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.

#15,310 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#12,143 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
138
born since 1917
2010s
peak decade

Franciszek currently ranks #12143 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 #12143 nationally and more common than 13% 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.

  • #15,310 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #12,143 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 138 born since 1917
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Franciszek ranks #15,310 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,143 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 138 born since 1917, peaking in the 2010s.

#15,310 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#12,143 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
138
born since 1917
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%12.8%
Franciszek vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Franciszek's 138 recorded births place it above 66.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

2 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.

How Franciszek compares

138 31st percentile among 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

Franciszek's all-time total is 63% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Franciszek Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 138 369 358,536
Peak-year births 15 34 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 popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
15
Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
05101520 1917201020132016201920222025 5

Franciszek by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (84 births, 61% of the file).

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

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 84 births (61% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Franciszek by state

Where Franciszek concentrates geographically, total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Franciszek
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
11 8.0%
#2 New York
6 4.3%
Illinois share of Franciszek's total US births 8.0%
Even split

11 of 138 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Franciszek?
Franciszek has been given to 138 babies in the U.S. since 1917, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #15,310 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #12,143 of 13,930. 15 babies were born in 2017, its single highest year.
Where does Franciszek sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Franciszek ranks #15,310 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,143 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Franciszek most popular?
Franciszek was most popular in the 2010s decade with 84 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Franciszek most popular?
The top states for the name Franciszek are Illinois (11 births), New York (6 births).
How long has the name Franciszek been used?
Records for Franciszek go back to 1917, giving 109 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Franciszek?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Frank, Francis, Francisco, Franklin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Franciszek

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Franciszek: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1917–2025 (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 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 August 2026.