Boys' name · since 1923
Franco
9,107 babies named Franco in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,277 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #747 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,107
- born since 1923
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Franco is the #747 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 9,107 recorded since 1923.
Social Security Administration records show Franco recorded 9,107 times among boys since 1923, holding rank #747 nationally today, ahead of 95% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 2025.
- #1,277 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #747 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 9,107 born since 1923
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Franco ranks #1,277 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #747 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 9,107 born since 1923, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,277 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #747 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,107
- born since 1923
- 2010s
- peak decade
Franco's 9,107 recorded births place it above 97.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Franco compares
9,107 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
Franco's all-time total is 25x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Franco | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,107 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 353 | 34 | 22,252 |
Franco's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Franco's full recorded timeline at 1986, 82% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 18% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1928, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 353 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Franco popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 353
- Annual births at peak, across 103 years of records
Franco by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,649 births, 29% of the file).
2010s was Franco's strongest decade.
2,649 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Franco births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 14
1920s
14 births
- 1930s 13
1930s
13 births
- 1940s 7
1940s
7 births
- 1950s 99
1950s
99 births
- 1960s 357
1960s
357 births
- 1970s 716
1970s
716 births
- 1980s 764
1980s
764 births
- 1990s 845
1990s
845 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,833 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,649 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,810 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,649 births (29% of all-time use).
How Franco 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 Franco's total volume
Franco by state
Where Franco concentrates geographically, total births since 1923
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,781 | 19.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,271 | 14.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 917 | 10.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 811 | 8.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 482 | 5.3% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 420 | 4.6% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 275 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 171 | 1.9% |
1,781 of 9,107 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Franco appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Franco's data
- Franco's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,649 total births) through the 2020s (1,810) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Francos (1,781 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.
Keep exploring Franco
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Franco
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Franco: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~102 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, 1923–2025 (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 Franco 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.