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Francisco

Gender
Boy
Say it
fran-SISS-koh
Origin
Latin
UK rank, 2025
#1,102 for boys
US rank, 2025
#322 for boys

Francisco is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “French”. In 2025 it ranked 1,102nd for boys in the UK (29 babies) and 322nd for boys in the US (1,069 babies).

What does Francisco mean?

Latin: Spanish and Portuguese form of Francis

“French”

Spanish and Portuguese form of Francis; San Francisco in California is named after St Francis of Assisi.

More on Wiktionary.

Is Francisco a girl's or a boy's name?

Francisco is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 29 boys in the UK and 1,069 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Francisco in the UK?

Rank in 2025
1,102nd among boys
Babies in 2025
29 about 1 in 10,000 boys
Five-year trend
Steady down 7% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 29 boys in the UK were named Francisco, making it the 1,102nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 981st. Its busiest year was 2017, with 46 boys.

2025 had fewer boys named Francisco than any year since 2016.

Half of all the boys named Francisco in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2020. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.

Among boys in 2025, it was 1,035th in England and Wales.

1996Busiest: 46 in 20172025
Francisco in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
202529#1,102
202430#1,064
202334#986
202232#1,024
202139#878
202032#981
201935#931
201833#980
201746#806
201626#1,163
201529#1,064
201426#1,136
201327#1,088
201228#1,070
201124#1,164
201016#1,585
200919#1,340
200835#872
200722#1,172
200625#1,008
200520#1,133
200417#1,183
200322#953
200213#1,252
200114#1,149
20009#1,503
199911#1,267
199813#1,112
19978#1,532
199613#1,083

How popular is Francisco in the US?

Rank in 2025
322nd among boys
Babies in 2025
1,069 about 1 in 1,600 boys
Five-year trend
Steady down 11% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 1,069 boys in the US were named Francisco, making it the 322nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 296th. Its busiest year was 1993, with 2,967 boys.

It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Francisco than any year since 1968.

Half of all the boys named Francisco in the US since 1880 were born between 1974 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.

1880Busiest: 2,967 in 19932025
Francisco in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
20251,069#322
20241,108#306
20231,122#297
20221,184#288
20211,122#296
20201,148#296
20191,302#275
20181,240#285
20171,403#259
20161,447#252
20151,483#247
20141,601#232
20131,701#219
20121,567#226
20111,663#211
20101,876#197
20092,084#183
20082,341#169
20072,728#151
20062,687#156
20052,743#144
20042,730#147
20032,769#147
20022,742#141
20012,859#137
20002,837#139
19992,832#134
19982,692#139
19972,865#133
19962,811#133
19952,886#125
19942,891#120
19932,967#119
19922,938#117
19912,906#114
19902,934#115
19892,621#125
19882,258#131
19872,097#135
19861,917#146
19852,018#140
19841,810#151
19831,824#147
19821,812#155
19811,956#144
19801,769#154
19791,687#154
19781,608#155
19771,496#159
19761,575#157
19751,612#152
19741,512#160
19731,375#171
19721,334#182
19711,225#199
19701,218#209
19691,106#218
1968985#228
1967948#231
1966863#242
1965795#261
1964816#271
1963775#278
1962794#272
1961723#288
1960778#284
1959709#295
1958702#287
1957776#270
1956786#260
1955730#254
1954831#243
1953764#248
1952682#262
1951692#253
1950647#254
1949593#275
1948588#276
1947560#291
1946454#305
1945367#310
1944365#315
1943357#323
1942299#350
1941278#348
1940303#326
1939266#344
1938299#317
1937297#311
1936312#302
1935310#308
1934330#298
1933273#325
1932341#299
1931427#261
1930476#255
1929531#235
1928498#252
1927542#243
1926435#272
1925456#266
1924366#297
1923393#284
1922341#311
1921360#299
1920359#298
1919279#338
1918254#367
1917227#374
1916183#411
1915163#421
1914150#387
1913134#359
1912106#374
191182#291
191065#304
190963#283
190860#278
190762#266
190640#323
190532#365
190441#306
190326#381
190228#373
190135#294
190040#343
189929#331
189820#452
189726#367
189627#367
189520#437
189424#376
189326#349
189217#480
189121#377
189017#434
188919#415
188821#404
188726#325
188615#470
188528#318
188423#369
188324#337
188219#416
188121#360
188019#392

Nicknames for Francisco

Names like Francisco

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Lorenzo, Hugo, Leonardo, Romeo, Austin, Gabriel, Vincent, Roman, Marco, Zachary, Elijah, Luciano

Names related to Francisco

Franciszek, Francesco

More Latin names

Oliver, Olivia, Leo, Aurora, Emily, Florence, Mabel, Luna, Nora, Rosie, Emilia, Max, Nova, Lucy, Julian, Clara

Every Latin name

Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Francisco: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/francisco, updated 20 October 2026.