Pancho
Pancho is a male nickname for the given name Francisco. The feminine form is Pancha. It is also sometimes used as a surname. Notable people with the name include:
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Pancho
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Pancho is a male nickname for the given name Francisco. The feminine form is Pancha. It is also sometimes used as a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
The Story of Pancho
Pancho first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1915, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1927, when 9 Panchos were born — ranking #2,912 that year. As of 2026, Pancho ranks #10,726 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 202 Panchos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Pancho
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About the name Pancho
Pancho is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 202 births in the dataset. Pancho's peak popularity came in 1927 when it ranked #2,912. Use the chart and map above to compare Pancho's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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