Francisco

Francisco: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“Frenchman, free man”
Origin
Spanish
Say it
fran-SIS-koh · 3 syllables
Used for
Boys

Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of Francis, from Late Latin Franciscus meaning 'Frenchman' or 'Frank.' Through the ethnic name Frank, it is often connected with the idea of freedom.

How popular is Francisco?

2024332 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Francisco in 20241,104

2024 rank#307 boys

Peak year1995

Total US babies since 1880142,071

Francisco has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Francisco

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Francesfrom France; free one · Latin
  • FrankFrenchman; free man · Germanic
  • FrancisFrenchman; free man · Latin
  • Mateogift of God · Spanish
  • SantiagoSaint James · Spanish
  • Thiagosupplanter · Spanish
  • JoseGod will add · Spanish
  • Diegosupplanter · Spanish

Francisco questions

What does the name Francisco mean?

Francisco means "Frenchman, free man". It comes from Spanish. Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of Francis, from Late Latin Franciscus meaning 'Frenchman' or 'Frank.' Through the ethnic name Frank, it is often connected with the idea of freedom.

Is Francisco a boy or girl name?

Francisco is mainly a boy's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Francisco?

1,104 US babies were named Francisco in 2024. Its peak year was 1995.

How do you pronounce Francisco?

Francisco is usually pronounced fran-SIS-koh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.