Francisco
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Spanish or Portuguese, equivalent to English Francis. From Latin Franciscus. Doublet of Francis. * (given name): From Romance Francisco (Portuguese Francisco, Spanish Francisco) * (moon of Uranus): From the naming pattern established for moons of Uranus, being references to the works of William Shakespeare. From being a character in the play The Tempest
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Francisco (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Francisco has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2007. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | 5 |
| 2008 | 4 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 4 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 576 |
| 2000 | 579 |
| 2001 | 585 |
| 2002 | 575 |
| 2003 | 584 |
| 2004 | 593 |
| 2005 | 585 |
| 2006 | 589 |
| 2007 | 605 |
| 2008 | 619 |
| 2009 | 641 |
| 2010 | 640 |
| 2011 | 657 |
| 2012 | 667 |
| 2013 | 685 |
| 2014 | 707 |
| 2015 | 721 |
| 2016 | 719 |
| 2017 | 735 |
| 2018 | 747 |
| 2019 | 764 |
| 2020 | 753 |
Francisco in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Francisco.Hi! My name is Francisco.
- Francisco bor i Umeå och jobbar som snickare.Francisco lives in Umeå and works as a carpenter.
- Jag ska fika med Francisco i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Francisco this afternoon.
- Franciscos mamma är lärare.Francisco's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Franciscos mamma is Francisco's mum.
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Questions about Francisco
How do you pronounce Francisco in Swedish?
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What does the name Francisco mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Spanish or Portuguese, equivalent to English Francis. From Latin Franciscus. Doublet of Francis. * (given name): From Romance Francisco (Portuguese Francisco, Spanish Francisco) * (moon of Uranus): From the naming pattern established for moons of Uranus, being references to the works of William Shakespeare. From being a character in the play The Tempest
How popular is Francisco in Sweden?
4 babies were named Francisco in 2022. In 2020, 753 people in Sweden had Francisco as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2007 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.