Recorded 1914–2003 Girls' name Peak 1950 1,724 births

Francene — girls' name

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.

1910s281920s431930s1291940s4151950s5331960s3731970s1351980s461990s122000s10
1950s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Francene was born in this single decade.

1950
Single peak year

76 babies were named Francene in 1950 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Francene

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,724 babies named Francene between 1914 and 2003, spanning 90 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Francene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1950, when 76 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Francene performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 533 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Francene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 102 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Francene in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Francene 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 1,724 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.

Francene at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

1,724

Since 1914

90 years of records

Peak year

1950

76 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1914

Recorded for 90 years

Last year on file: 2003

Francene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1914

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1950)
76
Annual births at peak — across 90 years of records
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Francene by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
533 births that decade — 31% of Francene's all-time total
1910s281920s431930s1291940s4151950s5331960s3731970s1351980s461990s122000s10

Francene by state

Where Francene concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Francene
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%
New York share of Francene's total US births 5.9%
Even split

102 of 1,724 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Francene?
1,724 babies have been named Francene since 1914. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1950 with 76 births.
When was Francene most popular?
Francene was most popular in the 1950s decade with 533 total births. The single peak year was 1950.
Where is Francene most popular?
The top states for the name Francene are New York (102 births), California (82 births), Pennsylvania (43 births).
How long has the name Francene been used?
Francene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 90 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Francene?
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, 1914–2003 (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.