Girl · Latin, through Spanish
Francisca
Say it: fran-SEES-kah
Meaning
Feminine of Francisco, from Latin Franciscus 'Frenchman'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1900s
In the United States
- 12,357 babies given this name since 1882
- At its height in 1902, about 1 in 6,100 girls
- 44 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
MexicanCentral AmericanAndeanArgentineCaribbeanSpanishBrazilian
The family of the name
Other spellings: Paca, Pancha, Chica
| Portuguese | Francisca |
|---|---|
| Italian | Francesca |
Famous bearers
- Chiquinha Gonzaga (Francisca Gonzaga), Brazilian composer
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Parish baptism registers
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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