Francisco

Spanish, Portuguese

"free man"

Updated Wed Apr 09 2025

Francisco Origin and Meaning

The name Francisco is a boy's name of Spanish, Portuguese origin meaning "free man".

Francisco is one of the more popular Spanish names for boys in the US, which is unsurprising given its popularity back in Spain and Portugal as well as Latin America, coupled with its classic status. It also has a cool hipster vibe to it, given the reputation of the city of San Francisco.

# 295 in the US

Francisco Rank in US Top 1000

# 1719 on Nameberry

Francisco Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Popularity of the name Francisco

295US2023
1719Nameberry2025
469Future2028
948England2023
45Spain2023
1Portugal2023
46Mexico2021
18Argentina2021
60Chile2021

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Famous People Named Francisco

Papa Francisco
Pope of the Holy Catholic Church (2013, )
Francisco Franco
Spanish dictator
Francisco Jose de Goya
Spanish romantic painter
Francisco Javier Clavet
Spanish tennis player
Francisco Pizarro
Spanish conquistador
Francisco Ignacio Madero
33rd president of Mexico
Francisco Vazquez de Coronado
Spanish conquistador
Francisco Roig
Spanish tennis player
Francisco de Zurbara¡n
Spanish painter
Francisco "Chico" Buarque de Hollanda
Brazilian singer,songwriter
Francisco Lachowski
Brazilian male supermodel
Francisco Ramírez Garnes García aka sTaXxCraft
Spanish YouTuber
Francisco "Chicão" Eller (b. 1993)
son of Brazilian singer Cassia Eller
Francisco Müller
son of Brazilian actor Otávio
Francisco Lindor
Puerto Rican baseball player
Francisco Miranda
son of Lin,Manuel Miranda and Vanessa Nadal.

The name Francisco in Pop Culture

Francisco "Cisco" Ramon aka the Vibe
superhero in DC comics and TV's "The Flash" and "Arrow"
Francisco
character on TV's "Elena of Avalor"
"Save Me
San Francisco", song by Train
San Francisco
city in the State of California