Francesca
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning from France; Italian feminine form of Francis.
How Francesca has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #429 |
| 2016 | #425 |
| 2017 | #430 |
| 2018 | #467 |
| 2019 | #490 |
| 2020 | #456 |
| 2021 | #424 |
| 2022 | #387 |
| 2023 | #374 |
| 2024 | #314 |
| 2025 | #307 |
Francesca by the numbers
In 2025, 434 babies in England and Wales were named Francesca. In the US, 730 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 785 babies in 1996, making it a 1990s name.
At its height, in 1995, about 1 in 2,600 American girls born that year was called Francesca.
Names that come from Francesca
Forms of Francesca in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Fanniefree; a diminutive of Frances or Francesca45 in the US (2017)
- Francesca-Maefrench woman; a form of Francesca with Mae3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Francesca-Rosefrench woman; a form of Francesca with Rose3 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that come from Francis
Like Francesca, each of these traces back to Francis: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Francisfree man; from the Franks262 in England and Wales (2025)
- Francescofree man; italian form of Francis36 in England and Wales (2025)
- Frankyfree man; a form of Frank or Francis21 in England and Wales (2025)
- Franzfree man; a form of Francis3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Frantzfree one; a form of Francis11 in the US (2017)
- Frannyfree; a diminutive of Frances or Francis8 in the US (2017)
- Franfree person; a form of Frances or Francis6 in the US (2017)
- Franekfree one; a form of Francis5 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Francesca. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Franciscafree; of the Franks; feminine form of Francis40 in the US (2017)
- Franchescafree woman; Italian form of Francesca33 in the US (2017)
- Franceskafree person; a form of Frances6 in the US (2017)
- Francesfrom France; feminine form of Francis728 in the US (2017)
- Francheskafree; a form of Francesca5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Francessfree one; a form of Frances5 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Francesca
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