Francesca
Top 1000
About Francesca
Francesca is a lighter and much more feminine choice than the classic Frances, and one that is increasingly popular with upscale parents.
Francesca made an appearance in Dante's Inferno and then, centuries later, in the best-selling novel The Bridges of Madison County, played on screen by Meryl Streep and co-starring Clint Eastwood, who went on to name his daughter Francesca. Other dads of Francescas include Martin Scorsese, Erik Estrada, Jason Bateman and (stepdad) Ringo Starr.
Francesca is also having a big renaissance in Italy, its country of origin.
Pronounced frahn-CHES-kuh.
As of October 2026, Francesca ranked #307 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #230.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #425 | 753 | 421.5 |
| 2015 | #429 | 744 | 416.8 |
| 2016 | #425 | 767 | 432.8 |
| 2017 | #430 | 740 | 428.6 |
| 2018 | #467 | 674 | 396.2 |
| 2019 | #489 | 641 | 381.9 |
| 2020 | #455 | 678 | 419.4 |
| 2021 | #424 | 742 | 452.2 |
| 2022 | #387 | 811 | 494.5 |
| 2023 | #374 | 822 | 512.3 |
| 2024 | #314 | 975 | 601.8 |
| 2025 | #307 | 984 | 612.2 |
World rankings
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Francesca on lists
Famous Francescas
- Francesca "Frankie" Sandford
English singer of group The Saturdays
- Francesca Ruth Fisher
Eastwood, American actress and socialite; daughter of actors Clint Eastwood and Frances Fisher
- (Constance) Francesca Gabor Hilton
American actress; daughter of hotelier Conrad Hilton and actress Zsa Zsa Gabor
- Francesca James
American actress
- Francesca Annis
English actress
- Francesca Collett
American actress
- Francesca Battistelli
American musician
- Francesca Woodman
American photographer
- Francesca Capaldi
American actress
- Francesca Isabella Simon
British,American children's author
- Francesca Gregorini
Italian/American writer/director
- Francesca Schiavone
Italian tennis player
- Francesca Barracciu
Italian MEP
- Francesca Neri
Italian actress
- Francesca Dallapé
Italian diver
- Francesca Guillén
Mexican actress; daughter of actor Alejandro Camacho
- Francesca "Fran" Kirby
English football player
- Francesca Aborn
niece of actress Isabella Rossellini
- Francesca Halabi (b. 1984)
daughter of reality TV personality Faye Resnick and Fadi Halabi
- Francesca McKnight Donatella Romana Gregorini (di Savignano di Romagna)
Italian,American film director, daughter of actress Barbara Bach and stepdaughter of musician Ringo Starr
- Francesca Hall
daughter of TV presenter Stuart Hall
- Francesca Mainwaring
daughter of TV presenter Ed Stewart
- Francesca Gunn (b. 1990)
late daughter of footballer Bryan Gunn
- Francesca Généreux (b. 1999)
daughter of dancer and TV personality Jean,Marc Généreux
- Francesca Abbruzzese
daughter of drummer Dave Abbruzzese of band Pearl Jam
- Francesca Scorsese (b. 1999)
daughter of director Martin Scorsese
- Francesca Natalia Estrada (b. 2000)
daughter of actor Erik Estrada
- Francesca Pace (b. 2004)
daughter of tennis player Irina Spirlea and Massimiliano Pace
- Francesca Fospero (b. 2004)
daughter of TV presenter Helen Fospero
- Francesca Nora Bateman (b. 2006)
daughter of actor Jason Bateman & Amanda Anka
- Francesca Christine Giner (b. 2008)
daughter of actress Amy Jo Johnson and Olivier Giner
- Francesca Alice Adams (b. 2009)
daughter of ice hockey player Craig Adams
- Francesca Marlowe Jacobs (b. 2013)
daughter of TV weather forecasters Rose and Steven Jacobs
Francesca in pop culture
- Francesca "Frankie" Alan
main character from the television series "Lip Service"
- Francesca Altifiorla
dragon in "Kept in the Dark" (Anthony Trollope)
- Francesca "Fancy" Monroe
from "The Jamie Foxx Show"
- Francesca "Frankie" Sutton
from the movie "Set It Off"
- Francesca Villante
from Australian TV soap "Neighbours"
- Francesca "Frankie" Adams Foster
stillborn daughter of Stef and Lena on American TV show "The Fosters"
- Francesca
a character from the novel 'Torment' (Lauren Kate)
- Francesca Wolff
girlfriend of Marina Ferrer in TV series "The L Word".
- Francesca Spinelli
main character in Melina Marchetta's "Saving Francesca"
- Francesca
from the Hozier song
- Francesca Bridgerton
Character from the 'Bridgerton' series by Julia Quinn and its' TV series on Netflix