Girls' name · since 1978
Franceska
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 376 babies named Franceska, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,034 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,230 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 376
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Franceska is the #12230 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 376 recorded since 1978.
Social Security Administration records show Franceska recorded 376 times among girls since 1978, holding rank #12230 nationally today, ahead of 29% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #14,034 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,230 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 376 born since 1978
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Franceska ranks #14,034 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,230 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 376 born since 1978, peaking in the 1990s.
- #14,034 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,230 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 376
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Franceska's 376 recorded births place it above 80.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Franceska compares
376 49th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Franceska's all-time total is 0% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Franceska | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 376 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 21 | 19,840 |
Franceska's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Franceska's full recorded timeline at 2004, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Franceska popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Franceska by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (109 births, 29% of the file).
1990s was Franceska's strongest decade.
109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Franceska births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 40
1980s
40 births
- 1990s
1990s
109 births
- 2000s
2000s
107 births
- 2010s
2010s
80 births
- 2020s 34
2020s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 109 births (29% of all-time use).
Franceska by state
Where Franceska concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 1.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 1.3% |
6 of 376 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Franceska's data
- Franceska's decade-level peak was the 1990s (109 total births); usage has since declined to 34 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Franceskas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Franceska: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Franceska 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.