Fun Facts About the Name Francisco
- More than 143 thousand babies named Francisco: U.S. records list 143,140 babies given the name Francisco from 1880 through 2025. Even 954 girls received the name Francisco - about 1 girl for every 149 boys.
What Does the Name Francisco Mean?
Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the Latin name Franciscus, which meant "Frenchman" or "of the Franks." Franciscus came from Latin Francus, the name of the Franks, a Germanic people. The deeper origin of the tribal name Frank is uncertain; one old suggestion connects it to a Germanic word for a javelin or spear, but that is not settled.
In medieval Latin, francus also took on the sense "free" or "exempt," because the Franks were a ruling people in parts of Europe. From that later sense comes the common interpretation of Francisco as "free man." That meaning is customary rather than the name's earliest literal sense.
Francisco Name History & Origins
The name entered Spanish and Portuguese as Francisco, a form of Latin Franciscus. The Latin name is best known through Saint Francis of Assisi (died 1226), whose baptismal name was Giovanni but who was called Francesco, probably meaning "Frenchman" or "the French one." The exact reason for the nickname is not certain; explanations include his father's business ties to France or his mother's French background.
In the Iberian Peninsula, Francisco became a common given name. It was carried to the Americas by Spanish and Portuguese explorers, colonists, and missionaries. The name also appears in place names, such as San Francisco, named for Saint Francis. In English, the usual equivalent is Francis, while Francisco is often kept in its Spanish or Portuguese form.
How Popular is the Name Francisco?
Francisco recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1993. Its best rank was #114 in 1991.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #15,768 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #11,199 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #10,989 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #11,671 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #16,301 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #8,963 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2000 | #8,204 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1999 | #6,612 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1998 | #6,482 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1997 | #6,989 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1996 | #5,876 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1995 | #3,916 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1994 | #4,579 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1993 | #3,812 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 1992 | #3,607 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 1991 | #3,470 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 1990 | #3,384 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 1989 | #4,046 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1988 | #3,249 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 1987 | #3,892 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1986 | #4,413 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1985 | #4,180 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1984 | #4,212 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1983 | #6,372 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1982 | #3,283 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1981 | #3,555 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 1980 | #3,755 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 1979 | #2,879 | 30 | 0.0019% |
| 1978 | #4,323 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1977 | #3,519 | 21 | 0.0014% |
| 1976 | #3,437 | 20 | 0.0014% |
| 1975 | #4,673 | 13 | 0.0009% |
| 1974 | #5,476 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1973 | #4,984 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1972 | #3,766 | 16 | 0.0011% |
| 1971 | #3,838 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1970 | #5,984 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1969 | #3,670 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1968 | #4,295 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1967 | #3,726 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1966 | #5,007 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1965 | #4,027 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1964 | #6,248 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #4,645 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1961 | #6,883 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1960 | #3,769 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1957 | #4,658 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1956 | #3,766 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1955 | #6,144 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #5,249 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1952 | #3,436 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1951 | #5,682 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1950 | #4,922 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1949 | #3,461 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1946 | #4,617 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1942 | #4,287 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1941 | #4,122 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1939 | #4,472 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1938 | #4,004 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1936 | #3,212 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1935 | #3,260 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1933 | #3,541 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1932 | #3,394 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1931 | #4,576 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1930 | #3,152 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1929 | #3,497 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1928 | #3,550 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1927 | #4,010 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1926 | #4,498 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1924 | #4,674 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1923 | #4,596 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1922 | #4,654 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1920 | #5,259 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1919 | #5,076 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1917 | #4,862 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1916 | #4,696 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #322 | 1,069 | 0.0626% |
| 2024 | #307 | 1,104 | 0.0644% |
| 2023 | #297 | 1,122 | 0.0657% |
| 2022 | #288 | 1,184 | 0.0679% |
| 2021 | #296 | 1,120 | 0.0641% |
| 2020 | #296 | 1,147 | 0.0665% |
| 2019 | #275 | 1,302 | 0.0726% |
| 2018 | #285 | 1,240 | 0.0683% |
| 2017 | #259 | 1,402 | 0.0758% |
| 2016 | #252 | 1,447 | 0.0763% |
| 2015 | #247 | 1,483 | 0.0774% |
| 2014 | #232 | 1,600 | 0.0833% |
| 2013 | #219 | 1,701 | 0.0899% |
| 2012 | #226 | 1,567 | 0.0826% |
| 2011 | #211 | 1,663 | 0.0876% |
| 2010 | #197 | 1,876 | 0.0978% |
| 2009 | #183 | 2,084 | 0.1051% |
| 2008 | #170 | 2,341 | 0.1148% |
| 2007 | #151 | 2,728 | 0.1315% |
| 2006 | #156 | 2,687 | 0.1307% |
| 2005 | #144 | 2,743 | 0.1373% |
| 2004 | #147 | 2,730 | 0.1375% |
| 2003 | #147 | 2,769 | 0.1402% |
| 2002 | #141 | 2,742 | 0.1412% |
| 2001 | #137 | 2,859 | 0.1472% |
| 2000 | #139 | 2,837 | 0.1445% |
| 1999 | #134 | 2,832 | 0.1475% |
| 1998 | #139 | 2,692 | 0.1408% |
| 1997 | #133 | 2,865 | 0.1520% |
| 1996 | #133 | 2,811 | 0.1484% |
| 1995 | #125 | 2,886 | 0.1516% |
| 1994 | #120 | 2,891 | 0.1496% |
| 1993 | #119 | 2,966 | 0.1512% |
| 1992 | #117 | 2,938 | 0.1471% |
| 1991 | #114 | 2,906 | 0.1438% |
| 1990 | #115 | 2,934 | 0.1428% |
| 1989 | #125 | 2,621 | 0.1310% |
| 1988 | #132 | 2,258 | 0.1180% |
| 1987 | #135 | 2,097 | 0.1123% |
| 1986 | #146 | 1,917 | 0.1041% |
| 1985 | #140 | 2,018 | 0.1092% |
| 1984 | #151 | 1,811 | 0.1003% |
| 1983 | #147 | 1,824 | 0.1017% |
| 1982 | #155 | 1,812 | 0.0999% |
| 1981 | #144 | 1,956 | 0.1092% |
| 1980 | #154 | 1,770 | 0.0992% |
| 1979 | #154 | 1,688 | 0.0980% |
| 1978 | #155 | 1,608 | 0.0979% |
| 1977 | #160 | 1,496 | 0.0910% |
| 1976 | #157 | 1,574 | 0.1003% |
| 1975 | #152 | 1,614 | 0.1034% |
| 1974 | #161 | 1,512 | 0.0962% |
| 1973 | #171 | 1,375 | 0.0882% |
| 1972 | #182 | 1,334 | 0.0823% |
| 1971 | #199 | 1,224 | 0.0692% |
| 1970 | #209 | 1,217 | 0.0655% |
| 1969 | #216 | 1,108 | 0.0620% |
| 1968 | #228 | 985 | 0.0567% |
| 1967 | #231 | 948 | 0.0544% |
| 1966 | #242 | 863 | 0.0484% |
| 1965 | #261 | 795 | 0.0427% |
| 1964 | #271 | 816 | 0.0409% |
| 1963 | #278 | 775 | 0.0382% |
| 1962 | #272 | 794 | 0.0384% |
| 1961 | #288 | 723 | 0.0340% |
| 1960 | #284 | 778 | 0.0365% |
| 1959 | #296 | 709 | 0.0332% |
| 1958 | #287 | 702 | 0.0331% |
| 1957 | #270 | 776 | 0.0360% |
| 1956 | #260 | 786 | 0.0372% |
| 1955 | #254 | 730 | 0.0354% |
| 1954 | #243 | 831 | 0.0408% |
| 1953 | #248 | 764 | 0.0387% |
| 1952 | #262 | 682 | 0.0351% |
| 1951 | #253 | 692 | 0.0368% |
| 1950 | #254 | 647 | 0.0361% |
| 1949 | #275 | 594 | 0.0335% |
| 1948 | #276 | 588 | 0.0335% |
| 1947 | #291 | 559 | 0.0306% |
| 1946 | #305 | 454 | 0.0280% |
| 1945 | #310 | 367 | 0.0273% |
| 1944 | #315 | 365 | 0.0268% |
| 1943 | #323 | 357 | 0.0250% |
| 1942 | #350 | 299 | 0.0216% |
| 1941 | #350 | 278 | 0.0226% |
| 1940 | #326 | 303 | 0.0261% |
| 1939 | #344 | 266 | 0.0240% |
| 1938 | #317 | 299 | 0.0270% |
| 1937 | #311 | 297 | 0.0278% |
| 1936 | #303 | 312 | 0.0301% |
| 1935 | #308 | 310 | 0.0298% |
| 1934 | #298 | 330 | 0.0320% |
| 1933 | #325 | 273 | 0.0275% |
| 1932 | #299 | 341 | 0.0327% |
| 1931 | #261 | 427 | 0.0411% |
| 1930 | #255 | 476 | 0.0434% |
| 1929 | #235 | 531 | 0.0494% |
| 1928 | #252 | 498 | 0.0450% |
| 1927 | #243 | 542 | 0.0481% |
| 1926 | #272 | 435 | 0.0392% |
| 1925 | #266 | 456 | 0.0409% |
| 1924 | #297 | 366 | 0.0323% |
| 1923 | #284 | 393 | 0.0359% |
| 1922 | #311 | 341 | 0.0313% |
| 1921 | #299 | 360 | 0.0327% |
| 1920 | #299 | 359 | 0.0337% |
| 1919 | #338 | 279 | 0.0285% |
| 1918 | #367 | 254 | 0.0251% |
| 1917 | #374 | 227 | 0.0245% |
| 1916 | #411 | 183 | 0.0206% |
| 1915 | #421 | 163 | 0.0192% |
| 1914 | #387 | 150 | 0.0229% |
| 1913 | #359 | 134 | 0.0261% |
| 1912 | #375 | 106 | 0.0247% |
| 1911 | #291 | 82 | 0.0363% |
| 1910 | #305 | 65 | 0.0335% |
| 1909 | #283 | 63 | 0.0384% |
| 1908 | #278 | 60 | 0.0389% |
| 1907 | #267 | 62 | 0.0422% |
| 1906 | #325 | 40 | 0.0300% |
| 1905 | #367 | 32 | 0.0242% |
| 1904 | #308 | 41 | 0.0320% |
| 1903 | #385 | 26 | 0.0218% |
| 1902 | #374 | 28 | 0.0228% |
| 1901 | #298 | 35 | 0.0329% |
| 1900 | #346 | 40 | 0.0266% |
| 1899 | #331 | 29 | 0.0273% |
| 1898 | #459 | 20 | 0.0163% |
| 1897 | #370 | 26 | 0.0231% |
| 1896 | #372 | 27 | 0.0226% |
| 1895 | #443 | 20 | 0.0170% |
| 1894 | #380 | 24 | 0.0207% |
| 1893 | #352 | 26 | 0.0231% |
| 1892 | #485 | 17 | 0.0139% |
| 1891 | #381 | 21 | 0.0208% |
| 1890 | #443 | 17 | 0.0153% |
| 1889 | #421 | 19 | 0.0172% |
| 1888 | #407 | 21 | 0.0174% |
| 1887 | #326 | 26 | 0.0256% |
| 1886 | #483 | 15 | 0.0135% |
| 1885 | #322 | 28 | 0.0260% |
| 1884 | #369 | 23 | 0.0201% |
| 1883 | #342 | 24 | 0.0229% |
| 1882 | #417 | 19 | 0.0167% |
| 1881 | #366 | 21 | 0.0208% |
| 1880 | #395 | 19 | 0.0172% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Francisco Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are kind, home-loving, hospitable and friendly. Since you take responsibility well, you are a good organizer of social affairs. Compassion for others is an outstanding trait. You are a great lover and a great flirt – an artist, musician, actor, teacher, nurse. Your character can be contradictory. You are practical, yet idealistic and intuitive; capable of selfless devotion to someone you love, yet look to receive payback. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You are very intuitive. You have a reservoir of inspired wisdom combined with inherited analytical ability, which could reward you through expressions of spiritual leadership, business analysis, marketing, artistic visions, and scientific research. Operating on spiritual side of your individuality can bring you to the great heights, and drop you off if you neglect your spiritual identity. You are always looking for an opportunity to investigate the unknown, to use and show your mental abilities, to find the purpose and meaning of life. You want to grow wise and to understand people and things. You need privacy to replenish your energy. You have a unique way of thinking, intuitive, reflective, absorbing.
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