The first name Franciscus
A boy’s name from Latin.
3 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
Latin origin
Borrowed from Latin Franciscus.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Franciscus at birth, 1880–2025
In 1993, 5 boys born in the United States were named Franciscus, the 9,199th most popular boys’ name that year.
5
babies named Franciscus since 1880
#9,199
rank in 1993
1993
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Franciscus
15 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Franciscus DondersDutch ophthalmologist (1818-1889)
- Franciscus SylviusDutch physician and chemist of Leyden, Netherlands, 1614–1672
- Franciscus GomarusDutch theologian (1563-1641)
- Franciscus van den EndenFlemish Jesuit, Neo-Latin poet, physician, art dealer, philosopher and teacher of Baruch d, 1602–1674
- Franciscus Kopong Kung21st-century Indonesian Catholic bishop, born 1950
- Franciscus Mercurius van HelmontFlemish alchemist and writer, 1614–1699
- Frans TimmermansDutch politician (born 1961)
- Hans van MierloDutch politician (1931–2010)
- Cas JanssensDutch footballer (1944–2024)
- A.F.Th. van der HeijdenDutch author (born 1951)
- Jan Frans VonckFlemish/Belgian lawyer (1743-1792)
- F B J KuiperDutch linguist (1907–2003)
More Latin boys’ names
Questions
- What does the name Franciscus mean?
- Borrowed from Latin Franciscus.
- What is the origin of the name Franciscus?
- Borrowed from Latin Franciscus.
- When was Franciscus most popular?
- 1993 in the United States, when 5 babies were named Franciscus, its highest rank at 9,199th.