Girls' name · since 1918
Francenia
Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 212 babies named Francenia, peaking in 1953. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,206 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 212
- born since 1918
- 1950s
- peak decade
Francenia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 212 recorded since 1918.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Francenia has been recorded 212 times among girls since 1918, 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 1918 to 1969.
- #19,206 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 212 born since 1918
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Francenia ranks #19,206 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 212 born since 1918, peaking in the 1950s.
- #19,206 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 212
- born since 1918
- 1950s
- peak decade
Francenia's 212 recorded births place it above 73.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by South Carolina.
Francenia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Francenia's full recorded timeline at 1950, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1953 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Francenia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1969
- Peak year (1953)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Francenia by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (60 births, 28% of the file).
1950s was Francenia's strongest decade.
60 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Francenia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 18
1920s
18 births
- 1930s
1930s
37 births
- 1940s
1940s
40 births
- 1950s
1950s
60 births
- 1960s
1960s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 60 births (28% of all-time use).
Francenia by state
Where Francenia concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 23 | 10.8% |
23 of 212 births nationwide.
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What to do with Francenia's data
- Francenia's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (60 total births) through the 1960s (52) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- South Carolina records the most Francenias (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Francenia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1953)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1918–1969 (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 Francenia 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.