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
- Peak · girls
- 2025 · 984 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 35,331since 1895
Francesca over time
Rank among girls' names. Francesca has never cracked the top 300 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #307 | 984 | — | |
| 2024 | #315 | 976 | — | |
| 2023 | #374 | 822 | — | |
| 2022 | #387 | 812 | — | |
| 2021 | #424 | 742 | — | |
| 2020 | #455 | 679 | — | |
| 2019 | #489 | 641 | — | |
| 2018 | #467 | 674 | — | |
| 2017 | #432 | 740 | — | |
| 2016 | #425 | 767 | — | |
| 2015 | #429 | 744 | — | |
| 2014 | #425 | 753 | — | |
| 2013 | #422 | 721 | — | |
| 2012 | #483 | 635 | — | |
| 2011 | #497 | 594 | — | |
| 2010 | #494 | 606 | — | |
| 2009 | #465 | 666 | — | |
| 2008 | #488 | 646 | — | |
| 2007 | #472 | 680 | — | |
| 2006 | #423 | 747 | — | |
| 2005 | #432 | 714 | — | |
| 2004 | #426 | 711 | — | |
| 2003 | #420 | 715 | — | |
| 2002 | #408 | 716 | — | |
| 2001 | #402 | 723 | — | |
| 2000 | #405 | 701 | — | |
| 1999 | #380 | 755 | — | |
| 1998 | #375 | 755 | — | |
| 1997 | #359 | 770 | — | |
| 1996 | #353 | 786 | — | |
| 1995 | #361 | 725 | — | |
| 1994 | #365 | 709 | — | |
| 1993 | #397 | 635 | — | |
| 1992 | #377 | 683 | — | |
| 1991 | #451 | 562 | — | |
| 1990 | #461 | 529 | — | |
| 1989 | #510 | 458 | #5,615 | 8 |
| 1988 | #402 | 600 | #6,426 | 6 |
| 1987 | #399 | 570 | — | |
| 1986 | #383 | 604 | — | |
| 1985 | #497 | 408 | #5,785 | 6 |
| 1984 | #541 | 353 | #4,973 | 7 |
| 1983 | #590 | 302 | — | |
| 1982 | #641 | 279 | — | |
| 1981 | #659 | 269 | — | |
| 1980 | #685 | 252 | — | |
| 1979 | #615 | 287 | #5,355 | 6 |
| 1978 | #619 | 273 | — | |
| 1977 | #633 | 264 | — | |
| 1976 | #662 | 231 | — | |
| 1975 | #741 | 194 | — | |
| 1974 | #662 | 230 | — | |
| 1973 | #704 | 211 | — | |
| 1972 | #717 | 200 | — | |
| 1971 | #757 | 193 | — | |
| 1970 | #823 | 167 | — | |
| 1969 | #826 | 155 | — | |
| 1968 | #776 | 166 | — | |
| 1967 | #820 | 148 | — | |
| 1966 | #838 | 142 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,004 | 108 | — | |
| 1964 | #858 | 147 | — | |
| 1963 | #934 | 128 | — | |
| 1962 | #931 | 130 | — | |
| 1961 | #997 | 118 | — | |
| 1960 | #892 | 138 | — | |
| 1959 | #823 | 155 | — | |
| 1958 | #916 | 126 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,049 | 99 | — | |
| 1956 | #826 | 143 | — | |
| 1955 | #953 | 107 | — | |
| 1954 | #994 | 96 | — | |
| 1953 | #968 | 97 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,022 | 84 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,339 | 48 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,602 | 34 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,121 | 65 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,370 | 45 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,377 | 45 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,481 | 35 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,825 | 21 | — | |
| 1944 | #2,401 | 14 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,900 | 21 | — | |
| 1942 | #2,117 | 17 | — | |
| 1941 | #2,096 | 16 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,900 | 18 | — | |
| 1939 | #2,125 | 15 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,873 | 18 | — | |
| 1937 | #2,735 | 10 | — | |
| 1936 | #2,263 | 13 | — | |
| 1935 | — | — | ||
| 1934 | #2,424 | 12 | — | |
| 1933 | #2,688 | 10 | — | |
| 1932 | #3,901 | 6 | — | |
| 1931 | #1,876 | 18 | — | |
| 1930 | #4,047 | 6 | — | |
| 1929 | #2,737 | 11 | — | |
| 1928 | #2,497 | 13 | — | |
| 1927 | #2,552 | 13 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,997 | 19 | — | |
| 1925 | #2,378 | 15 | — | |
| 1924 | #2,409 | 15 | — | |
| 1923 | #2,732 | 12 | — | |
| 1922 | #2,387 | 15 | — | |
| 1921 | #1,341 | 35 | — | |
| 1920 | #1,751 | 23 | — | |
| 1919 | #3,452 | 8 | — | |
| 1918 | #2,102 | 17 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,652 | 22 | — | |
| 1916 | #1,949 | 17 | — | |
| 1915 | #1,231 | 32 | — | |
| 1914 | #1,444 | 20 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,358 | 18 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,252 | 18 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,792 | 8 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,773 | 8 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,957 | 6 | — | |
| 1908 | #2,101 | 5 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,639 | 7 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,416 | 8 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,420 | 8 | — | |
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | #1,318 | 8 | — | |
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | #1,385 | 6 | — | |
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | #1,299 | 7 | — | |
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
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| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 1984
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New Mexico#187 · 1 in 818
- New York#238 · 1 in 1,430
- New Jersey#278 · 1 in 1,863
- South Carolina#305 · 1 in 1,960
- Connecticut#328 · 1 in 2,335
Best ever in a state: #64 in Rhode Island, 2025.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #187 | 12 | 1 in 818 |
| New York | #238 | 73 | 1 in 1,430 |
| New Jersey | #278 | 21 | 1 in 1,863 |
| South Carolina | #305 | 9 | 1 in 1,960 |
| Connecticut | #328 | 7 | 1 in 2,335 |
| Massachusetts | #398 | 10 | 1 in 3,350 |
| Pennsylvania | #400 | 21 | 1 in 3,240 |
| Illinois | #448 | 22 | 1 in 3,301 |
| California | #531 | 51 | 1 in 3,776 |
| Louisiana | #531 | 8 | 1 in 3,844 |
| Florida | #545 | 14 | 1 in 4,405 |
| Washington | #564 | 6 | 1 in 4,477 |
| Georgia | #616 | 7 | 1 in 5,099 |
| Ohio | #669 | 9 | 1 in 7,686 |
| Texas | #669 | 23 | 1 in 5,671 |
| Michigan | #749 | 7 | 1 in 8,052 |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1895
- Peaked 2025 at #307 (984 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 71 yrs · run 1966–2025
- Highest: 1 in 1,633 girls born in 2025 were named Francesca (0.06%)
- 19.9% of all girls named Francesca (7,019) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 13 | #1,299 (1895) | #1,342 |
| 1900s | 42 | #1,318 (1903) | #1,642 |
| 1910s | 168 | #1,231 (1915) | #1,801 |
| 1920s | 171 | #1,341 (1921) | #2,278 |
| 1930s | 108 | #1,873 (1938) | #2,659 |
| 1940s | 297 | #1,121 (1949) | #1,759 |
| 1950s | 989 | #823 (1959) | #1,049 |
| 1960s | 1,380 | #776 (1968) | #888 |
| 1970s | 2,250 | #615 (1979) | #693 |
| 1980s | 4,095 | #383 (1986) | #531 |
| 1990s | 6,909 | #353 (1996) | #388 |
| 2000s | 7,019 | #402 (2001) | #434 |
| 2010s | 6,875 | #422 (2013) | #456 |
| 2020s | 5,015 | #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 1984
Top girls' names in 1984
Top boys' names in 1984
More about 1984
girls
1,683,817 girls got a published name in 1984; 1 in 4,770 of them was named Francesca, which outranked 95.6% of the 12,181 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,804,848 boys got a published name in 1984; 1 in 257,835 of them was named Francesca, which outranked 32.3% of the 7,341 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #4,552Ziad8
- #4,552Zoltan8
- #4,552Zubin8
- #4,973Francesca7
- #4,973Aamir7
- #4,973Aaren7
- #4,973Abbas7
- #5,561Aaryn6
- #5,561Abdulaziz6
- #5,561Abdur6
Tied with 587 names at #4,973; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.