Francesco
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- fran-CHESS-koh
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #936 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,328 for boys
Francesco is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “French”. In 2025 it ranked 936th for boys in the UK (36 babies) and 1,328th for boys in the US (145 babies).
What does Francesco mean?
Latin: Italian form of Francis
“French”
Italian form of Francis; St Francis of Assisi was nicknamed Francesco because of his father's links with France.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Francesco a girl's or a boy's name?
Francesco is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 36 boys in the UK and 145 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Francesco in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #936among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 36about 1 in 8,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 36 boys in the UK were named Francesco, making it the 936th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 675th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 65 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Francesco than any year since 2012.
Half of all the boys named Francesco in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2020. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 873rd in England and Wales.
Francesco in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | #936 |
| 2024 | 65 | #646 |
| 2023 | 43 | #827 |
| 2022 | 47 | #774 |
| 2021 | 59 | #681 |
| 2020 | 57 | #675 |
| 2019 | 49 | #745 |
| 2018 | 52 | #728 |
| 2017 | 46 | #806 |
| 2016 | 61 | #648 |
| 2015 | 52 | #707 |
| 2014 | 53 | #696 |
| 2013 | 50 | #729 |
| 2012 | 36 | #922 |
| 2011 | 40 | #833 |
| 2010 | 34 | #927 |
| 2009 | 32 | #937 |
| 2008 | 25 | #1,102 |
| 2007 | 37 | #812 |
| 2006 | 32 | #864 |
| 2005 | 37 | #757 |
| 2004 | 40 | #665 |
| 2003 | 27 | #828 |
| 2002 | 25 | #821 |
| 2001 | 27 | #728 |
| 2000 | 21 | #862 |
| 1999 | 30 | #654 |
| 1998 | 24 | #749 |
| 1997 | 23 | #760 |
| 1996 | 25 | #677 |
How popular is Francesco in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,328among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 145about 1 in 12,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 25% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 145 boys in the US were named Francesco, making it the 1,328th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,335th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 166 boys. It first appears in the records in 1906.
Half of all the boys named Francesco in the US since 1880 were born between 1976 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Francesco in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 145 | #1,328 |
| 2024 | 160 | #1,241 |
| 2023 | 147 | #1,300 |
| 2022 | 128 | #1,425 |
| 2021 | 130 | #1,407 |
| 2020 | 134 | #1,335 |
| 2019 | 107 | #1,564 |
| 2018 | 122 | #1,431 |
| 2017 | 120 | #1,433 |
| 2016 | 137 | #1,313 |
| 2015 | 131 | #1,340 |
| 2014 | 144 | #1,251 |
| 2013 | 121 | #1,387 |
| 2012 | 119 | #1,398 |
| 2011 | 138 | #1,250 |
| 2010 | 117 | #1,415 |
| 2009 | 151 | #1,191 |
| 2008 | 127 | #1,348 |
| 2007 | 153 | #1,157 |
| 2006 | 166 | #1,073 |
| 2005 | 161 | #1,040 |
| 2004 | 143 | #1,100 |
| 2003 | 142 | #1,089 |
| 2002 | 148 | #1,032 |
| 2001 | 139 | #1,048 |
| 2000 | 148 | #996 |
| 1999 | 145 | #979 |
| 1998 | 139 | #986 |
| 1997 | 118 | #1,073 |
| 1996 | 131 | #967 |
| 1995 | 139 | #940 |
| 1994 | 124 | #993 |
| 1993 | 136 | #919 |
| 1992 | 114 | #1,022 |
| 1991 | 140 | #887 |
| 1990 | 151 | #829 |
| 1989 | 111 | #964 |
| 1988 | 106 | #928 |
| 1987 | 113 | #879 |
| 1986 | 108 | #872 |
| 1985 | 108 | #875 |
| 1984 | 96 | #891 |
| 1983 | 91 | #924 |
| 1982 | 92 | #933 |
| 1981 | 108 | #846 |
| 1980 | 131 | #764 |
| 1979 | 105 | #842 |
| 1978 | 106 | #831 |
| 1977 | 102 | #847 |
| 1976 | 112 | #783 |
| 1975 | 119 | #760 |
| 1974 | 105 | #784 |
| 1973 | 103 | #783 |
| 1972 | 78 | #905 |
| 1971 | 80 | #910 |
| 1970 | 88 | #857 |
| 1969 | 76 | #877 |
| 1968 | 70 | #866 |
| 1967 | 62 | #915 |
| 1966 | 48 | #1,059 |
| 1965 | 53 | #1,012 |
| 1964 | 52 | #1,044 |
| 1963 | 43 | #1,174 |
| 1962 | 38 | #1,258 |
| 1961 | 33 | #1,387 |
| 1960 | 28 | #1,522 |
| 1959 | 20 | #1,805 |
| 1958 | 36 | #1,276 |
| 1957 | 39 | #1,249 |
| 1956 | 33 | #1,334 |
| 1955 | 31 | #1,369 |
| 1954 | 31 | #1,360 |
| 1953 | 35 | #1,260 |
| 1952 | 26 | #1,484 |
| 1951 | 13 | #2,134 |
| 1950 | 18 | #1,745 |
| 1949 | 19 | #1,701 |
| 1948 | 15 | #1,942 |
| 1947 | 15 | #1,987 |
| 1946 | 6 | #3,171 |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,536 |
| 1942 | 6 | #3,211 |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 9 | #2,449 |
| 1938 | 7 | #2,868 |
| 1937 | 8 | #2,680 |
| 1936 | 10 | #2,301 |
| 1935 | 9 | #2,529 |
| 1934 | 11 | #2,266 |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,267 |
| 1932 | 10 | #2,465 |
| 1931 | 16 | #1,843 |
| 1930 | 20 | #1,644 |
| 1929 | 17 | #1,848 |
| 1928 | 15 | #2,048 |
| 1927 | 12 | #2,408 |
| 1926 | 23 | #1,565 |
| 1925 | 15 | #2,088 |
| 1924 | 19 | #1,839 |
| 1923 | 22 | #1,643 |
| 1922 | 26 | #1,470 |
| 1921 | 30 | #1,360 |
| 1920 | 23 | #1,592 |
| 1919 | 34 | #1,207 |
| 1918 | 30 | #1,285 |
| 1917 | 39 | #1,062 |
| 1916 | 28 | #1,265 |
| 1915 | 36 | #1,068 |
| 1914 | 36 | #907 |
| 1913 | 36 | #789 |
| 1912 | 28 | #835 |
| 1911 | 9 | #1,189 |
| 1910 | 10 | #1,044 |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 13 | #744 |
| 1907 | 5 | #1,344 |
| 1906 | 6 | #1,110 |
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Francesco: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/francesco, updated 20 October 2026.