NameTides

Francesca

Francesca was the #307 girls' name in the US in 2025 (984 babies), and #107 in England & Wales and #415 in Canada.

Francesca as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Francesca as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandUSCanadaIreland
Francesca as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#307 (984)#107 (434)#191 (21)#205 (8)#443 (8)#415 (75)
2024#315 (976)#102 (455)#152 (28)#227 (7)#342 (11)#477 (63)
2023#374 (822)#117 (419)#210 (19)#264 (6)#316 (12)#478 (61)
2022#387 (812)#118 (441)#303 (11)#218 (8)#634 (5)#508 (57)
2021#424 (742)#110 (466)#198 (21)#266 (6)#299 (14)#521 (56)
2020#455 (679)#112 (459)#170 (23)#333 (4)#375 (10)#787 (36)
2019#489 (641)#106 (491)#168 (26)#263 (6)#296 (15)#643 (47)
2018#467 (674)#93 (567)#200 (22)#273 (6)#361 (12)#610 (49)
2017#432 (740)#89 (600)#191 (23)#239 (7)#651 (5)#519 (61)
2016#425 (767)#88 (611)#196 (24)#276 (6)#335 (13)#536 (59)
2015#429 (744)#83 (661)#281 (14)#248 (7)#431 (10)#491 (66)
2014#425 (753)#87 (646)#306 (13)#247 (7)#536 (7)#520 (60)
2013#422 (721)#81 (679)#183 (25)#178 (11)#286 (17)#557 (54)
2012#483 (635)#90 (622)#191 (23)#383 (4)#474 (9)#552 (54)
2011#497 (594)#99 (602)#229 (19)#277 (6)#465 (9)#639 (45)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #307.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1895.

How common is it?

about 1 in 1,600 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet about 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 1,600uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 580common
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 850common
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 910common
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 2,600uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 2,000uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Francesca is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 1,500 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 1,400 to 1 in 1,600.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Francesca by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: #153MEWisconsin: #364WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #430WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #459MNIllinois: #144ILMichigan: #316MINew York: #137NYMassachusetts: #120MAOregon: #548ORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #437IAIndiana: #481INOhio: #210OHPennsylvania: #179PANew Jersey: #100NJConnecticut: #98CTRhode Island: #64RICalifornia: #372CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #337CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #442MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #484VAMaryland: #269MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #632AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #497KSArkansas: #489ARTennessee: #603TNNorth Carolina: #453NCSouth Carolina: #614SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: #534LAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #716ALGeorgia: #431GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #640TXFlorida: #263FL
Francesca (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#41830
Quebec2025#5408

Francesca (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
FrancescaCanadaGirls#41575
FrancescaEngland & WalesGirls#107434
FrancescaIrelandGirls#4438
FrancescaNorthern IrelandGirls#2058
FrancescaScotlandGirls#19121
FrancescaUSGirls#307984
FrancescaUSBoys—too few