Recorded 1918–1926 Girls' name Peak 1918 17 births

Francelina — girls' name

17 babies named Francelina in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s121920s5
1910s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Francelina was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

7 babies were named Francelina in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Francelina

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Francelina between 1918 and 1926, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Francelina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1926. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Francelina performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Francelina shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Massachusetts, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Francelina in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Francelina 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 17 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.

Francelina at a glance

Last recorded 1926

Total births

17

Since 1918

9 years of records

Peak year

1918

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1926

Active since

1918

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1926

Francelina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1918

Last recorded 1926
Peak year (1918)
7
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 192619191918 7

Francelina by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
12 births that decade — 71% of Francelina's all-time total
1910s121920s5

Francelina by state

Where Francelina concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Francelina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Massachusetts
12 70.6%
Massachusetts share of Francelina's total US births 70.6%

12 of 17 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Francelina?
17 babies have been named Francelina since 1918. It was last recorded in 1926. The peak year was 1918 with 7 births.
When was Francelina most popular?
Francelina was most popular in the 1910s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Francelina most popular?
The top states for the name Francelina are Massachusetts (12 births).
How long has the name Francelina been used?
Francelina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 9 years of data through 1926.
What names are similar to Francelina?
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.

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, 1918–1926 (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.