Recorded 1978–2023 Girls' name Peak 1998 369 births

Franceska — girls' name

369 babies named Franceska in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s401990s1092000s1072010s802020s27
1990s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Franceska was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

16 babies were named Franceska in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Franceska

The Social Security Administration has registered 369 babies named Franceska between 1978 and 2023, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Franceska currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Franceska performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 109 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Franceska shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Franceska in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Franceska 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 369 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.

Franceska at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

369

Since 1978

46 years of records

Peak year

1998

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1978

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2023

Franceska popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1978

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1998)
16
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
05101520 202320182013200820031998199319881978 6

Franceska by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
109 births that decade — 30% of Franceska's all-time total
1970s61980s401990s1092000s1072010s802020s27

Franceska by state

Where Franceska concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Franceska
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 1.6%
#2 New York
5 1.4%
California share of Franceska's total US births 1.6%
Even split

6 of 369 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Franceska?
369 babies have been named Franceska since 1978. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1998 with 16 births.
When was Franceska most popular?
Franceska was most popular in the 1990s decade with 109 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Franceska most popular?
The top states for the name Franceska are California (6 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Franceska been used?
Franceska has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 46 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Franceska?
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, 1978–2023 (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.