Francisco

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Meaning

Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name Franciscus.

From Wikipedia

Francisco first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1993 with 2,966 babies (rank #119 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,104 boys (rank #307). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Francisco

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Francisco yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

142,071

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

2,966

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Francisco

Francisco Francospanish legionary · b. 1892
Francisco Pizarroexplorer · b. 1478
Francisco Quevedosatirist · b. 1584
Francisco de Zurbaránpainter · b. 1598
Francisco I. Maderorevolutionary · b. 1873

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	19	#395
1881	21	#366
1882	19	#417
1883	24	#342
1884	23	#369
1885	28	#322
1886	15	#483
1887	26	#326
1888	21	#407
1889	19	#421
1890	17	#443
1891	21	#381
1892	17	#485
1893	26	#352
1894	24	#380
1895	20	#443
1896	27	#372
1897	26	#370
1898	20	#459
1899	29	#331
1900	40	#346
1901	35	#298
1902	28	#374
1903	26	#385
1904	41	#308
1905	32	#367
1906	40	#325
1907	62	#267
1908	60	#278
1909	63	#283
1910	65	#305
1911	82	#291
1912	106	#375
1913	134	#359
1914	150	#387
1915	163	#421
1916	183	#411
1917	227	#374
1918	254	#367
1919	279	#338
1920	359	#299
1921	360	#299
1922	341	#311
1923	393	#284
1924	366	#297
1925	456	#266
1926	435	#272
1927	542	#243
1928	498	#252
1929	531	#235
1930	476	#255
1931	427	#261
1932	341	#299
1933	273	#325
1934	330	#298
1935	310	#308
1936	312	#303
1937	297	#311
1938	299	#317
1939	266	#344
1940	303	#326
1941	278	#350
1942	299	#350
1943	357	#323
1944	365	#315
1945	367	#310
1946	454	#305
1947	559	#291
1948	588	#276
1949	594	#275
1950	647	#254
1951	692	#253
1952	682	#262
1953	764	#248
1954	831	#243
1955	730	#254
1956	786	#260
1957	776	#270
1958	702	#287
1959	709	#296
1960	778	#284
1961	723	#288
1962	794	#272
1963	775	#278
1964	816	#271
1965	795	#261
1966	863	#242
1967	948	#231
1968	985	#228
1969	1,108	#216
1970	1,217	#209
1971	1,224	#199
1972	1,334	#182
1973	1,375	#171
1974	1,512	#161
1975	1,614	#152
1976	1,574	#157
1977	1,496	#160
1978	1,608	#155
1979	1,688	#154
1980	1,770	#154
1981	1,956	#144
1982	1,812	#155
1983	1,824	#147
1984	1,811	#151
1985	2,018	#140
1986	1,917	#146
1987	2,097	#135
1988	2,258	#132
1989	2,621	#125
1990	2,934	#115
1991	2,906	#114
1992	2,938	#117
1993	2,966	#119
1994	2,891	#120
1995	2,886	#125
1996	2,811	#133
1997	2,865	#133
1998	2,692	#139
1999	2,832	#134
2000	2,837	#139
2001	2,859	#137
2002	2,742	#141
2003	2,769	#147
2004	2,730	#147
2005	2,743	#144
2006	2,687	#156
2007	2,728	#151
2008	2,341	#170
2009	2,084	#183
2010	1,876	#197
2011	1,663	#211
2012	1,567	#226
2013	1,701	#219
2014	1,600	#232
2015	1,483	#247
2016	1,447	#252
2017	1,402	#259
2018	1,240	#285
2019	1,302	#275
2020	1,147	#296
2021	1,120	#296
2022	1,184	#288
2023	1,122	#297
2024	1,104	#307