How Many People Are Named Franca?
An estimated 332 people in the United States have the first name Franca. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 54 years old, and Franca peaked in popularity in 1971 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Franca as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Franca paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
332
About 1 in 1,032,393 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
54
years old
Peak Year
1971
24 births
Total Registered
384
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Franca
Franca is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 384 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Franca as a female name
Ranked #16,048 in 2021
5 female births in 2021
Peak: 1971 (24 births)
Franca: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Franca span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 150 babies were registered. Franca has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Franca by Decade
How has Franca tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Franca by State
Birth registrations for Franca span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Illinois, New Jersey. The lowest are in New Jersey, Illinois, New York. On average, about 43 Francas were registered per state.
Franca + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Franca as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Franca
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Franca: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Franca?
We estimate approximately 332 people named Franca are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,032,393 Americans share this first name.
Is Franca a common name?
Franca is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 384 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Franca most popular?
Franca reached peak popularity in 1971, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Franca is approximately 54 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Franca a female name?
Franca is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Franca Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Franca Smith, Franca Johnson, Franca Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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