Recorded 1912–1998 Girls' name Peak 1969 329 births

Francelia — girls' name

329 babies named Francelia in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s601920s561930s141940s401950s271960s611970s251980s111990s35
1960s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Francelia was born in this single decade.

1969
Single peak year

23 babies were named Francelia in 1969 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Francelia

The Social Security Administration has registered 329 babies named Francelia between 1912 and 1998, spanning 87 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Francelia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Francelia performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 61 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Francelia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Francelia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Francelia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 329 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Francelia at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

329

Since 1912

87 years of records

Peak year

1969

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1912

Recorded for 87 years

Last year on file: 1998

Francelia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1912

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1969)
23
Annual births at peak — across 87 years of records
0510152025 199819861967195619451937192219161912 5

Francelia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
61 births that decade — 19% of Francelia's all-time total
1910s601920s561930s141940s401950s271960s611970s251980s111990s35

Francelia by state

Where Francelia concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Francelia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
5 1.5%
Louisiana share of Francelia's total US births 1.5%

5 of 329 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Francelia?
329 babies have been named Francelia since 1912. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1969 with 23 births.
When was Francelia most popular?
Francelia was most popular in the 1960s decade with 61 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
Where is Francelia most popular?
The top states for the name Francelia are Louisiana (5 births).
How long has the name Francelia been used?
Francelia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 87 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Francelia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Frances, Frankie, Francine, Francesca, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1912–1998 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.