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 1996 and has been recorded in 23 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1998 with 1,052 babies (rank #53 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

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.

16,021

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,052

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

Other girls' names starting with F

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	966	#62
1997	975	#60
1998	1,052	#53
1999	921	#56
2000	757	#67
2001	695	#76
2002	599	#88
2003	633	#80
2004	647	#79
2005	700	#75
2006	677	#85
2007	620	#89
2008	613	#92
2009	598	#98
2010	580	#102
2011	602	#99
2012	622	#90
2013	679	#81
2014	646	#87
2015	661	#83
2016	611	#89
2017	600	#89
2018	567	#93