Boys' name · since 1914

Fransisco

3,065 babies named Fransisco in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#2,500 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#8,293 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
3,065
born since 1914
2000s
peak decade

3,065 babies have been named Fransisco since 1914, making it today's #8293 boys' name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fransisco has been recorded 3,065 times among boys since 1914, currently ranked #8293 nationally and more common than 40% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.

  • #2,500 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #8,293 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 3,065 born since 1914
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fransisco ranks #2,500 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,293 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,065 born since 1914, peaking in the 2000s.

#2,500 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#8,293 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
3,065
born since 1914
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%40.4%
Fransisco vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Fransisco's 3,065 recorded births place it above 94.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

9 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Fransisco compares

3,065 Top 17% higher than 83% 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

Fransisco's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Fransisco Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 3,065 369 358,536
Peak-year births 78 34 22,252

Fransisco's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Fransisco splits its recorded history at 1970: 70% of all births land in the more recent half, 30% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 78 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Fransisco popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
78
Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
020406080100 191419281942195619701984199820122025 9

Fransisco by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (529 births, 17% of the file).

2000s was Fransisco's strongest decade.

529 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.

Fransisco births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 529 births (17% of all-time use).

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

How Fransisco 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 Fransisco's total volume

Fransisco vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -118, 2.9%-45, 6%-114, 3%-24, 7.4%-112, 10.3%-44, 7%-101, 3.1%-80, 3.2%-138, 1.6%-106, 5.7%-128, 1.5%-46, 5.1%-145, 2.4%-34, 13%-70, 3.9%Fransisco-112, 2.5%Fransisco
Fransisco vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Fransisco by state

Where Fransisco concentrates geographically, total births since 1914

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Fransisco
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
934 30.5%
#2 California
788 25.7%
#3 Arizona
36 1.2%
#4 Florida
16 0.5%
#5 Illinois
12 0.4%
#6 New York
10 0.3%
#7 North Carolina
6 0.2%
#8 Colorado
5 0.2%
Texas share of Fransisco's total US births 30.5%
Even split

934 of 3,065 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Fransisco appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fransisco?
Since 1914, Social Security records show 3,065 babies named Fransisco. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #2,500 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #8,293 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2001, with 78 births.
Where does Fransisco sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fransisco ranks #2,500 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,293 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 Fransisco most popular?
Fransisco was most popular in the 2000s decade with 529 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Fransisco most popular?
The top states for the name Fransisco are Texas (934 births), California (788 births), Arizona (36 births).
How long has the name Fransisco been used?
Fransisco has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 112 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Fransisco?
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 Fransisco's data

  • Fransisco's decade-level peak was the 2000s (529 total births); usage has since declined to 58 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Fransiscos (934 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

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

Keep exploring Fransisco

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Fransisco: 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, 1914–2025 (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 Fransisco 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.