Girls' name · since 1968
Franchell
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.
- #48,648 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16
- born since 1968
- 1960s
- peak decade
16 girls have been named Franchell since 1968, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Franchell recorded 16 times among girls since 1968, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 1971.
- #48,648 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 16 born since 1968
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Franchell ranks #48,648 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1968, peaking in the 1960s.
- #48,648 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16
- born since 1968
- 1960s
- peak decade
Franchell's 16 recorded births place it above 31.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Franchell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Franchell's full recorded timeline at 1969, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1968, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1971 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Franchell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1971
- Peak year (1971)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Franchell by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (10 births, 63% of the file).
1960s was Franchell's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Franchell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
10 births
- 1970s
1970s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 10 births (63% of all-time use).
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What to do with Franchell's data
- Franchell's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 1970s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Franchell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~3 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, 1968–1971 (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 Franchell 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.