Girls' name · since 1958
Franchelle
Since 1958, U.S. Social Security records show 102 babies named Franchelle, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,881 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 102
- born since 1958
- 1980s
- peak decade
Franchelle is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 102 have been recorded since 1958.
Social Security Administration records show Franchelle recorded 102 times among girls since 1958, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 1993.
- #26,881 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 102 born since 1958
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Franchelle ranks #26,881 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 102 born since 1958, peaking in the 1980s.
- #26,881 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 102
- born since 1958
- 1980s
- peak decade
Franchelle's 102 recorded births place it above 62.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Franchelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Franchelle splits its recorded history at 1980: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1958 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Franchelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1993
- Peak year (1970)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Franchelle by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (33 births, 32% of the file).
1980s was Franchelle's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Franchelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s
1960s
24 births
- 1970s
1970s
18 births
- 1980s
1980s
33 births
- 1990s
1990s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 33 births (32% of all-time use).
Franchelle by state
Where Franchelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 5.9% |
6 of 102 births nationwide.
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What to do with Franchelle's data
- Franchelle's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (33 total births) through the 1990s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Franchelles (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Franchelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1958–1993 (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 Franchelle 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.