How Many People Are Named Francesco?
An estimated 7,360 people in the United States have the first name Francesco. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Francesco peaked in popularity in 2006 with 166 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Francesco 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 Francesco paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
7,360
About 1 in 46,570 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
2006
166 births
Total Registered
8,299
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Francesco
Francesco is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 8,299 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Francesco as a male name
Ranked #1,241 in 2024
160 male births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (166 births)
Francesco: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Francesco span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,478 babies were registered. While Francesco is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Francesco by Decade
How has Francesco 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.
Francesco by State
Birth registrations for Francesco span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, New Jersey, California. The lowest are in Rhode Island, North Carolina, District of Columbia. On average, about 363 Francescos were registered per state.
Francesco + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Francesco as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Francesco
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Francesco: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Francesco?
We estimate approximately 7,360 people named Francesco 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 46,570 Americans share this first name.
Is Francesco a common name?
Francesco is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,299 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Francesco most popular?
Francesco reached peak popularity in 2006, when 166 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Francesco is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Francesco a male name?
Francesco is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Francesco Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Francesco Smith, Francesco Johnson, Francesco 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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