Boys' name · since 1965

Gianfranco

Gianfranco has 1,057 recorded births since 1965 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#4,953 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#9,882 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,057
born since 1965
2000s
peak decade

Gianfranco currently ranks #9882 among boys' names in America, with 1,057 babies recorded since 1965.

Gianfranco has 1,057 recorded births among boys since 1965, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9882 as of the latest data, more common than 29% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2025.

  • #4,953 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #9,882 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 1,057 born since 1965
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gianfranco ranks #4,953 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,882 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,057 born since 1965, peaking in the 2000s.

#4,953 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#9,882 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,057
born since 1965
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%29%
Gianfranco vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Gianfranco's 1,057 recorded births place it above 89.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

5 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Florida.

How Gianfranco compares

1,057 Top 31% higher than 69% 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

Gianfranco's all-time total is 186% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Gianfranco Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 1,057 369 358,536
Peak-year births 39 34 22,252

Gianfranco's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Gianfranco splits its recorded history at 1998: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1965 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 39 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Gianfranco popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2002)
39
Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
01020304050 196519771984199119982005201220192025 7

Gianfranco by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (330 births, 31% of the file).

2000s was Gianfranco's strongest decade.

330 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.

Gianfranco births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 330 births (31% of all-time use).

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

How Gianfranco 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 Gianfranco's total volume

Gianfranco vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 20406080100120 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 -114, 6.6%-56, 6.4%-69, 3.5%-39, 6.1%-111, 1.8%-56, 5%-110, 7.4%-67, 3.5%-55, 3.4%-113, 9.2%-112, 3.3%-49, 4%-37, 16.7%-112, 4.8%-42, 4.8%Gianfranco-61, 3.7%Gianfranco
Gianfranco vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Gianfranco by state

Where Gianfranco concentrates geographically, total births since 1965

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Gianfranco
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
164 15.5%
#2 New York
125 11.8%
#3 California
46 4.4%
#4 New Jersey
22 2.1%
#5 Texas
6 0.6%
Florida share of Gianfranco's total US births 15.5%
Even split

164 of 1,057 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gianfranco?
Since 1965, Social Security records show 1,057 babies named Gianfranco. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #4,953 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #9,882 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2002, with 39 births.
Where does Gianfranco sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gianfranco ranks #4,953 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,882 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 Gianfranco most popular?
Gianfranco was most popular in the 2000s decade with 330 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Gianfranco most popular?
The top states for the name Gianfranco are Florida (164 births), New York (125 births), California (46 births).
How long has the name Gianfranco been used?
The SSA has tracked Gianfranco since 1965 -- 61 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Gianfranco?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gianni, Giancarlo, Gian, Gianluca, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Gianfranco's data

  • Gianfranco's decade-level peak was the 2000s (330 total births); usage has since declined to 65 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Florida records the most Gianfrancos (164 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names

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

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Gianfranco: 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, 1965–2025 (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 Gianfranco 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.