Franchesco
An Italian masculine name derived from the Germanic Franko meaning "free man".
Name Census estimates that about 50 living Americans carry the first name Franchesco. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Franchesco today is around 19 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Franchesco births was 2004 (7 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Franchesco. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Franchesco. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
50
~ 1 in 6,855,087 Americans
Peak year
2004
7 babies that year
Average age
19
years old
2023 SSA rank
#12,835
Tracked since 1991
Census
Franchesco in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 180 people with the first name Franchesco, which placed it at #41,022 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#41,022
National first-name rank
People counted
180
180 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
63.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Franchesco
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Franchesco is Hispanic at 63.3%. The next largest groups are White (22.8%) and Black (8.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Franchesco described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Franchesco at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino63.3% · 114
- White22.8% · 41
- Black or African American8.3% · 15
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.3% · 6
- Two or more races1.7% · 3
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 1
Popularity
Franchesco: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Franchesco from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 29 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Franchesco by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Franchesco during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Franchesco
The name Franchesco is derived from the Italian name Francesco, which itself originated from the Latin name Franciscus. The name Franciscus is thought to have been derived from the Roman family name Francius, meaning "Frenchman" or "free man." It is believed that the name Francesco and its variants were first used during the Medieval period in Italy.
During the Middle Ages, the name gained significant prominence due to St. Francis of Assisi, the founder of the Franciscan Order. Born in 1181 or 1182, St. Francis was an Italian Catholic friar, deacon, and preacher who is venerated as the patron saint of animals and the environment. His legacy and the spread of the Franciscan Order contributed to the widespread use of the name Francesco and its variations across Europe.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Franchesco can be found in the works of the Italian poet Dante Alighieri, who lived from 1265 to 1321. In his famous work, "The Divine Comedy," Dante makes reference to a character named Franchesco da Rimini.
Another notable historical figure with the name Franchesco was Franchesco Petrarca, an Italian scholar and poet who lived from 1304 to 1374. He is often referred to as the father of the Renaissance and is renowned for his collection of poems known as "Il Canzoniere."
In the realm of art, Franchesco Goya, the Spanish romantic painter and printmaker, was born in 1746 and lived until 1828. He is renowned for his powerful and influential works that depicted the harsh realities of his time.
In the field of science, Franchesco Redi, an Italian physician, naturalist, and poet, made significant contributions to the understanding of parasites and the concept of spontaneous generation. He was born in 1626 and passed away in 1697.
During the Renaissance period, Franchesco Guicciardini, an Italian historian and statesman, gained prominence for his influential work "Storia d'Italia" (History of Italy). He was born in 1483 and died in 1540.
These are just a few examples of notable individuals throughout history who bore the name Franchesco or its variants, highlighting the rich cultural and historical significance of this name across various fields and eras.
People
Franchesco + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Franchesco as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with F
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Franchesco: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Franchesco?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 50 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Franchesco going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 6,855,087 US residents.
Is Franchesco a common name?
We classify Franchesco as "Very Rare". It ranks above 54.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 51 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Franchesco most popular?
The single biggest year for Franchesco was 2004, when 7 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Franchesco is about 19 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Franchesco in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 180 people with the name Franchesco, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #41,022 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Franchesco in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Franchesco?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Franchesco leans strongly male. 176 people counted with this name were male (95.7%), compared with 8 female bearers (4.3%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Franchesco?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Franchesco is Hispanic at 63.3%. The next largest groups are White (22.8%) and Black (8.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Franchesco most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Franchesco in the 2020 Census, accounting for 63.3% (114 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Franchesco in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Franchesco a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Franchesco in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Franchesco still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Franchesco in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Franchesco can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Franchesco?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.