Meaning 
The name Francesca has the following meaning: A free man or "from France". Feminine form of Francis.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.
Popularity 
As a baby girl name, Francesca is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 421 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Francesca rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 17 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 470 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Francesca in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Pronunciation  The name Francesca is pronounced as frahn-chess-kuh Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Francesca and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Francesca: Boys - Aurelio, Elmo, Fabian, Lucian, Prince, Sylvan, Taurus, Girls - Arabella, Aurelia, Bella, Dabria, Dalmace, Gloria, Harmony, Honora, Lara, Lelia, Livia, Mia, Miah, Nona, Pollie, Renita, Silvia, Veronica, Viola, Both genders - Adria, Julia, Justine, Milan, Rose, Ruby
Variants 
Popular Variants for the name Francesca: Francena, Francene, Franceska, Franchesca, Francina, Francine, Francisca, Franciska, Francizka, Franki, Franni, Franny, Frantiska, FranziskaNicknames  Common nicknames for the name Francesca are: Fran, Frankie
Style 
We think the name Francesca should fall under the following style category: Traditional. See other Traditional girl names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Francesca to be: Pretty upper class sophisticateIn one word, you might describe Francesca as a(n) " pretty" person. See other "pretty" names for girls.
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