Francena — girls' name

What the Data Says About Francena

The Social Security Administration has registered 623 babies named Francena between 1912 and 1976, spanning 65 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Francena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1976. The name reached its historical peak in 1948, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Francena performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 151 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Francena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in South Carolina, which accounts for 180 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Francena in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Francena 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 623 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.