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Francisco

“Variant of Francis — Frenchman” — Medieval Latin origin

Boy's name · #322 in the US (2025) · 90s

Francisco has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #114 (1991) · 142,192 babies named Francisco all-time · 1 in 1,600 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #1 in Portugal (2023) · #53 in Spain (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 37 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Franciscos

• Francisco Goya — Spanish painter and printmaker (1746–1828)
• Francisco Franco — Spanish general and dictator (1892-1975)
• Francisco Pizarro — Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire
• Francisco Quevedo — Spanish writer (1580-1645)
• Francisco de Zurbarán — Spanish painter (1598–1664)

In stories & tradition

• Francisco Scaramanga — The Man with the Golden Gun · GoldenEye: Rogue Agent
• Francisco Guerrero — character
• Francisco — Hamlet

What Franciscos become

Among 9,429 notable people named Francisco:

Military figures appear 2.74× more often than among typical names — e.g. Francisco de Miranda, Venezuelan military leader (1750–1816).

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