,967 boys)
Highest rank#114 in 1991
First recorded1880
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)100% boys, 0% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.8% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Francisco is most popular

Babies named Francisco per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Arizona: 2.0 per 1,000 (329 boys)
  2. New Mexico: 2.0 per 1,000 (66 boys)
  3. California: 1.5 per 1,000 (1,400 boys)
  4. Texas: 1.4 per 1,000 (1,208 boys)
  5. Nevada: 1.4 per 1,000 (77 boys)

Francisco by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1880s215#318
1890s227#331
1900s427#266
1910s1,643#291
1920s4,281#235
1930s3,331#255
1940s4,164#275
1950s7,319#243
1960s8,583#218
1970s14,642#152
1980s20,082#125
1990s28,722#114
2000s26,520#137
2010s15,283#197
2020s6,753#288

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Questions

Is Francisco a boy or girl name?
Francisco is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Francisco were boys.
How popular is the name Francisco?
1,069 baby boys were named Francisco in the US in 2025, making it the 322nd most popular boy name.
When was Francisco most popular?
Francisco peaked in 1993, when 2,967 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #114 in 1991.
How many people are named Francisco?
143,146 babies have been named Francisco in the US since 1880. We estimate about 123,886 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 32.
Where is Francisco most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Francisco was most common in Arizona, at 2.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.