Boys' name · since 1906
Francesco
8,446 babies named Francesco in U.S. Social Security records since 1906, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,332 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,331 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,446
- born since 1906
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Francesco is the #1331 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 8,446 recorded since 1906.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Francesco has been recorded 8,446 times among boys since 1906, currently ranked #1331 nationally and more common than 90% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1906 to 2025.
- #1,332 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,331 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 8,446 born since 1906
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Francesco ranks #1,332 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,331 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 8,446 born since 1906, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,332 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,331 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,446
- born since 1906
- 2000s
- peak decade
Francesco's 8,446 recorded births place it above 97.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Francesco compares
8,446 Top 10% higher than 90% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Francesco's all-time total is 23x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Francesco | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,446 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 166 | 34 | 22,252 |
Francesco's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Francesco's SSA record in two at 1968 and the more recent half accounts for 84% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 16%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1907, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 166, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Francesco popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1906–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 166
- Annual births at peak, across 120 years of records
Francesco by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,478 births, 17% of the file).
2000s was Francesco's strongest decade.
1,478 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Francesco births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 24
1900s
24 births
- 1910s 286
1910s
286 births
- 1920s 202
1920s
202 births
- 1930s 106
1930s
106 births
- 1940s 66
1940s
66 births
- 1950s 282
1950s
282 births
- 1960s 503
1960s
503 births
- 1970s
1970s
998 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,064 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,337 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,478 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,256 births
- 2020s
2020s
844 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,478 births (17% of all-time use).
How Francesco compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Francesco's total volume
Francesco by state
Where Francesco concentrates geographically, total births since 1906
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 2,649 | 31.4% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 844 | 10.0% |
| #3 | California | | 575 | 6.8% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 520 | 6.2% |
| #5 | Florida | | 423 | 5.0% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 423 | 5.0% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 344 | 4.1% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 181 | 2.1% |
2,649 of 8,446 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Francesco appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Francesco's data
- Francesco's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (1,478 total births) through the 2020s (844) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Francescos (2,649 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Francesco
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Francesco
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Francesco: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~119 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1906–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Francesco draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.