# Francesco (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/francesco/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Italian |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /fɹænˈtʃɛskoʊ/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 8,446 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 8,446 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 1,138, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Francesco.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 138 | 1,254 |
| 2012 | 119 | 1,401 |
| 2013 | 121 | 1,390 |
| 2014 | 144 | 1,251 |
| 2015 | 131 | 1,343 |
| 2016 | 137 | 1,318 |
| 2017 | 120 | 1,436 |
| 2018 | 122 | 1,437 |
| 2019 | 107 | 1,568 |
| 2020 | 134 | 1,338 |
| 2021 | 130 | 1,411 |
| 2022 | 128 | 1,427 |
| 2023 | 147 | 1,302 |
| 2024 | 160 | 1,242 |
| 2025 | 145 | 1,329 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 37 | 812 |
| 2012 | 33 | 901 |
| 2013 | 46 | 709 |
| 2014 | 51 | 659 |
| 2015 | 51 | 671 |
| 2016 | 58 | 616 |
| 2017 | 42 | 786 |
| 2018 | 52 | 665 |
| 2019 | 45 | 731 |
| 2020 | 55 | 627 |
| 2021 | 57 | 641 |
| 2022 | 44 | 746 |
| 2023 | 42 | 779 |
| 2024 | 65 | 586 |
| 2025 | 36 | 873 |

## People named Francesco

- Francesco Cossiga, 8th President of Italy (1928-2010)
- Francesco Albani, Baroque painter (1578–1660)
- Francesco Morosini, Doge of Venice (1619–1694)
- Francesco II Sforza, Duke of Milan, 1521-24, 1525-35
- Francesco Foscari, Doge of Venice
- Francesco Coccopalmerio, Catholic cardinal
- Francesco Laurana, Dalmatian sculptor, architect and medalist (1430–1502)
- Francesco Farnese, Duke of Parma (1678-1727)
- Francesco Friedrich, German bobsledder (born 1990)
- Francesco Loredan, 116th Doge of Venice (1685-1762)
- Francesco Molin, Doge of Venice (1575-1655)
- Francesco Dandolo, Doge of Venice (1258-1339)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.