Francesca

#307 for girls in 2025, 984 births · Last seen for boys in 1989 at #5,615
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
2025 · 984 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
35,331
since 1895

Francesca over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Francesca has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201973girlsat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2020#455679—
2019#489641—
2018#467674—
2017#432740—
2016#425767—
2015#429744—
2014#425753—
2013#422721—
2012#483635—
2011#497594—
2010#494606—
2009#465666—
2008#488646—
2007#472680—
2006#423747—
2005#432714—
2004#426711—
2003#420715—
2002#408716—
2001#402723—
2000#405701—
1999#380755—
1998#375755—
1997#359770—
1996#353786—
1995#361725—
1994#365709—
1993#397635—
1992#377683—
1991#451562—
1990#461529—
1989#510458#5,6158
1988#402600#6,4266
1987#399570—
1986#383604—
1985#497408#5,7856
1984#541353#4,9737
1983#590302—
1982#641279—
1981#659269—
1980#685252—
1979#615287#5,3556
1978#619273—
1977#633264—
1976#662231—
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1972#717200—
1971#757193—
1970#823167—
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1968#776166—
1967#820148—
1966#838142—
1965#1,004108—
1964#858147—
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1961#997118—
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1958#916126—
1957#1,04999—
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1955#953107—
1954#99496—
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1952#1,02284—
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First appearance
1895

The first year at least five girls were named Francesca! It came in at #1,299, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1896, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Francesca is popular in 1973

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Francesca, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Francesca, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Francesca, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Francesca, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Francesca, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Francesca, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Francesca, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Francesca, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Francesca, so not publishedMNIllinois: #664 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 5,851 girlsILWisconsin: #484 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,375 girlsWIMichigan: #765 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 8,412 girlsMINew York: #328 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 1,950 girlsNYMassachusetts: #329 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,439 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Francesca, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Francesca, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Francesca, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Francesca, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Francesca, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Francesca, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Francesca, so not publishedINOhio: #859 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 11,709 girlsOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Francesca, so not publishedPANew Jersey: #452 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,182 girlsNJConnecticut: #414 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,940 girlsCTCalifornia: #550 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 3,963 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Francesca, so not publishedUTColorado: #473 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,130 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Francesca, so not publishedNEMissouri: #475 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,165 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Francesca, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Francesca, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Francesca, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Francesca, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Francesca, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Francesca, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Francesca, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Francesca, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Francesca, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Francesca, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Francesca, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Francesca, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Francesca, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Francesca, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #545 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,669 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Francesca, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Francesca, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Francesca, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Francesca, so not publishedHITexas: #944 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 9,437 girlsTXFlorida: #761 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,158 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New York#328 · 1 in 1,950
  2. Massachusetts#329 · 1 in 2,439
  3. Connecticut#414 · 1 in 2,940
  4. New Jersey#452 · 1 in 3,182
  5. Colorado#473 · 1 in 3,130

Best ever in a state: #64 in Rhode Island, 2025.

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StateRankBirthsShare
New York#328531 in 1,950
Massachusetts#329131 in 2,439
Connecticut#41451 in 2,940
New Jersey#452121 in 3,182
Colorado#47351 in 3,130
Missouri#47571 in 4,165
Wisconsin#48451 in 5,375
Louisiana#54571 in 3,669
California#550331 in 3,963
Illinois#664121 in 5,851
Florida#76161 in 7,158
Michigan#76571 in 8,412
Ohio#85961 in 11,709
Texas#944101 in 9,437
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Francesca
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 8 spots since 2024 (#315 → #307)
  • 148 spots since 2020 (#455 → #307)
  • 122 spots since 2015 (#429 → #307)
  • Biggest jump: 166 spots in 1966 (#1,004 → #838)
  • Biggest drop: 223 spots in 1957 (#826 → #1,049)
Rise & fade · girls
130 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1895
  • Peaked 2025 at #307 (984 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 71 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 71 yrs · run 1966–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,633
  • Highest: 1 in 1,633 girls born in 2025 were named Francesca (0.06%)
Era · girls
The 2000s
  • 19.9% of all girls named Francesca (7,019) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s13#1,299 (1895)#1,342
1900s42#1,318 (1903)#1,642
1910s168#1,231 (1915)#1,801
1920s171#1,341 (1921)#2,278
1930s108#1,873 (1938)#2,659
1940s297#1,121 (1949)#1,759
1950s989#823 (1959)#1,049
1960s1,380#776 (1968)#888
1970s2,250#615 (1979)#693
1980s4,095#383 (1986)#531
1990s6,909#353 (1996)#388
2000s7,019#402 (2001)#434
2010s6,875#422 (2013)#456
2020s5,015#307 (2025)#377

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Francesca in 1973

girls
#704
211 births · 1 in 6,911 girls

Top girls' names in 1973

  1. #1Jennifer62,448
  2. #2Amy26,962
  3. #3Michelle26,935
  4. #4Kimberly23,531
  5. #5Lisa22,677
  6. #6Melissa22,479
  7. #7Angela20,898
  8. #8Heather19,347
  9. #9Stephanie17,263
  10. #10Rebecca14,868
  11. #704Francesca211
More about 1973

girls

1,458,209 girls got a published name in 1973; 1 in 6,911 of them was named Francesca, which outranked 92.8% of the 9,810 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Francesca
  1. #701Karie213
  2. #702Cicely212
  3. #702Lashanda212
  4. #704Francesca211
  5. #705Eugenia210
  6. #705Latricia210
  7. #707Deidra209
Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,091Cicely#4,793 → #702
  2. ↑ 2,295Aubrey#3,177 → #882
  3. ↑ 1,847Nyree#2,680 → #833
  4. ↑ 1,533Danyell#2,523 → #990
  5. ↑ 1,496Vonetta#2,311 → #815
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,814Camisha#815 → #2,629
  2. ↓ 470Andra#904 → #1,374
  3. ↓ 416Cherilyn#823 → #1,239
  4. ↓ 284Keena#848 → #1,132
  5. ↓ 281Nicolle#734 → #1,015

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1973 →