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Franco

“Variant of Frank — Frenchman” — Medieval Latin origin

Boy's name · #746 in the US (2025) · Trending

Franco has appeared in US records since 1923 — best rank #702 (2016) · 9,107 babies named Franco all-time · 1 in 5,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 450 boys in Puerto Rico (2025) · about 1 in 4,500 boys in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 4,900 boys in Scotland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 15 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Francos

• Franco Modigliani — Italian-American economist (1918–2003)
• Franco Zeffirelli — Italian director and politician (1923-2019)
• Franco Baresi — Italian association football player
• Franco Nero — Italian actor (born 1941)
• Franco Armani — Argentine soccer player

In stories & tradition

• Franco — fictional human
• Franco Brignone — Burnt Money · Plata quemada
• Franco Fritzenwalden — fictional human

What Francos become

Among 2,167 notable people named Franco:

Athletes appear 1.37× more often than among typical names — e.g. Franco Baresi, Italian association football player.

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