Francisco

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Francisco

Say it: fran-SEES-koh

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Meaning

From Latin Franciscus 'Frenchman'.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

Its wave through time

Most used in the 1990s

In the United States

137,489 babies given this name since 1880
At its height in 1995, about 1 in 660 boys
1,137 babies in 2020

Through the ages

Used by

Mexican Central American Andean Argentine Caribbean Spanish Brazilian

The family of the name

Other spellings: Pancho, Paco, Chico

Portuguese	Francisco
Italian	Francesco

Famous bearers

Francisco de Miranda, Venezuelan precursor of independence
Pancho Villa, Mexican revolutionary (as an alias)

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NicolasBoyFrom Greek nikē 'victory' and laos 'people'.Middle Ages · peak 1998

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FrancesGirlFeminine of Francis, from Latin Franciscus 'Frenchman'.Renaissance · peak 1911

Where this comes from

Parish baptism registers
Colonial records of the Americas
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.