Girls' name · since 1914
Francene
1,724 babies named Francene in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1950. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,198 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,724
- born since 1914
- 1950s
- peak decade
Francene is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,724 have been recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Francene has been recorded 1,724 times among girls since 1914, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2003.
- #5,198 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,724 born since 1914
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Francene ranks #5,198 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,724 born since 1914, peaking in the 1950s.
- #5,198 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,724
- born since 1914
- 1950s
- peak decade
Francene's 1,724 recorded births place it above 92.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Francene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Francene splits its recorded history at 1956: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1914 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1950 peak of 76 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Francene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2003
- Peak year (1950)
- 76
- Annual births at peak, across 90 years of records
Francene by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (533 births, 31% of the file).
1950s was Francene's strongest decade.
533 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Francene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 28
1910s
28 births
- 1920s 43
1920s
43 births
- 1930s 129
1930s
129 births
- 1940s
1940s
415 births
- 1950s
1950s
533 births
- 1960s
1960s
373 births
- 1970s 135
1970s
135 births
- 1980s 46
1980s
46 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 533 births (31% of all-time use).
How Francene compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Francene's total volume
Francene by state
Where Francene concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 102 | 5.9% |
| #2 | California | | 82 | 4.8% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 43 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 40 | 2.3% |
| #5 | Texas | | 23 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 16 | 0.9% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.3% |
102 of 1,724 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Francene's data
- Francene's decade-level peak was the 1950s (533 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Francenes (102 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Francene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1950)
Similar record span (~89 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1914–2003 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Francene draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.