Franco
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- FRANG-koh
- Origin
- Germanic
- UK rank, 2025
- #780 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #746 for boys
Franco is a boys' name of Germanic origin. In 2025 it ranked 780th for boys in the UK (48 babies) and 746th for boys in the US (348 babies).
What does Franco mean?
Germanic: Italian and Spanish form of Frank; also short for Francesco
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Frank, and also a short form of Francesco.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Franco a girl's or a boy's name?
Franco is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 48 boys in the UK and 348 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Franco in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #780among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 48about 1 in 6,200 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 48 boys in the UK were named Franco, making it the 780th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 876th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 50 boys.
Half of all the boys named Franco in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 763rd in England and Wales and 647th in Scotland.
Franco in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48 | #780 |
| 2024 | 50 | #757 |
| 2023 | 46 | #794 |
| 2022 | 48 | #762 |
| 2021 | 49 | #773 |
| 2020 | 37 | #876 |
| 2019 | 37 | #889 |
| 2018 | 44 | #807 |
| 2017 | 44 | #829 |
| 2016 | 45 | #799 |
| 2015 | 36 | #924 |
| 2014 | 32 | #991 |
| 2013 | 25 | #1,139 |
| 2012 | 15 | #1,692 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,011 |
| 2010 | 14 | #1,724 |
| 2009 | 14 | #1,674 |
| 2008 | 15 | #1,547 |
| 2007 | 13 | #1,667 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,193 |
| 2005 | 11 | #1,701 |
| 2004 | 11 | #1,583 |
| 2003 | 9 | #1,723 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 8 | #1,637 |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
How popular is Franco in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #746among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 348about 1 in 4,900 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 32% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 348 boys in the US were named Franco, making it the 746th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 944th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 353 boys. It first appears in the records in 1923.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had more boys named Franco than any year since 2016.
Half of all the boys named Franco in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Franco in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 348 | #746 |
| 2024 | 345 | #745 |
| 2023 | 325 | #779 |
| 2022 | 291 | #837 |
| 2021 | 268 | #866 |
| 2020 | 233 | #944 |
| 2019 | 262 | #853 |
| 2018 | 279 | #808 |
| 2017 | 328 | #727 |
| 2016 | 353 | #702 |
| 2015 | 254 | #873 |
| 2014 | 275 | #825 |
| 2013 | 234 | #889 |
| 2012 | 204 | #979 |
| 2011 | 206 | #961 |
| 2010 | 254 | #839 |
| 2009 | 307 | #748 |
| 2008 | 264 | #829 |
| 2007 | 178 | #1,053 |
| 2006 | 203 | #930 |
| 2005 | 207 | #879 |
| 2004 | 195 | #887 |
| 2003 | 131 | #1,148 |
| 2002 | 115 | #1,201 |
| 2001 | 117 | #1,169 |
| 2000 | 116 | #1,173 |
| 1999 | 82 | #1,418 |
| 1998 | 77 | #1,456 |
| 1997 | 76 | #1,420 |
| 1996 | 90 | #1,234 |
| 1995 | 78 | #1,322 |
| 1994 | 93 | #1,188 |
| 1993 | 91 | #1,164 |
| 1992 | 107 | #1,055 |
| 1991 | 80 | #1,239 |
| 1990 | 71 | #1,313 |
| 1989 | 91 | #1,105 |
| 1988 | 70 | #1,212 |
| 1987 | 82 | #1,053 |
| 1986 | 63 | #1,198 |
| 1985 | 60 | #1,227 |
| 1984 | 79 | #999 |
| 1983 | 59 | #1,178 |
| 1982 | 71 | #1,082 |
| 1981 | 83 | #995 |
| 1980 | 106 | #859 |
| 1979 | 87 | #945 |
| 1978 | 79 | #969 |
| 1977 | 81 | #949 |
| 1976 | 97 | #845 |
| 1975 | 89 | #879 |
| 1974 | 68 | #993 |
| 1973 | 68 | #978 |
| 1972 | 55 | #1,098 |
| 1971 | 37 | #1,400 |
| 1970 | 55 | #1,103 |
| 1969 | 50 | #1,097 |
| 1968 | 46 | #1,100 |
| 1967 | 53 | #992 |
| 1966 | 40 | #1,178 |
| 1965 | 33 | #1,334 |
| 1964 | 40 | #1,218 |
| 1963 | 20 | #1,791 |
| 1962 | 26 | #1,545 |
| 1961 | 23 | #1,685 |
| 1960 | 26 | #1,580 |
| 1959 | 27 | #1,521 |
| 1958 | 12 | #2,368 |
| 1957 | 18 | #1,886 |
| 1956 | 7 | #3,214 |
| 1955 | 7 | #3,199 |
| 1954 | 12 | #2,315 |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,142 |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 9 | #2,579 |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 7 | #3,009 |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,175 |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 7 | #3,287 |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 6 | #3,695 |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 8 | #3,173 |
Names like Franco
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hugo Leonardo Nico Enzo Milo Luca Rico Arlo Lucas Rocco Lorenzo Lando
Names related to Franco
More Germanic names
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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, “Franco: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/franco, updated 20 October 2026.