NameTides

Franco

Franco was the #746 boys' name in the US in 2025 (348 babies), and #763 in England & Wales and #943 in Canada.

Franco as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Franco as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020USScotlandCanadaEngland & WalesIreland
Franco as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#746 (348)#763 (44)#647 (4)#829 (3)#943 (27)
2024#745 (345)#757 (45)#535 (5)—#959 (26)
2023#779 (325)#791 (41)#533 (5)—#1,192 (18)
2022#837 (291)#746 (44)#590 (4)—#944 (25)
2021#866 (268)#771 (43)#477 (6)—#1,151 (19)
2020#944 (233)#878 (33)#599 (4)—#1,176 (18)
2019#853 (262)#894 (33)#609 (4)—#941 (24)
2018#808 (279)#786 (41)#704 (3)—#1,175 (17)
2017#727 (328)#771 (44)——#810 (30)
2016#702 (353)#790 (41)#592 (4)—#1,283 (15)
2015#873 (254)#888 (34)——#1,007 (21)
2014#825 (275)#1,012 (28)#587 (4)—#1,032 (20)
2013#889 (234)#1,147 (22)#687 (3)—#1,380 (13)
2012#979 (204)#1,669 (14)——#1,466 (12)
2011#961 (206)#2,039 (10)——#896 (24)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #746.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1923.

How common is it?

about 1 in 4,900 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 4,900uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 6,200uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 4,900uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 7,900uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 5,900uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Franco is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 4,400 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 4,100 to 1 in 4,700.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Franco by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #807MNIllinois: #532ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #844NYMassachusetts: #620MAOregon: #604ORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #949INOhio: #1,267OHPennsylvania: #546PANew Jersey: #429NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #558CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #849CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #727VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #720AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #927TNNorth Carolina: #1,028NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,216GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #555TXFlorida: #421FL
Franco (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,1239

Franco (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
FrancoCanadaBoys#94327
FrancoEngland & WalesBoys#76344
FrancoIrelandBoys#8293
FrancoNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
FrancoScotlandBoys#6474
FrancoUSBoys#746348