Francesco
2025 SSA
About Francesco
Thanks to the inspiration of Pope Francis, Francesco has galloped to the front of the line to become the Number One boys' name in Italy. As Francesca has become a familiar and popular form of the name for girls in the wider world, so does the handsome Francesco have that potential for boys.
Pronounced frahn-CHES-koh.
As of October 2026, Francesco ranked #1329 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #760 in 1908, Nameberry popularity #990.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,251 | 144 | 75 |
| 2015 | #1,342 | 131 | 68.3 |
| 2016 | #1,318 | 137 | 72.2 |
| 2017 | #1,436 | 120 | 64.8 |
| 2018 | #1,437 | 122 | 67.2 |
| 2019 | #1,568 | 107 | 59.6 |
| 2020 | #1,337 | 134 | 77.6 |
| 2021 | #1,411 | 130 | 74.3 |
| 2022 | #1,427 | 128 | 73.3 |
| 2023 | #1,301 | 147 | 85.9 |
| 2024 | #1,241 | 160 | 92.9 |
| 2025 | #1,329 | 145 | 84.9 |
World rankings
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Francesco on lists
Famous Francescos
- Papa Francesco
Italian name for Pope Francis
- San Francesco d'Assisi
aka Saint Francis of Assisi
- Francesco Petrarca
birth name of Italian Renaissance poet Petrarch
- Francesco Scavullo
fashion photographer
- Francesco Totti
Italian footballer
- Francesco Cavalli
Italian Baroque composer
- Francesco Borromini
Italian Baroque architect
- Francesco Rosi
Italian film director
- Francesco Cossiga
former Prime Minister of Italy
- Francesco Cilea
Italian composer
- Francesco Onorati
son of American actor Peter Onorati and writer Jeannette Collins
- Francesco Carlo Albert Casiraghi (b. 2018)
son of Pierre Casiraghi and Italian television personality Beatrice Borromeo
- Francesco Cavalieri
Lead singer of Italian metal band Wind Rose
Francesco in pop culture
- Damon Francesco Salvatore
one of the lead characters on "The Vampire Diaries"
- Francesco Bernoulli
character from "Cars".