Recorded 1984–2007 Boys' name Peak 1986 174 births

Frisco — boys' name

174 babies named Frisco in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s951990s732000s6
1980s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Frisco was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

25 babies were named Frisco in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Frisco

The Social Security Administration has registered 174 babies named Frisco between 1984 and 2007, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Frisco currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Frisco performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 95 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Frisco shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Frisco in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Frisco in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 174 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Frisco at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

174

Since 1984

24 years of records

Peak year

1986

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1984

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2007

Frisco popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1984

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1986)
25
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
051015202530 20071995199319911989198719851984 7

Frisco by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
95 births that decade — 55% of Frisco's all-time total
1980s951990s732000s6

Frisco by state

Where Frisco concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Frisco
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 5.7%
California share of Frisco's total US births 5.7%

10 of 174 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Frisco?
174 babies have been named Frisco since 1984. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1986 with 25 births.
When was Frisco most popular?
Frisco was most popular in the 1980s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Frisco most popular?
The top states for the name Frisco are California (10 births).
How long has the name Frisco been used?
Frisco has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 24 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Frisco?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fritz, Friedrich, Friend, Friddie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1984–2007 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.