Francesca
Girl nameFrancesca has been given to 35,364 babies in the U.S. since 1895. It peaked in 2025 and currently ranks #307 for girls (2025).
Meaning & origin /fɹænˈsɛskə/
Borrowed from Italian Francesca (“Frances”), the feminine form of Francesco (“Francis”), from Late Latin Franciscus, from Francia (“France”) +‎ -iscus (“-ish”). Doublet of Frances.
Origin: Italian
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
35,364
Peak year
2025 (984 babies)
Rank in 2025
#307 for girls
First recorded
1895
10-year trend
▲ +32%
Gender split
100% girls / 0% boys
Famous people named Francesca
Bonnie Wright
British actress and filmmaker
Francesca Schiavone
Italian tennis player
Francesca Albanese
Italian lawyer and academic (born 1977), independent United Nations human rights expert
Mitzi Gaynor
American actress (1931–2024)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Francesca.
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