Girls' name · since 1895
Francesca
Since 1895, U.S. Social Security records show 35,331 babies named Francesca, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #743 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #307 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 35,331
- born since 1895
- 2000s
- peak decade
Francesca currently ranks #307 among girls' names in America, with 35,331 babies recorded since 1895.
Francesca has 35,331 recorded births among girls since 1895, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #307 as of the latest data, more common than 98% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1895 to 2025.
- #743 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #307 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 35,331 born since 1895
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Francesca ranks #743 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #307 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 35,331 born since 1895, peaking in the 2000s.
- #743 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #307 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 35,331
- born since 1895
- 2000s
- peak decade
Francesca's 35,331 recorded births place it above 98.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
46 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Francesca compares
35,331 Top 5% higher than 95% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Francesca's all-time total is 94x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Francesca | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 35,331 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 984 | 21 | 19,840 |
Francesca's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Francesca's full recorded timeline at 1964, 93% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 7% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1908, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 984 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Francesca popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1895–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 984
- Annual births at peak, across 131 years of records
Francesca popularity over time - boys
33 total births recorded since 1979 (Francesca as boys' name)
Francesca by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (7,019 births, 20% of the file).
2000s was Francesca's strongest decade.
7,019 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Francesca births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 13
1890s
13 births
- 1900s 42
1900s
42 births
- 1910s 168
1910s
168 births
- 1920s 171
1920s
171 births
- 1930s 108
1930s
108 births
- 1940s 297
1940s
297 births
- 1950s 989
1950s
989 births
- 1960s 1,380
1960s
1,380 births
- 1970s 2,250
1970s
2,250 births
- 1980s
1980s
4,095 births
- 1990s
1990s
6,909 births
- 2000s
2000s
7,019 births
- 2010s
2010s
6,875 births
- 2020s
2020s
5,015 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 7,019 births (20% of all-time use).
How Francesca compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Francesca's total volume
Francesca by state
Where Francesca concentrates geographically, total births since 1895
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6,122 | 17.3% |
| #2 | California | | 4,924 | 13.9% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 2,635 | 7.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 2,261 | 6.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 2,244 | 6.4% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 1,903 | 5.4% |
| #7 | Texas | | 1,470 | 4.2% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 1,415 | 4.0% |
6,122 of 35,331 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.
Francesca appears in 46 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Francesca's data
- Francesca's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (7,019 total births) through the 2020s (5,015) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Francescas (6,122 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Francesca: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~130 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1895–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Francesca draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.