Francesca is a girl's name of French origin meaning “the Frenchman.” In 2024 it was given to 975 girls in the United States.
Francesca belongs to the French and Italian tradition. Its meaning — “the Frenchman” — is the sense carried by its French roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Francesca first appears in Social Security records in 1895. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #314 in 2024, and in 2024 975 babies received the name — 34,337 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Francesca means “the Frenchman” in its French roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Francesca is a girl name. In 2024, 975 babies received the name in the US.
Francesca comes from the French and Italian tradition.
Francesca first appears in US records in 1895. Its best-ever ranking was #314 in 2024, and 975 babies were given the name in 2024.
Francesca is pronounced /fɹænˈsɛskə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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