Name meaning & stats
Francesco
Francesco means “Frenchman, free” (Italian origin). 7,828 US babies since 1940, peak 2006.
What it means
“Frenchman, free”
ItalianForm of Francis
In US birth records
Peak year: 2006
7,828 US babies were named Francesco between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Francesco (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
1 in 18 Franciscos spell it Francesco
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2006)