Boys' name · since 1917
Franciszek
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 138 babies named Franciszek, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10002
- among boys today
- 138
- born since 1917
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 30%
- more common than other boys
Franciszek currently ranks #10002 among boys' names in America, with 138 babies recorded since 1917.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Franciszek has been recorded 138 times among boys since 1917, currently ranked #10002 nationally and more common than 30% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.
- #10002 among boys today
- 138 born since 1917
- 2010s peak decade
- 30% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Franciszek is currently the #10002 boys' name in America, more common than 30% of boys - 138 born since 1917, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10002
- among boys today
- 138
- born since 1917
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 30%
- more common than other boys
Franciszek vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
More common than 30% of names given to boys today.
61% of everyone ever named Franciszek was born in this single decade.
15 babies were named Franciszek in 2017 - its busiest year on record.
How Franciszek compares
138 31th percentile among 14,294 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
Franciszek's all-time total is 62% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Franciszek | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 138 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 23 | 22,252 |
Franciszek's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Franciszek's full recorded timeline at 2016, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Franciszek at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Franciszek popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Currently ranks #10002 among boys.
138 total births across 109 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2017 with 15 births in a single year.
Franciszek by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Franciszek's strongest decade.
84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Franciszek births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
84 births
- 2020s
2020s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 84 births (61% of all-time use).
Franciszek decade highlights
- Peak decade 84 births
- Runner-up 39 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Franciszek by state
Where Franciszek concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
Top 5 states
- Illinois 8.0% of nationwide
- New York 4.3% of nationwide
Recorded in 2 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Illinois accounts for 8.0% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Franciszek's data
- Franciszek's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (84 total births) through the 2020s (39) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Illinois records the most Franciszeks (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1917–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Franciszek: #10002 Boys' Name - 138 Births, Peak 2017." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/franciszek. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Franciszek 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 June 2026.
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