Frantisek
A masculine name of Czech origin meaning "freeman" or "Frenchman".
Name Census estimates that about 5 living Americans carry the first name Frantisek. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Frantisek today is around 17 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Frantisek births was 2009 (5 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Frantisek. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Frantisek with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Frantisek. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
5
~ 1 in 68,550,868 Americans
Peak year
2009
5 babies that year
Average age
17
years old
2009 SSA rank
#13,096
Tracked since 2009
Census
Frantisek in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 172 people with the first name Frantisek, which placed it at #42,074 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
#42,074
National first-name rank
People counted
172
172 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
95.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Frantisek
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Frantisek is White at 95.3%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (2.9%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (1.2%). 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 Frantisek 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 Frantisek at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White95.3% · 164
- Hispanic or Latino2.9% · 5
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.2% · 2
- Two or more races0.6% · 1
Popularity
Frantisek: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Frantisek 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 Frantisek during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Frantisek
The given name Frantisek has its origins in the Czech and Slovak languages. It is a masculine name derived from the Germanic name Franciscus, which itself comes from the Latin Franciscus, meaning "Frenchman" or "Frank". This name ultimately traces its roots back to the Germanic tribe known as the Franks.
Frantisek became a popular name in the region of Bohemia, which is now part of the Czech Republic, during the Middle Ages. It was widely used among the Czechs and Slovaks, who adopted the name as their version of the Latin Franciscus.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Frantisek can be found in historical records from the 13th century. During this time, a Czech nobleman named Frantisek of Valdek was a prominent figure in the court of King Ottokar II of Bohemia.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Frantisek. Frantisek Palacký (1798-1876) was a renowned Czech historian and politician who played a significant role in the Czech National Revival movement of the 19th century. Frantisek Kupka (1871-1957) was a pioneering Czech painter and one of the pioneers of abstract art.
Another famous bearer of the name was Frantisek Tomas Bratranec (1838-1891), a Slovak writer and journalist who made significant contributions to the development of Slovak literature and language. Frantisek Vseticka (1836-1909) was a Czech architect who designed several notable buildings in Prague, including the National Museum and the Rudolfinum concert hall.
In the 20th century, Frantisek Kupka (1871-1957), a Czech painter and pioneer of abstract art, gained international recognition for his innovative works. Frantisek Kriegel (1908-1979) was a Czech composer and conductor who made significant contributions to the development of Czech classical music.
While the name Frantisek has its roots in the Czech and Slovak languages, it has also been adopted and used in other Slavic cultures, such as Polish and Croatian, where it is rendered as Franciszek and Franjo, respectively.
People
Frantisek + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Frantisek 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
Frantisek: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Frantisek?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 5 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Frantisek 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 68,550,868 US residents.
Is Frantisek a common name?
We classify Frantisek as "Very Rare". It ranks above 18.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 5 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Frantisek most popular?
The single biggest year for Frantisek was 2009, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Frantisek is about 17 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Frantisek in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 172 people with the name Frantisek, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #42,074 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 Frantisek 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 Frantisek?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Frantisek appears almost entirely male. Of the 170 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 Frantisek?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Frantisek is White at 95.3%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (2.9%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (1.2%). 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 Frantisek most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Frantisek in the 2020 Census, accounting for 95.3% (164 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 Frantisek in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Frantisek a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Frantisek 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 Frantisek still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Frantisek 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 Frantisek 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 common is the name Frantisek?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people have the name Frantisek at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.