Name profile

Francesca

Italian and Catalan feminine form of Franciscus.

PronunciationItalian /fran.ˈt͡ʃes.ka/; Catalan /fɾən.ˈsɛs.kə/
Usage languagesCatalan, Italian
US rank (2025)#307

Meaning and history

Italian and Catalan feminine form of Franciscus, the Latin name associated with Francis.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 747 births, rank #423
2007: 680 births, rank #472
2008: 646 births, rank #488
2009: 666 births, rank #465
2010: 606 births, rank #494
20112011: 594 births, rank #497
2012: 635 births, rank #483
2013: 721 births, rank #422
2014: 753 births, rank #425
2015: 744 births, rank #429
20162016: 767 births, rank #425
2017: 740 births, rank #432
2018: 674 births, rank #467
2019: 641 births, rank #489
2020: 679 births, rank #455
20212021: 742 births, rank #424
2022: 812 births, rank #387
2023: 822 births, rank #374
2024: 976 births, rank #315
20252025: 984 births, rank #307

Francesca rose from #315 to #307 for girls between 2024 and 2025. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 984.