Recorded 1918–1969 Girls' name Peak 1953 212 births

Francenia — girls' name

212 babies named Francenia in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s181930s371940s401950s601960s52
1950s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Francenia was born in this single decade.

1953
Single peak year

13 babies were named Francenia in 1953 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Francenia

The Social Security Administration has registered 212 babies named Francenia between 1918 and 1969, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Francenia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1969. The name reached its historical peak in 1953, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Francenia performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 60 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Francenia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in South Carolina, which accounts for 23 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Francenia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Francenia 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 212 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.

Francenia at a glance

Last recorded 1969

Total births

212

Since 1918

52 years of records

Peak year

1953

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1969

Active since

1918

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 1969

Francenia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1918

Last recorded 1969
Peak year (1953)
13
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
468101214 196919641960195319491941193619221918 5

Francenia by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
60 births that decade — 28% of Francenia's all-time total
1910s51920s181930s371940s401950s601960s52

Francenia by state

Where Francenia concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Francenia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 South Carolina
23 10.8%
South Carolina share of Francenia's total US births 10.8%

23 of 212 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Francenia?
212 babies have been named Francenia since 1918. It was last recorded in 1969. The peak year was 1953 with 13 births.
When was Francenia most popular?
Francenia was most popular in the 1950s decade with 60 total births. The single peak year was 1953.
Where is Francenia most popular?
The top states for the name Francenia are South Carolina (23 births).
How long has the name Francenia been used?
Francenia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 52 years of data through 1969.
What names are similar to Francenia?
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, 1918–1969 (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.