Boys' name · peaked in 1997
Francisco name popularity since 1925
138,777 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Francisco (0.7% girls, 99.3% boys). Half of them were born in 1992 or earlier, so the typical Francisco is about 34 years old in 2026. Francisco peaked in 1997 as the #133 name for boys, and it ranked #322 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 138,777
- Named Francisco, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #322
- for boys in 2025 (1,069 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.3% boys
- 916 girls · 137,861 boys
- Most popular in
- Arizona
- 4.75× its national share
Peak year is the year Francisco made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Francisco births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1993. Measured as a share of all babies, Francisco peaked in 1997.
- Steepest fall: Between 1928 and 1933, Francisco's share of baby boys fell by 38%.
- Fastest rise: Between 1970 and 1975, it became 1.6× more common, from 1 in 1,530 baby boys to 1 in 969.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Francisco's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Francisco.
Decade by decade
Babies named Francisco in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 29 | 2,462 | – |
| 1930s | 56 | 3,331 | #308 |
| 1940s | 28 | 4,164 | #310 |
| 1950s | 52 | 7,319 | #254 |
| 1960s | 90 | 8,583 | #261 |
| 1970s | 161 | 14,642 | #152 |
| 1980s | 211 | 20,082 | #140 |
| 1990s | 229 | 28,722 | #125 |
| 2000s | 60 | 26,520 | #144 |
| 2010s | 0 | 15,283 | #247 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 6,753 | #322 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
28.9% of babies named Francisco from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Francisco is most popular
The index compares Francisco's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Francisco.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 4.75× | 8,432 |
| New Mexico | 3.26× | 2,466 |
| Texas | 3.26× | 34,956 |
| California | 3.21× | 46,425 |
| Nevada | 2.26× | 1,103 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Francisco and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Francisco (this page) | 137,861 | 1997 |
| Francesco | 8,016 | 2024 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Francisco's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Francisco.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Francisco (1997).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data