Fransica
A feminine name of Latin origin meaning "free one" or "from France".
Name Census estimates that about 9 living Americans carry the first name Fransica. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Fransica today is around 52 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Fransica births was 1973 (5 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Fransica. 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 Fransica. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
9
~ 1 in 38,083,815 Americans
Peak year
1973
5 babies that year
Average age
52
years old
1975 SSA rank
#9,530
Tracked since 1973
Census
Fransica in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 680 people with the first name Fransica, which placed it at #16,535 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
#16,535
National first-name rank
People counted
680
680 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
92.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Fransica
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Fransica is Hispanic at 92.5%. The next largest groups are Black (3.8%) and White (1.8%). 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 Fransica 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 Fransica at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino92.5% · 629
- Black or African American3.8% · 26
- White1.8% · 12
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.5% · 10
- Two or more races0.4% · 3
Popularity
Fransica: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Fransica 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 Fransica during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 10 | 10 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Fransica
The given name Fransica is believed to have its origins in the Latin language, with roots tracing back to the ancient Roman era. It is thought to be a feminine variant of the male name Franciscus, which itself derives from the Latin phrase "Francus," meaning "free" or "Frenchman."
In the early Christian tradition, the name gained prominence due to its association with St. Francis of Assisi, the Italian Catholic friar and preacher who lived in the 12th and 13th centuries. St. Francis, whose birth name was Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, adopted the name Francesco as a symbol of his devotion to the poor and his commitment to living a life of simplicity and humility.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Fransica can be found in the 14th century, when a noblewoman named Fransica di Montefeltro was mentioned in the chronicles of the Italian city-state of Urbino. In the following centuries, the name continued to be popular among Italian families, particularly those with ties to the Franciscan religious order.
Fransica's popularity spread across Europe, and notable historical figures bearing this name include Fransica of Rimini (c. 1350–1428), an Italian noblewoman and patron of the arts; Fransica de Valois (1550–1615), a French princess and daughter of King Henry II; and Fransica Maria Casini (1677–1745), an Italian philosopher and writer.
In the realm of literature, the name Fransica has been immortalized in works such as Dante Alighieri's "Divine Comedy," where the character of Fransica da Rimini appears in the fifth canto of the "Inferno." Additionally, the English playwright William Shakespeare featured a character named Fransica in his play "The Taming of the Shrew."
Other notable figures throughout history who bore the name Fransica include Fransica d'Amboise (c. 1490–1550), a French noblewoman and confidante of King Francis I; Fransica Baracchi (1851–1922), an Italian opera singer; and Fransica de Miomandre (1880–1959), a French writer and journalist.
People
Fransica + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Fransica 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
Fransica: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Fransica?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 9 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Fransica 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 38,083,815 US residents.
Is Fransica a common name?
We classify Fransica as "Very Rare". It ranks above 25.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 10 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Fransica most popular?
The single biggest year for Fransica was 1973, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Fransica is about 52 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Fransica in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 680 people with the name Fransica, or 0.23 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #16,535 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 Fransica 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 Fransica?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Fransica leans strongly female. 668 people counted with this name were female (97.9%), compared with 14 male bearers (2.1%). 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 Fransica?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Fransica is Hispanic at 92.5%. The next largest groups are Black (3.8%) and White (1.8%). 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 Fransica most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Fransica in the 2020 Census, accounting for 92.5% (629 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 Fransica in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Fransica a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Fransica in the SSA data are female. 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 Fransica still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Fransica 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 Fransica 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 Americans are named Fransica?
Find out how many Americans are named Fransica on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.