Francesco

Italian variation of Francis

"Frenchman or free man"

Francesco Origin and Meaning

The name Francesco is a boy's name of Italian origin.

Thanks to the inspiration of Pope Francis, Francesco has galloped to the front of the line to become the Number One boys' name in Italy. As Francesca has become a familiar and popular form of the name for girls in the wider world, so does the handsome Francesco have that potential for boys.

Francesco Rank in US Top 1000

# 997 in the US

Francesco Popularity

• 1832 Nameberry 2024
• 293 Unique 2023
• 645 England 2021
• 363 Germany 2016
• 2 Italy 2022

20 Names Similar to Francesco

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Francesco.

• Francisco
• Vincenzo
• Vittorio
• Gianozzo
• Giuseppe
• Agostino
• Giacomo
• Nicolo
• Massimo
• Mauricio
• Fiorenza
• Domenico
• Francina
• Silvano
• Vittoria
• Giorgio
• Rafaele
• Paolo
• Dario
• Clemens

Famous People Named Francesco

• Papa Francesco Italian name for Pope Francis
• San Francesco d'Assisi aka Saint Francis of Assisi
• Francesco Petrarca birth name of Italian Renaissance poet Petrarch
• Francesco Scavullo fashion photographer
• Francesco Totti Italian footballer
• Francesco Cavalli Italian Baroque composer
• Francesco Borromini Italian Baroque architect
• Francesco Rosi Italian film director
• Francesco Cossiga former Prime Minister of Italy
• Francesco Cilea Italian composer
• Francesco Onorati son of American actor Peter Onorati and writer Jeannette Collins
• Francesco Carlo Albert Casiraghi (b. 2018) son of Pierre Casiraghi and Italian television personality Beatrice Borromeo

Francesco in Pop Culture

• Damon Francesco Salvatore one of the lead characters on "The Vampire Diaries"
• Francesco Bernoulli character from "Cars".