Froylan
A masculine Spanish name of uncertain origin, possibly Galician.
Name Census estimates that about 642 living Americans carry the first name Froylan. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Froylan today is around 24 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Froylan births was 2007 (37 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Froylan. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
642
~ 1 in 533,885 Americans
Peak year
2007
37 babies that year
Average age
24
years old
2024 SSA rank
#10,188
Tracked since 1950
Census
Froylan in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,761 people with the first name Froylan, which placed it at #8,273 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#8,273
National first-name rank
People counted
1.8K
1,761 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.6
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
98.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Froylan
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Froylan is Hispanic at 98.2%. The next largest groups are White (1.1%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (0.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Froylan described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Froylan at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino98.2% · 1,729
- White1.1% · 19
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5% · 8
- Black or African American0.2% · 3
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 2
Popularity
Froylan: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Froylan from the 1950s through to the 2020s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 225 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Froylan by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Froylan during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Froylans live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. California, Texas, Illinois recorded the most babies named Froylan, while Illinois, Texas, California recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 84 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Froylan
The given name Froylan has its origins in the Spanish language and culture. It is derived from the Germanic name Froilo, which is a compound of the elements "fro" meaning "lord" and "ila" meaning "little." This indicates that the name may have originally referred to someone of noble or high-ranking status.
Froylan gained popularity in the Iberian Peninsula during the Middle Ages, particularly in the regions of Spain and Portugal. It is believed to be a variant of the name Froila, which was borne by several historical figures, including Froila I, a king of Asturias in the 9th century, and Froila II, his grandson, who also ruled as king of Asturias in the late 9th century.
The earliest recorded instance of the name Froylan can be found in the 11th century, when it was used by Froylan de León, a Spanish cleric and bishop of León who lived from around 1028 to 1098. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church for his piety and charitable works.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Froylan. One of the most famous was Froylan Turcios (1874-1943), a Honduran lawyer, writer, and politician who served as the President of Honduras from 1923 to 1924. Another was Froylan Vega (1931-2020), a Mexican actor and comedian known for his roles in numerous films and television shows.
In the realm of sports, Froylan Ramos (born 1956) is a former Mexican professional baseball player who played in the Major League Baseball for several teams, including the Houston Astros and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Froylan Casanova (born 1991) is a Puerto Rican professional boxer who has held multiple regional titles in the lightweight division.
Froylan Ledesma (1908-1973) was an Argentine politician and lawyer who served as the Governor of the province of San Juan from 1958 to 1962. He was known for his efforts to promote economic and social development in the region.
People
Froylan + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Froylan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with F
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Froylan: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Froylan?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 642 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Froylan going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 533,885 US residents.
Is Froylan a common name?
We classify Froylan as "Very Rare". It ranks above 86.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 656 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Froylan most popular?
The single biggest year for Froylan was 2007, when 37 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Froylan is about 24 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Froylan in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,761 people with the name Froylan, or 0.58 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #8,273 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Froylan in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Froylan?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Froylan appears almost entirely male. Of the 1,768 people counted with this name, 99.6% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Froylan?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Froylan is Hispanic at 98.2%. The next largest groups are White (1.1%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (0.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Froylan most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Froylan in the 2020 Census, accounting for 98.2% (1,729 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Froylan in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Froylan a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Froylan in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Froylan still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Froylan in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Froylan can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Froylan?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people have the name Froylan at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.