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Francesco

Francesco means "Italian form of Francis" and comes from Italian, giving it real etymological depth as a boy's name. It has been climbing steadily, peaking most recently in the 2000s. Today, it is seldom chosen in the registry. The name's best year yet was 2006.

ItalianItalian form of Francis
EtymologyMeaning "free one"
Births by decade
1900s
24
1910s
286
1920s
201
1930s
105
1940s
65
1950s
275
1960s
486
1970s
971
1980s
1,054
1990s
1,335
2000s
1,475
2010s
1,024
Peaked in the 2000s · 7,301 total U.S. births since 1900