Recorded 1917–1968 Girls' name Peak 1917 28 births

Francelle — girls' name

28 babies named Francelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s71930s51940s101960s6
1940s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Francelle was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

7 babies were named Francelle in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Francelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Francelle between 1917 and 1968, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Francelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1968. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Francelle performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Francelle shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Francelle 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 28 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.

Francelle at a glance

Last recorded 1968

Total births

28

Since 1917

52 years of records

Peak year

1917

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1968

Active since

1917

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 1968

Francelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1917

Last recorded 1968
Peak year (1917)
7
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19681943194019371917 7

Francelle by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
10 births that decade — 36% of Francelle's all-time total
1910s71930s51940s101960s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Francelle?
28 babies have been named Francelle since 1917. It was last recorded in 1968. The peak year was 1917 with 7 births.
When was Francelle most popular?
Francelle was most popular in the 1940s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Francelle been used?
Francelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 52 years of data through 1968.
What names are similar to Francelle?
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, 1917–1968 (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.