Girls' name · peaked in 2025
Francesca name popularity since 1925
35,041 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Francesca. Half of them were born in 2001 or earlier, so the typical Francesca is about 25 years old in 2026. Francesca peaked in 2025 as the #307 name for girls, and it ranked #307 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 35,041
- Named Francesca, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #307
- for girls in 2025 (984 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 35,008 girls · 33 boys
- Most popular in
- New Jersey
- 3.00× its national share
Peak year is the year Francesca made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Francesca births per year, 1925–2025
2025 was the biggest year for Francesca both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1981 and 1986, Francesca became 2.2× more common, from 1 in 6,200 baby girls to 1 in 2,840.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Francesca's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Francesca.
Decade by decade
Babies named Francesca in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 71 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 108 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 297 | 0 | #1,844 |
| 1950s | 989 | 0 | #957 |
| 1960s | 1,380 | 0 | #1,006 |
| 1970s | 2,250 | 6 | #741 |
| 1980s | 4,095 | 27 | #497 |
| 1990s | 6,909 | 0 | #361 |
| 2000s | 7,019 | 0 | #432 |
| 2010s | 6,875 | 0 | #429 |
| 2020–25 | 5,015 | 0 | #307 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
31.8% of babies named Francesca from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Francesca is most popular
The index compares Francesca's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Francesca.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | 3.00× | 2,635 |
| New York | 2.50× | 6,053 |
| Connecticut | 2.30× | 795 |
| Florida | 1.96× | 2,261 |
| Massachusetts | 1.85× | 1,403 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Francesca and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Francesca (this page) | 35,008 | 2025 |
| Francisca | 10,386 | 1928 |
| Franchesca | 4,394 | 1992 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Francesca's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Francesca.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Francesca (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data