Boys' name · since 1880
Francisco
142,192 babies named Francisco in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #238 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #322 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 142,192
- born since 1880
- 1990s
- peak decade
Francisco currently ranks #322 among boys' names in America, with 142,192 babies recorded since 1880.
Francisco has 142,192 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #322 as of the latest data, more common than 98% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #238 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #322 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 142,192 born since 1880
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Francisco ranks #238 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #322 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 142,192 born since 1880, peaking in the 1990s.
- #238 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #322 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 142,192
- born since 1880
- 1990s
- peak decade
Francisco's 142,192 recorded births place it above 99.47% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
42 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Francisco compares
142,192 Top 2% higher than 98% 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
Francisco's all-time total is 385x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Francisco | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 142,192 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 2,967 | 34 | 22,252 |
Francisco's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Francisco splits its recorded history at 1953: 89% of all births land in the more recent half, 11% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1886 (15 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 2,967 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Francisco popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 2,967
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Francisco popularity over time - girls
954 total births recorded since 1916 (Francisco as girls' name)
Francisco by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (28,722 births, 20% of the file).
1990s was Francisco's strongest decade.
28,722 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Francisco births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 215
1880s
215 births
- 1890s 227
1890s
227 births
- 1900s 427
1900s
427 births
- 1910s 1,643
1910s
1,643 births
- 1920s 4,281
1920s
4,281 births
- 1930s 3,331
1930s
3,331 births
- 1940s 4,164
1940s
4,164 births
- 1950s 7,319
1950s
7,319 births
- 1960s 8,583
1960s
8,583 births
- 1970s
1970s
14,642 births
- 1980s
1980s
20,082 births
- 1990s
1990s
28,722 births
- 2000s
2000s
26,520 births
- 2010s
2010s
15,283 births
- 2020s 6,753
2020s
6,753 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 28,722 births (20% of all-time use).
How Francisco 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 Francisco's total volume
Francisco by state
Where Francisco concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 46,533 | 32.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 36,767 | 25.9% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 8,803 | 6.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 8,160 | 5.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 6,196 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Florida | | 4,833 | 3.4% |
| #7 | New Mexico | | 2,668 | 1.9% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 2,310 | 1.6% |
46,533 of 142,192 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.
Francisco appears in 42 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Francisco's data
- Francisco's decade-level peak was the 1990s (28,722 total births); usage has since declined to 6,753 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Franciscos (46,533 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Francisco: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Francisco 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.