Fransisco
From Latin origins meaning "Frenchman" or "free man".
Name Census estimates that about 2,525 living Americans carry the first name Fransisco. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Fransisco today is around 40 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Fransisco births was 2001 (78 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Fransisco. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
2.5K
~ 1 in 135,744 Americans
Peak year
2001
78 babies that year
Average age
40
years old
2024 SSA rank
#7,913
Tracked since 1914
Census
Fransisco in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 6,328 people with the first name Fransisco, which placed it at #3,352 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#3,352
National first-name rank
People counted
6.3K
6,328 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
2.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
96.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Fransisco
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Fransisco is Hispanic at 96.8%. The next largest groups are White (1.6%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (0.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Fransisco described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Fransisco at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino96.8% · 6,123
- White1.6% · 104
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 47
- Black or African American0.6% · 37
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 10
- Two or more races0.1% · 7
Popularity
Fransisco: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Fransisco from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 12 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 529 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Fransisco by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Fransisco during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Fransiscos live
The SSA's state-level files cover 9 states and territories. Texas, California, Arizona recorded the most babies named Fransisco, while New Mexico, Colorado, North Carolina recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 201 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Fransisco
The name Fransisco originated from the Latin name Franciscus, which was derived from the Germanic name Franko. The name Franko itself was derived from the Germanic word "frankon," meaning "free" or "freedom-loving." The name Fransisco is the Spanish and Portuguese variant of the name Franciscus.
The name Franciscus gained popularity in the Middle Ages due to its association with St. Francis of Assisi, the Italian Catholic friar and preacher who founded the Franciscan Order. St. Francis of Assisi was born in 1181 or 1182 and died in 1226. His birth name was Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, but he became known as Francesco (the Italian version of Franciscus) after renouncing his wealthy family's inheritance to live a life of poverty and service to the church.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Fransisco can be found in the Spanish Golden Age playwright and poet, Francisco de Quevedo (1580-1645). He was a prominent figure in the Spanish literature of the 17th century and is known for his satirical works, including "El Buscón" and "Sueños."
Another notable figure with the name Fransisco was Francisco Pizarro (c. 1476-1541), the Spanish conquistador who led the conquest of the Inca Empire in present-day Peru. His expedition and capture of the Inca ruler Atahualpa in 1532 marked the beginning of Spanish colonization in South America.
In the realm of art, Francisco Goya (1746-1828) was a renowned Spanish painter and printmaker whose works depicted the social and political turmoil of his time. His famous paintings include "The Third of May 1808" and "The Nude Maja," which challenged the conventions of the time.
Francisco de Miranda (1750-1816) was a Venezuelan revolutionary who played a crucial role in the Spanish American wars of independence. He sought to liberate the Spanish colonies in the Americas and is considered a precursor to Simón Bolívar's efforts in the independence movement.
Finally, Francisco Vázquez de Coronado (c. 1510-1554) was a Spanish explorer who led one of the first expeditions from Mexico into the present-day southwestern United States in search of the legendary Seven Cities of Gold. Although he did not find the cities, his expedition led to the exploration and documentation of vast territories, including the Grand Canyon.
People
Fransisco + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Fransisco as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with F
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Fransisco: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Fransisco?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,525 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Fransisco going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 135,744 US residents.
Is Fransisco a common name?
We classify Fransisco as "Rare". It ranks above 94.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 3,056 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Fransisco most popular?
The single biggest year for Fransisco was 2001, when 78 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Fransisco is about 40 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Fransisco in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 6,328 people with the name Fransisco, or 2.10 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #3,352 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Fransisco in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Fransisco?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Fransisco appears almost entirely male. Of the 6,332 people counted with this name, 99.4% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Fransisco?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Fransisco is Hispanic at 96.8%. The next largest groups are White (1.6%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (0.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Fransisco most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Fransisco in the 2020 Census, accounting for 96.8% (6,123 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Fransisco in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Fransisco a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Fransisco in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Fransisco still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Fransisco in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Fransisco can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Fransisco?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.