Juanfrancisco
A Spanish given name combining "Juan" meaning "God is gracious" and "Francisco" meaning "Frenchman".
Name Census estimates that about 29 living Americans carry the first name Juanfrancisco. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Juanfrancisco today is around 27 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Juanfrancisco births was 1994 (9 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Juanfrancisco. 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.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Juanfrancisco. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
29
~ 1 in 11,819,115 Americans
Peak year
1994
9 babies that year
Average age
27
years old
2010 SSA rank
#11,434
Tracked since 1991
Census
Juanfrancisco in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 566 people with the first name Juanfrancisco, which placed it at #18,900 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
#18,900
National first-name rank
People counted
566
566 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
98.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Juanfrancisco
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Juanfrancisco is Hispanic at 98.1%. The next largest groups are White (1.1%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (0.9%). 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 Juanfrancisco 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 Juanfrancisco at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino98.1% · 555
- White1.1% · 6
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.9% · 5
Popularity
Juanfrancisco: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Juanfrancisco from the 1990s through to the 2010s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 14 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1990s peak, Juanfrancisco remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Juanfrancisco 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 Juanfrancisco during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Juanfranciscos live
Origin
Meaning and history of Juanfrancisco
The given name Juanfrancisco is a compound name derived from the Spanish names Juan and Francisco. Juan is a masculine name of Hebrew origin, derived from the name Yohanan, meaning "Yahweh is gracious." Francisco, on the other hand, is a masculine name of Latin origin, derived from the Germanic name Franciscus, meaning "Frenchman" or "free man."
The name Juanfrancisco can be traced back to the late Middle Ages in Spain, where it was common to combine two names, particularly those of saints or important religious figures. Juan was a popular name due to its association with John the Baptist, while Francisco was associated with St. Francis of Assisi, the founder of the Franciscan Order.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Juanfrancisco can be found in historical documents from the 15th century, during the height of the Spanish Reconquista. Notable individuals bearing this name include Juanfrancisco de Aguirre (1535-1581), a Spanish conquistador and rebel leader who led an expedition across the Amazon basin in search of El Dorado.
In the 16th century, Juanfrancisco de Guzmán (1508-1577) was a Spanish Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Calahorra and La Calzada. Another notable figure from this period was Juanfrancisco de Ribera (1537-1611), a Spanish Catholic priest and the first Archbishop of Valencia.
During the 17th century, Juanfrancisco Gemelli Careri (1651-1725) was an Italian traveler and author who wrote an account of his journey around the world, titled "Giro del Mondo." In the same century, Juanfrancisco de la Cerda (1663-1711) was a Spanish nobleman and military leader who served as the Viceroy of New Spain (present-day Mexico) from 1696 to 1701.
In the 18th century, Juanfrancisco de Anda y Salazar (1725-1809) was a Spanish military officer and governor of the Philippines, known for his role in the defense of Manila against the British during the Seven Years' War.
People
Juanfrancisco + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Juanfrancisco as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Juanfrancisco: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Juanfrancisco?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 29 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Juanfrancisco 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 11,819,115 US residents.
Is Juanfrancisco a common name?
We classify Juanfrancisco as "Very Rare". It ranks above 46% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 30 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Juanfrancisco most popular?
The single biggest year for Juanfrancisco was 1994, when 9 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Juanfrancisco is about 27 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Juanfrancisco in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 566 people with the name Juanfrancisco, or 0.19 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #18,900 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 Juanfrancisco 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 Juanfrancisco?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Juanfrancisco appears almost entirely male. Of the 566 people counted with this name, 100.0% 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 Juanfrancisco?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Juanfrancisco is Hispanic at 98.1%. The next largest groups are White (1.1%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (0.9%). 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 Juanfrancisco most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Juanfrancisco in the 2020 Census, accounting for 98.1% (555 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 Juanfrancisco in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Juanfrancisco a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Juanfrancisco 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 Juanfrancisco still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Juanfrancisco 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 Juanfrancisco 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 Juanfrancisco?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.