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How popular is the name Francisco?

Births per year, rank history and how many Franciscos are alive today.

Francisco (male) is a rare boys' name in England and Wales, ranked 1035th in 2025 and given to 29 babies. The name peaked in 2017, when 46 babies were given the name, the 743rd most popular that year. Common short forms of Francisco include Frankie and Franky.

The Francisco you are most likely to meet is around 8 years old. Half of all Franciscos born in England and Wales are between 7 and 22, and there are at least 780 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Francisco - on average, only one in every 389 such rooms contains a Francisco.

How many babies are named Francisco each year?

02040200020201996: 131997: 81998: 111999: 112000: 92001: 142002: 132003: 192004: 152005: 182006: 232007: 202008: 332009: 192010: 152011: 242012: 272013: 272014: 252015: 272016: 252017: 462018: 332019: 332020: 292021: 372022: 312023: 322024: 302025: 29actual

Where does Francisco rank among boys' names?

1101001,0002,000200020201996: ranked 1,0401997: ranked 1,4541998: ranked 1,1881999: ranked 1,1992000: ranked 1,4252001: ranked 1,0782002: ranked 1,1902003: ranked 9762004: ranked 1,2222005: ranked 1,1352006: ranked 9842007: ranked 1,1692008: ranked 8362009: ranked 1,2652010: ranked 1,5512011: ranked 1,0872012: ranked 1,0212013: ranked 1,0242014: ranked 1,0932015: ranked 1,0462016: ranked 1,1232017: ranked 7432018: ranked 8972019: ranked 8942020: ranked 9622021: ranked 8412022: ranked 9672023: ranked 9422024: ranked 1,0002025: ranked 1,035

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Francisco per year in England and Wales, 1996 to 2025, peaking at about 46 in 2017
Francisco: births per year in England and Wales, 1996-2025. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Francisco most popular?

Francisco peaked in 2017, when 46 babies in England and Wales were given the name.

How many people are called Francisco?

At least 780 people named Francisco born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Francisco?

Most living Franciscos are between 7 and 22; the most common age is about 8.

Is Francisco becoming more or less popular?

Broadly steady in recent years.






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