Franchesca comes from the Latin tradition, meaning Free, from France, free woman.
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How popular is Franchesca?
1992peak year
Today, Franchesca is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #4971), with only about 28 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1992, 172 babies were given the name (ranked #1062 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1990s. Franchesca's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 4,372 babies have been registered as Franchesca since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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