Francetta — girls' name
161 babies named Francetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1941, with the highest year being 1952. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
45% of everyone ever named Francetta was born in this single decade.
15 babies were named Francetta in 1952 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Francetta
The Social Security Administration has registered 161 babies named Francetta between 1941 and 1971, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Francetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1952, when 15 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Francetta performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 72 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Francetta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Francetta 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 161 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.
Francetta at a glance
Last recorded 1971Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Francetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1941
- Peak year (1952)
- 15
- Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1971.
161 total births across 31 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1952 with 15 births in a single year.
Francetta by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- 72 births that decade — 45% of Francetta's all-time total
Francetta decade highlights
- Peak decade 72 births
- Runner-up 55 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1960s was Francetta's strongest decade
72 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 45% of all-time use.
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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, 1941–1971 (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.