| Francesco | Pietro | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Frenchman; free man | Rock, stone |
| Origin | italian | Italian |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | frahn-CHEH-skoh | pee-EH-troh |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1906 | 1909 |
| Peak year | 2006 (166) | 1974 (52) |
| In 2025 | 145 | 40 |
| Trend | Steady | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Francesco | Pietro |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 844 | 215 |
| 2010s | 1,256 | 349 |
| 2000s | 1,478 | 261 |
| 1990s | 1,337 | 271 |
| 1980s | 1,064 | 280 |
| 1970s | 998 | 378 |
| 1960s | 503 | 212 |
| 1950s | 282 | 75 |
| 1940s | 66 | 18 |
| 1930s | 106 | 48 |
| 1920s | 202 | 171 |
| 1910s | 286 | 140 |
| 1900s | 24 | 5 |
Italian form of Francis, from Late Latin 'Franciscus' meaning 'Frenchman', from the Germanic Franks (whose own name is often tied to a word for 'free'). Borne by Saint Francis of Assisi.
Pietro is the Italian form of Peter, “rock.”
Francesco is more popular than Pietro today: about 145 US babies were given the name Francesco in 2025, compared with 40 named Pietro.
Francesco means Frenchman; free man (italian origin), while Pietro means Rock, stone (Italian origin).
In US records, Francesco first appears in 1906 and Pietro in 1909, so Francesco has the longer recorded history.