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Boy name Italian origin Christian Catholic tradition

Francesco

frahn-CHES-koh · 9 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Frenchman;free man
Language
Italian
Culture
Italian
Religion
Christian Catholic
Style era
modern
Themes
classic · Italian
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1241
2024 births160
Peak year2006
First appeared1906
Total US births8,299
2006 peak19061936196519952024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
FrancoCesco
Alternate spellings
Francesco
In other languages
Francis (English)François (French)Francisco (Spanish)

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Notable people named Francesco

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