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 1895 and has been recorded in 122 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2024 with 975 babies (rank #314 that year). In 2024 it was given to 975 girls (rank #314). 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.

34,370

Total babies (all years)

122

Years in the data

975

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

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1895	7	#1,346
1897	6	#1,436
1903	8	#1,371
1905	8	#1,469
1906	8	#1,472
1907	7	#1,705
1908	5	#2,234
1909	6	#2,053
1910	8	#1,831
1911	8	#1,846
1912	18	#1,267
1913	18	#1,378
1914	20	#1,459
1915	32	#1,236
1916	17	#1,980
1917	22	#1,672
1918	17	#2,142
1919	8	#3,584
1920	23	#1,772
1921	35	#1,350
1922	15	#2,419
1923	12	#2,791
1924	15	#2,450
1925	15	#2,417
1926	19	#2,025
1927	13	#2,606
1928	13	#2,543
1929	11	#2,799
1930	6	#4,231
1931	18	#1,906
1932	6	#4,081
1933	10	#2,749
1934	12	#2,476
1936	13	#2,312
1937	10	#2,805
1938	18	#1,897
1939	15	#2,150
1940	18	#1,915
1941	16	#2,124
1942	17	#2,144
1943	21	#1,918
1944	14	#2,440
1945	21	#1,844
1946	35	#1,486
1947	45	#1,383
1948	45	#1,376
1949	65	#1,125
1950	34	#1,611
1951	47	#1,369
1952	84	#1,023
1953	97	#969
1954	96	#995
1955	107	#957
1956	143	#827
1957	98	#1,051
1958	126	#917
1959	154	#825
1960	138	#894
1961	118	#997
1962	130	#932
1963	128	#936
1964	147	#858
1965	107	#1,010
1966	141	#841
1967	147	#826
1968	166	#776
1969	155	#828
1970	167	#824
1971	193	#759
1972	200	#717
1973	211	#704
1974	230	#662
1975	194	#741
1976	231	#663
1977	264	#633
1978	273	#619
1979	287	#615
1980	252	#688
1981	269	#659
1982	278	#642
1983	302	#591
1984	353	#541
1985	408	#497
1986	605	#383
1987	569	#399
1988	600	#401
1989	458	#510
1990	530	#460
1991	562	#451
1992	683	#377
1993	635	#397
1994	709	#365
1995	725	#361
1996	786	#353
1997	770	#359
1998	755	#375
1999	755	#380
2000	701	#405
2001	723	#402
2002	716	#408
2003	715	#420
2004	711	#426
2005	714	#432
2006	747	#423
2007	680	#472
2008	646	#488
2009	666	#466
2010	605	#494
2011	594	#498
2012	635	#483
2013	721	#422
2014	753	#425
2015	744	#429
2016	767	#425
2017	740	#430
2018	674	#467
2019	641	#489
2020	678	#455
2021	742	#424
2022	811	#387
2023	822	#374
2024	975	#314