Francesco

“Variant of Francis — Frenchman” — Medieval Latin origin

Boy's name · #1328 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Francesco has appeared in US records since 1906 — best rank #744 (1908) · 8,446 babies named Francesco all-time · 1 in 13,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #6 in Italy (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 9 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Francescos

Francesco Totti — Italian association football player
Francesco Cossiga — 8th President of Italy (1928-2010)
Francesco Borromini — Italian architect from Ticino and leading figure in Roman Baroque architecture (1599-1667), sculptor, engineer, stonemason and draughtsman (1599–1667)
Francesco Guicciardini — Italian writer, historian and politician (1483-1540)
Francesco Hayez — Italian painter (1791–1882)

Among 6,750 notable people named Francesco:

Lawyers & judges appear 1.6× more often than among typical names — e.g. Francesco Mario Pagano, Italian jurist and author.

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