Recorded 1968–1971 Girls' name Peak 1971 16 births

Franchell — girls' name

16 babies named Franchell in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s101970s6
1960s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Franchell was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

6 babies were named Franchell in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Franchell

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Franchell between 1968 and 1971, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Franchell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Franchell performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Franchell shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Franchell 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 16 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.

Franchell at a glance

Last recorded 1971

Total births

16

Since 1968

4 years of records

Peak year

1971

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1971

Active since

1968

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 1971

Franchell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1968

Last recorded 1971
Peak year (1971)
6
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
4.555.566.5 197119691968 5

Franchell by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
10 births that decade — 63% of Franchell's all-time total
1960s101970s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Franchell?
16 babies have been named Franchell since 1968. It was last recorded in 1971. The peak year was 1971 with 6 births.
When was Franchell most popular?
Franchell was most popular in the 1960s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Franchell been used?
Franchell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 4 years of data through 1971.
What names are similar to Franchell?
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.

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, 1968–1971 (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.