Boys' name · since 1984
Frisco
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.
- #13,821 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 174
- born since 1984
- 1980s
- peak decade
174 boys have been named Frisco since 1984, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Frisco recorded 174 times among boys since 1984, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2007.
- #13,821 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 174 born since 1984
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Frisco ranks #13,821 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 174 born since 1984, peaking in the 1980s.
- #13,821 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 174
- born since 1984
- 1980s
- peak decade
Frisco's 174 recorded births place it above 69.56% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Frisco's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Frisco's full recorded timeline at 1991, 34% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 66% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1986 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Frisco popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2007
- Peak year (1986)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Frisco by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (95 births, 55% of the file).
1980s was Frisco's strongest decade.
95 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Frisco births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
95 births
- 1990s
1990s
73 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 95 births (55% of all-time use).
Frisco by state
Where Frisco concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 5.7% |
10 of 174 births nationwide.
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What to do with Frisco's data
- Frisco's decade-level peak was the 1980s (95 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Friscos (10 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.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Frisco: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~23 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, 1984–2007 (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 Frisco 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.