Boys' name · since 1949
Franciso
Since 1949, U.S. Social Security records show 460 babies named Franciso, peaking in 1974. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,281 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 460
- born since 1949
- 1970s
- peak decade
460 boys have been named Franciso since 1949, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Franciso has 460 recorded births among boys since 1949, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 2004.
- #8,281 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 460 born since 1949
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Franciso ranks #8,281 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 460 born since 1949, peaking in the 1970s.
- #8,281 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 460
- born since 1949
- 1970s
- peak decade
Franciso's 460 recorded births place it above 81.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Franciso's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Franciso's SSA record in two at 1978 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1963, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1974 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Franciso popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2004
- Peak year (1974)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Franciso by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (113 births, 25% of the file).
1970s was Franciso's strongest decade.
113 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Franciso births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s
1950s
60 births
- 1960s
1960s
60 births
- 1970s
1970s
113 births
- 1980s
1980s
112 births
- 1990s
1990s
73 births
- 2000s 36
2000s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 113 births (25% of all-time use).
Franciso by state
Where Franciso concentrates geographically, total births since 1949
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 31 | 6.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 28 | 6.1% |
31 of 460 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Franciso's data
- Franciso's decade-level peak was the 1970s (113 total births); usage has since declined to 36 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Francisos (31 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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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Franciso: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1949–2004 (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 Franciso 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.