Francesca is an established girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Francesca is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #307 for girl births in the United States (and #660 across all names), given to 984 babies. Francesca first appears in 1895 and peaked in 2025 (984 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 984 | 984 | #307 | — |
| 2024 | 976 | 976 | #315 | — |
| 2023 | 822 | 822 | #374 | — |
| 2022 | 812 | 812 | #387 | — |
| 2021 | 742 | 742 | #424 | — |
| 2020 | 679 | 679 | #455 | — |
| 2019 | 641 | 641 | #489 | — |
| 2018 | 674 | 674 | #467 | — |
| 2017 | 740 | 740 | #432 | — |
| 2016 | 767 | 767 | #425 | — |
| 2015 | 744 | 744 | #429 | — |
| 2014 | 753 | 753 | #425 | — |
| 2013 | 721 | 721 | #422 | — |
| 2012 | 635 | 635 | #483 | — |
| 2011 | 594 | 594 | #498 | — |
| 2010 | 606 | 606 | #494 | — |
| 2009 | 666 | 666 | #466 | — |
| 2008 | 646 | 646 | #488 | — |
| 2007 | 680 | 680 | #472 | — |
| 2006 | 747 | 747 | #423 | — |
| 2005 | 714 | 714 | #432 | — |
| 2004 | 711 | 711 | #426 | — |
| 2003 | 715 | 715 | #420 | — |
| 2002 | 716 | 716 | #408 | — |
| 2001 | 723 | 723 | #402 | — |
| 2000 | 701 | 701 | #405 | — |
| 1999 | 755 | 755 | #380 | — |
| 1998 | 755 | 755 | #375 | — |
| 1997 | 770 | — | #359 | — |
| 1996 | 786 | — | #353 | — |
| 1995 | 725 | — | #361 | — |
| 1994 | 709 | — | #365 | — |
| 1993 | 635 | — | #397 | — |
| 1992 | 683 | — | #377 | — |
| 1991 | 562 | — | #451 | — |
| 1990 | 529 | — | #462 | — |
| 1989 | 466 | — | #510 | #5,826 |
| 1988 | 606 | — | #402 | #6,690 |
| 1987 | 570 | — | #399 | — |
| 1986 | 604 | — | #384 | — |
| 1985 | 414 | — | #497 | #6,036 |
| 1984 | 360 | — | #541 | #5,153 |
| 1983 | 302 | — | #591 | — |
| 1982 | 279 | — | #641 | — |
| 1981 | 269 | — | #659 | — |
| 1980 | 252 | — | #688 | — |
| 1979 | 293 | — | #615 | #5,588 |
| 1978 | 273 | — | #619 | — |
| 1977 | 264 | — | #633 | — |
| 1976 | 231 | — | #663 | — |
| 1975 | 194 | — | #741 | — |
| 1974 | 230 | — | #662 | — |
| 1973 | 211 | — | #704 | — |
| 1972 | 200 | — | #717 | — |
| 1971 | 193 | — | #759 | — |
| 1970 | 167 | — | #824 | — |
| 1969 | 155 | — | #828 | — |
| 1968 | 166 | — | #777 | — |
| 1967 | 148 | — | #822 | — |
| 1966 | 142 | — | #839 | — |
| 1965 | 108 | — | #1,006 | — |
| 1964 | 147 | — | #858 | — |
| 1963 | 128 | — | #936 | — |
| 1962 | 130 | — | #932 | — |
| 1961 | 118 | — | #998 | — |
| 1960 | 138 | — | #894 | — |
| 1959 | 155 | — | #823 | — |
| 1958 | 126 | — | #917 | — |
| 1957 | 99 | — | #1,049 | — |
| 1956 | 143 | — | #827 | — |
| 1955 | 107 | — | #957 | — |
| 1954 | 96 | — | #995 | — |
| 1953 | 97 | — | #969 | — |
| 1952 | 84 | — | #1,022 | — |
| 1951 | 48 | — | #1,345 | — |
| 1950 | 34 | — | #1,611 | — |
| 1949 | 65 | — | #1,125 | — |
| 1948 | 45 | — | #1,376 | — |
| 1947 | 45 | — | #1,383 | — |
| 1946 | 35 | — | #1,486 | — |
| 1945 | 21 | — | #1,844 | — |
| 1944 | 14 | — | #2,440 | — |
| 1943 | 21 | — | #1,918 | — |
| 1942 | 17 | — | #2,144 | — |
| 1941 | 16 | — | #2,124 | — |
| 1940 | 18 | — | #1,916 | — |
| 1939 | 15 | — | #2,150 | — |
| 1938 | 18 | — | #1,897 | — |
| 1937 | 10 | — | #2,805 | — |
| 1936 | 13 | — | #2,312 | — |
| 1934 | 12 | — | #2,476 | — |
| 1933 | 10 | — | #2,749 | — |
| 1932 | 6 | — | #4,081 | — |
| 1931 | 18 | — | #1,907 | — |
| 1930 | 6 | — | #4,230 | — |
| 1929 | 11 | — | #2,799 | — |
| 1928 | 13 | — | #2,543 | — |
| 1927 | 13 | — | #2,606 | — |
| 1926 | 19 | — | #2,025 | — |
| 1925 | 15 | — | #2,417 | — |
| 1924 | 15 | — | #2,450 | — |
| 1923 | 12 | — | #2,791 | — |
| 1922 | 15 | — | #2,419 | — |
| 1921 | 35 | — | #1,350 | — |
| 1920 | 23 | — | #1,772 | — |
| 1919 | 8 | — | #3,584 | — |
| 1918 | 17 | — | #2,142 | — |
| 1917 | 22 | — | #1,672 | — |
| 1916 | 17 | — | #1,980 | — |
| 1915 | 32 | — | #1,236 | — |
| 1914 | 20 | — | #1,459 | — |
| 1913 | 18 | — | #1,378 | — |
| 1912 | 18 | — | #1,267 | — |
| 1911 | 8 | — | #1,846 | — |
| 1910 | 8 | — | #1,831 | — |
| 1909 | 6 | — | #2,053 | — |
| 1908 | 5 | — | #2,234 | — |
| 1907 | 7 | — | #1,705 | — |
| 1906 | 8 | — | #1,472 | — |
| 1905 | 8 | — | #1,469 | — |
| 1903 | 8 | — | #1,371 | — |
| 1897 | 6 | — | #1,436 | — |
| 1895 | 7 | — | #1,346 | — |