boy's name

Franciszek

  • Origin Polish
  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 10
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 2,353

Northern Ireland

#364

2022 births

Franciszek is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Franciszek is a name of Polish origin.
  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2018, when 137 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • Today about 1 in 17,565 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 2005.

Franciszek over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

1,007
'00 '10 '20
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Births named Franciszek by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
2000s 113
2010s 1,007
2020s (to 2025) 400

How popular is Franciszek?

In 2025, Franciszek was given to 30 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

Where Franciszek is used

Northern Ireland #364 4 in 2022
Ireland #441 8 in 2025
Scotland #636 4 in 2023
England & Wales #1,014 30 in 2025
France #5,820 5 in 2022
United States #12,287 5 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Franciszek

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Franciszek also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Franciszek over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Franciszek in other languages

The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.

Catalan
Francesc
Hungarian
Ferenc
Icelandic
Frans
Spanish
Franco
Other forms
Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
Frantz

Sibling names for Franciszek

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Franciszek — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Franciszek

How popular is the name Franciszek?

In 2025, Franciszek was given to 30 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

Is Franciszek a girl's or a boy's name?

Franciszek is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Franciszek most popular?

Franciszek peaked in 2018, when 137 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Franciszek a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Franciszek currently ranks #441 in England and Wales. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.