Francesca

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Francesca is an Italian female given name, derived from the Latin male name Franciscus meaning 'the Frenchman' It is widely used in most Romance languages, including Italian, French and Catalan, and place of origin is Italy.

From Wikipedia

Francesca first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1992 with 91 babies (rank #315 that year). In 2024 it was given to 63 girls (rank #471). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Francesca

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Francesca yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

2,137

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Bridgerton: Francesca Bridgerton — musician

Famous people named Francesca

Francesca Schiavonetennis player · b. 1980
Francesca Albaneseinternational law scholar · b. 1977
Francesca Michielinpop singer · b. 1995
Francesca Caccinilutenist · b. 1587
Francesca da Riminipoet · b. 1259

More popular girls' names

Names ranked near Francesca in 2024

Other girls' names starting with F

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	74	#374
1992	91	#315
1993	86	#335
1994	67	#369
1995	89	#322
1996	86	#329
1997	84	#328
1998	74	#364
1999	76	#362
2000	77	#352
2001	59	#440
2002	54	#457
2003	50	#508
2004	64	#429
2005	56	#486
2006	71	#409
2007	64	#468
2008	50	#585
2009	51	#589
2010	54	#538
2011	44	#651
2012	53	#553
2013	54	#553
2014	60	#520
2015	61	#509
2016	58	#536
2017	61	#518
2018	49	#606
2019	44	#667
2020	36	#785
2021	57	#509
2022	60	#481
2023	60	#484
2024	63	#471