Francisco

What Francisco means

Same root as Francis, meaning “Frankish (man); a Frank”

Doublet of Francis || Borrowed from Medieval Latin Franciscus (“Frankish (man); a Frank”), from Francia (“Frankland”)).

Source: Wiktionary, “Francisco” (revision 94539403) and “Francis” (revision 94539390), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Francisco?

US: Falling: down from #247 in 2015. England & Wales: Steady: #1046 in 2015, #1035 now.

Biggest US share so far: 1997, when 2,865 boys got the name (#133 that year). First in the US records in 1880.

How common

• About 1 in 1,598 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 9,377 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in AZ (1.83 per 1,000 boys), CA (1.41 per 1,000 boys), ID (1.27 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Francisco is #322 in the US and #1035 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Francisco were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

How to say it

IPA from Wiktionary.

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Francesco145 US · 36 E&W
• Fransisco9 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Francisco

Boys

• Raul#634Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 2000, with 1,519 babies; 440 in 2025
• Jaime#657Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1980, with 1,462 babies; 420 in 2025
• Alberto#819Spanish and Italian form of Albert, meaning “noble + bright, famous”^*
• Alfredo#819Same root as Alfred, meaning “elf + counsel”^*
• Jose#95Same root as Joseph, meaning “(God) shall add”^*
• Manuel#371“pillar”^*

For a sister

• Alejandra#604Same root as Alexandra, meaning “to defend + man”^*
• Angelica#707Italian, meaning “angelic”^*
• Andrea#235Feminine form of Andreas, meaning “manly”^*
• Bianca#500Form of Blanche, meaning “white”^*
• Ana#245Editor’s note Down from #211 in 2015 to #245 in 2025 in the US
• Angel#546Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 2002, with 3,100 babies; 551 in 2025

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under Spanish & Italian, whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Francisco’s. Rank is US 2025.