Fresno: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Fresno – Meaning: ash tree – Origin: Spanish – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: FREZ-noh


Fresno is a Spanish unisex name meaning “ash tree”. It appears in our list of 175+ State-Inspired Baby Names as American as They Come.

Meaning & Origin of Fresno

Meaning: Ash tree.

Origin: Spanish.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Fresno

Phonetic: FREZ-noh   IPA: /ˈfrɛznoʊ/

Popularity of Fresno

Fresno doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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