Girls' name · since 1987
Francessca
74 babies named Francessca in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #30,469 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 74
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Francessca sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 74 recorded since 1987.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Francessca has been recorded 74 times among girls since 1987, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2003.
- #30,469 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 74 born since 1987
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Francessca ranks #30,469 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 74 born since 1987, peaking in the 1990s.
- #30,469 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 74
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Francessca's 74 recorded births place it above 57.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Francessca's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Francessca splits its recorded history at 1997: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1992 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Francessca popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2003
- Peak year (1988)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Francessca by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (31 births, 42% of the file).
1990s was Francessca's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Francessca births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
25 births
- 1990s
1990s
31 births
- 2000s
2000s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 31 births (42% of all-time use).
Francessca by state
Where Francessca concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 6.8% |
5 of 74 births nationwide.
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- Francessca's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (31 total births) through the 2000s (18) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Francesscas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Francessca: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1987–2003 (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 Francessca 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.