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Franco

Boy

Meaning of Franco: Germanic: 'free man'

Franco is a boy's name most strongly associated with Italian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 759th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 757th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#759

348 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#757

45 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

9,107

First recorded 1923 · peak 2016

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 83 babies1982: 71 babies1983: 59 babies1984: 79 babies1985: 60 babies1986: 63 babies1987: 82 babies1988: 70 babies1989: 91 babies1990: 71 babies19901991: 80 babies1992: 107 babies1993: 91 babies1994: 93 babies1995: 78 babies1996: 90 babies1997: 76 babies1998: 77 babies1999: 82 babies2000: 116 babies20002001: 117 babies2002: 115 babies2003: 131 babies2004: 195 babies2005: 207 babies2006: 203 babies2007: 178 babies2008: 264 babies2009: 307 babies2010: 254 babies20102011: 206 babies2012: 204 babies2013: 234 babies2014: 275 babies2015: 254 babies2016: 353 babies2017: 328 babies2018: 279 babies2019: 262 babies2020: 233 babies20202021: 268 babies2022: 291 babies2023: 325 babies2024: 345 babies2025: 348 babies
US babies named Franco per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 353.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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