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By Sophie Kihm · Sep 2026

Francisco

OriginSpanish, Portuguese
Meaning"free man"
GenderBoy
Also a girl's nameShow me Francisco as a girl's name
US Rank#322

Top 1000

About Francisco

Variation of Chico

3 syllables.

As of September 2026, Francisco ranked #322 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #114 in 1991, Nameberry popularity #973.

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#250#300'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014#2321,600833
2015#2471,483773.7
2016#2521,447762.5
2017#2591,402757.4
2018#2851,240682.8
2019#2751,302725.7
2020#2961,147664.5
2021#2961,120640.2
2022#2881,184678.1
2023#2971,122655.9
2024#3071,104640.8
2025#3221,069625.9
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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World rankings

#1🇵🇹 Portugal#18🇦🇷 Argentina#45🇪🇸 Spain#46🇲🇽 Mexico#322🇺🇸 US#389🔮 Future#973🫐 Nameberry

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  • 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 José Rodríguez

    Venezuelan baseball pitcher

  • 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.

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

Francisco in blog posts

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