Recorded 1987–2003 Girls' name Peak 1988 74 births

Francessca — girls' name

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.

1980s251990s312000s18
1990s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Francessca was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

10 babies were named Francessca in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Francessca

The Social Security Administration has registered 74 babies named Francessca between 1987 and 2003, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Francessca currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Francessca performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Francessca shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Francessca in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Francessca in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 74 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Francessca at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

74

Since 1987

17 years of records

Peak year

1988

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1987

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2003

Francessca popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1987

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1988)
10
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4681012 20032001200019991998199719931992198919881987 8

Francessca by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
31 births that decade — 42% of Francessca's all-time total
1980s251990s312000s18

Francessca by state

Where Francessca concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Francessca
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 6.8%
California share of Francessca's total US births 6.8%

5 of 74 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Francessca?
74 babies have been named Francessca since 1987. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1988 with 10 births.
When was Francessca most popular?
Francessca was most popular in the 1990s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Francessca most popular?
The top states for the name Francessca are California (5 births).
How long has the name Francessca been used?
Francessca has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 17 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Francessca?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Frances, Frankie, Francine, Francesca, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1987–2003 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.