Francisco

“Variant of Francis — Frenchman” — Medieval Latin origin

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

Francisco reached #114 in 1991 and has eased to #322 since. About 142,000 boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. Its center of gravity has moved: strongest in the South in the 1940s and 1950s, strongest in the West today. Francisco's short forms are Frankie and Chico. About 750 boys a year are given Frankie as their full name.

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).

Similar names: Francis · Ricardo · Franklin · Pedro · Julio · Armando

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