Francisco
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Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of Francis, meaning “from France” or “free,” with Paco and Pancho as nicknames.
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Usage of Francisco in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Francisco against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Francisco is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Francisco in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 1,069 boys were named Francisco, making it the #322 boys' name in the US. Since 1880, 142,192 boys have been named Francisco, with the most (2,967) in 1993. It is most common, relative to births, in Arizona, California and Idaho.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Francisco in other languages
- Fran English, Italian, Slovenian, Spanish
- Francis Dutch, English, Latvian
- Francesco Dutch, Italian
- Franciscus Dutch, Latin
- Franco Italian, Spanish
- Frank Dutch, English
- Franklin Dutch, English
- Frans Dutch, Icelandic
- František Czech, Slovak
- Franz Dutch, German
- François Dutch, French
- Curro Spanish
- Ferenc Hungarian
- Francesc Catalan
- Franciszek Polish
- Franck French
- Franko German
- Franziskus German
- Kiko Spanish
- Paco Spanish
- Xisco Catalan
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Francisco
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Francisco, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Tropical storm Francisco | 2025 | Western Pacific | 74 km/h |
| Tropical storm Francisco | 2020 | South Indian Ocean | 83 km/h |
| Typhoon Francisco (Category 1) | 2019 | Western Pacific | 148 km/h |
| Typhoon Francisco (Category 5) | 2013 | Western Pacific | 259 km/h |
| Tropical storm Francisco | 2007 | Western Pacific | 83 km/h |
| Typhoon Francisco (Category 3) | 2001 | Western Pacific | 185 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Francisco
There are 3,734 towns and villages with Francisco in their name, in 32 countries.
🇲🇽 Mexico 2221🇧🇷 Brazil 523🇨🇴 Colombia 116🇵🇪 Peru 108🇪🇨 Ecuador 95🇵🇭 Philippines 91🇨🇺 Cuba 85🇧🇴 Bolivia 73
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| San Francisco | California, 🇺🇸 United States | 827,526 | Map |
| Francisco Morato | São Paulo, 🇧🇷 Brazil | 165,139 | Map |
| Francisco Beltrão | Paraná, 🇧🇷 Brazil | 102,312 | Map |
| San Francisco | Caraga, 🇵🇭 Philippines | 79,718 | Map |
| San Francisco | Cordoba, 🇦🇷 Argentina | 59,062 | Map |
| São Francisco | Minas Gerais, 🇧🇷 Brazil | 56,477 | Map |
| Francisco Sá | Minas Gerais, 🇧🇷 Brazil | 23,476 | Map |
| San Francisco | Central Luzon, 🇵🇭 Philippines | 19,570 | Map |
| San Francisco | Morazan, 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 16,152 | Map |
| San Francisco | Lempira Department, 🇭🇳 Honduras | 9,146 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Francisco
There are 50 lakes and reservoirs with Francisco in their name, in 12 countries.
🇲🇽 Mexico 20🇧🇷 Brazil 14🇵🇪 Peru 4🇦🇷 Argentina 2🇧🇴 Bolivia 2🇺🇸 United States 2🇨🇦 Canada 1🇨🇱 Chile 1
| Name | Where | |
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| Francisco Lake | Arizona, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Francisco Villa | Durango, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| Francisco Villa | Durango, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| Francisco Zarco | Durango, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| San Francisco | Coahuila, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| San Francisco | Coahuila, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| San Francisco | Puebla, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| San Francisco | Jalisco, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| San Francisco | México, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| San Francisco | Morelos, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Francisco songs
33 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Francisco in their title. The best known:
- San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair) – Scott McKenzie (1967)
- San Francisco – Cascada (2011)
- I Left My Heart in San Francisco – Claramae Turner (1953)
- Fake Tales of San Francisco – Arctic Monkeys (2006)
- San Francisco – Tor Endresen
- The Sound of San Francisco – Global Deejays (2004)
- San Francisco Bay Blues – Peter, Paul and Mary (1954)
- Let's Go to San Francisco – The Flower Pot Men (1967)
- San Francisco – Village People (1977)
- Save Me, San Francisco – Train (2011)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Francisco
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Francisco.
Francisco Cavalcanti Pontes de Miranda
Francisco David González Borges
Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Francisco González Ledesma
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Fictional characters named Francisco
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Francisco as a pet name
FurryName has found 16 dogs named Francisco in public pet registers, making it the #5,022 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Framingham (1), Basel (1), Seattle (1). Francisco as a dog name →
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