Francesco
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Francesco is the Italian form of Francis, meaning “from France.”
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names
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Usage of Francesco in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Francesco against each list of names.
Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Francesco is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Francesco in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 145 boys were named Francesco, making it the #1328 boys' name in the US. Since 1906, 8,446 boys have been named Francesco, with the most (166) in 2006. It is most common, relative to births, in Connecticut, New York and New Jersey.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Francesco in other languages
- Fran English, Italian, Slovenian, Spanish
- Francis Dutch, English, Latvian
- Francisco Portuguese, Spanish
- Franciscus Dutch, Latin
- Franco Italian, Spanish
- Frank Dutch, English
- Franklin Dutch, English
- Frans Dutch, Icelandic
- František Czech, Slovak
- Franz Dutch, German
- François Dutch, French
- Ferenc Hungarian
- Francesc Catalan
- Franciszek Polish
- Franck French
- Franko German
- Franziskus German
- Paco Spanish
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Francesco
There are 47 towns and villages with Francesco in their name.
| Name | Where | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francesco | Tuscany, 🇮🇹 Italy | 2,823 | Map |
| San Francesco | Sicily, 🇮🇹 Italy | 204 | Map |
| San Francesco | Veneto, 🇮🇹 Italy | 117 | Map |
| San Francesco | Calabria, 🇮🇹 Italy | 104 | Map |
| San Francesco | Lazio, 🇮🇹 Italy | 85 | Map |
| San Francesco | Friuli Venezia Giulia, 🇮🇹 Italy | 76 | Map |
| San Francesco | Veneto, 🇮🇹 Italy | 72 | Map |
| San Francesco | Umbria, 🇮🇹 Italy | 68 | Map |
| San Francesco | The Marches, 🇮🇹 Italy | 65 | Map |
| San Francesco | Veneto, 🇮🇹 Italy | 60 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Francesco songs
5 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Francesco in their title. The best known:
- Io sono Francesco – Tricarico (2000)
- Francesco – Modà (2016)
- Francesco – Irene Grandi (2000)
- San Francesco – Hartmann von An der Lan-Hochbrunn
- [Canto di uccellatori alle starne di Giov Francesco Del Bianco] – Alessandro Coppini
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Francesco
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Francesco.
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Fictional characters named Francesco
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
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Francesco as a pet name
FurryName has found 10 dogs named Francesco in public pet registers, making it the #7,464 dog name there. Most of them are registered in New York City (5), Toronto (4), Seattle (1). Francesco as a dog name →
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