Franco

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Italian

Meaning

Franco is a surname that is common in Italy, Portugal, Spain, and Sephardic Jewish communities deriving from the word "Frank", in reference to the Germanic tribe of the Franks, who invaded Gaul during the Migration Period. It is also commonly used as a given name in Italian.

From Wikipedia

Franco first appears in the data in 1923 and has been recorded in 78 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 353 babies (rank #702 that year). In 2024 it was given to 345 boys (rank #742). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Franco

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

8,758
Total babies (all years)
78
Years in the data
353
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19238#3,266
19286#3,869
19307#3,401
19376#3,283
19487#3,105
19509#2,643
19537#3,228
195412#2,353
19557#3,298
19567#3,315
195718#1,910
195812#2,411
195926#1,568
196026#1,599
196123#1,707
196226#1,561
196320#1,809
196440#1,224
196533#1,341
196640#1,183
196753#999
196846#1,106
196950#1,103
197055#1,105
197137#1,406
197254#1,113
197369#975
197468#996
197589#880
197697#847
197781#950
197879#972
197987#948
1980106#863
198183#997
198271#1,084
198360#1,170
198479#1,003
198560#1,234
198663#1,206
198782#1,056
198870#1,217
198991#1,110
199071#1,320
199180#1,250
1992107#1,061
199391#1,173
199493#1,197
199578#1,330
199690#1,239
199776#1,428
199877#1,459
199982#1,423
2000116#1,178
2001117#1,175
2002115#1,206
2003131#1,151
2004195#889
2005207#881
2006203#929
2007178#1,054
2008264#830
2009307#748
2010254#839
2011206#961
2012204#980
2013234#889
2014274#826
2015254#875
2016353#702
2017328#727
2018279#808
2019262#853
2020233#944
2021268#866
2022291#837
2023325#780
2024345#742