Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1928

Francisca

Meaning From Portuguese and Spanish Francisca, from Latin Francisca Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,969 Trend ↑ Rising 31%

From Portuguese and Spanish Francisca, from Latin Francisca.

Rank 2025
#2,969
among girls · ↓239 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
56
named Francisca · -11% vs 2024
How common
1 in 28,701
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1928
198 babies
All-time total
12,643
#1,451 all-time among girls
First recorded
1882
in Social Security records

Francisca popularity over time

12,643 babies have been named Francisca since 1882, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 75 – 75 8 – #582
1890s 191 – 191 19 +155% #529
1900s 376 – 376 38 +97% #482
1910s 803 6 809 81 +115% #540
1920s 1,654 13 1,667 167 +106% #487
1930s 1,093 5 1,098 110 -34% #519
1940s 949 – 949 95 -14% #702
1950s 975 – 975 98 +3% #895
1960s 985 – 985 99 +1% #942
1970s 1,293 6 1,299 130 +32% #878
1980s 1,385 24 1,409 141 +8% #903
1990s 1,227 7 1,234 123 -12% #1,184
2000s 775 – 775 78 -37% #1,711
2010s 473 – 473 47 -39% #2,839
2020s (to 2025) 328 – 328 55 +16% #2,730

Where Francisca is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 58 0.04 outside top 500
2027 60 0.04 outside top 500
2028 62 0.04 outside top 500
2029 64 0.04 outside top 500
2030 65 0.04 outside top 500

Where Francisca is most popular

Girls named Francisca per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.035 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Florida, and Texas.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Francisca born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
California 50 0.059 +71%
Florida 22 0.051 +47%
Texas 35 0.044 +25%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
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Missouri – – –
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North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
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New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
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Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Francisca

Francisca is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,969 in 2025 with 56 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1882, 12,643 American babies have been named Francisca. Its peak came in 1928, when 198 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1920s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Francisca stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Francisca?

The median living Francisca is about 45 years old; half are between 30 and 63. An estimated 8,100 people named Francisca are alive in the United States today.

median 45 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Francisca year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 56 #2,969 – –
2024 63 #2,730 – –
2023 57 #2,947 – –
2022 53 #3,090 – –
2021 54 #3,045 – –
2020 45 #3,416 – –
2019 51 #3,137 – –
2018 44 #3,528 – –
2017 41 #3,719 – –
2016 60 #2,839 – –
2015 43 #3,618 – –
2014 51 #3,201 – –
2013 51 #3,191 – –
2012 46 #3,486 – –
2011 35 #4,171 – –
2010 51 #3,223 – –
2009 60 #2,906 – –
2008 68 #2,700 – –
2007 66 #2,762 – –
2006 67 #2,675 – –
2005 67 #2,561 – –
2004 87 #2,091 – –
2003 79 #2,192 – –
2002 88 #1,992 – –
2001 90 #1,926 – –
2000 103 #1,711 – –
1995 117 #1,405 – –
1990 133 #1,243 – –
1985 153 #999 – –
1980 167 #903 6 #5,765
1975 129 #966 – –
1970 106 #1,109 – –
1965 88 #1,130 – –
1960 129 #942 – –
1955 77 #1,139 – –
1950 98 #895 – –
1945 112 #702 – –
1940 83 #774 – –
1935 98 #673 – –
1930 169 #519 – –
1925 168 #557 – –
1920 150 #584 6 #3,992
1915 67 #803 – –
1910 46 #623 – –
1905 41 #537 – –
1900 38 #560 – –
1895 13 #906 – –
1890 20 #587 – –
1885 8 #812 – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Francisca, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Francisca?

The median living Francisca is about 45 years old. Half of all living Franciscas are between 30 and 63 years old.

How many people named Francisca are alive today?

An estimated 8,100 people named Francisca are alive in the United States, based on 12,643 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Francisca mean?

From Portuguese and Spanish Francisca, from Latin Francisca.

How popular is the name Francisca in 2025?

Francisca ranked #2,969 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 56 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Francisca?

12,643 babies have been named Francisca in the United States since 1882, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Francisca most popular?

Francisca peaked in 1928, when 198 newborns received the name.

Is Francisca a boy or girl name?

Francisca is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Francisca rising or falling?

Francisca is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Francisca become more popular?

Francisca is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 65 girls named Francisca in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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