Recorded 1958–1993 Girls' name Peak 1970 102 births

Franchelle — girls' name

102 babies named Franchelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s101960s241970s181980s331990s17
1980s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Franchelle was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

9 babies were named Franchelle in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Franchelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 102 babies named Franchelle between 1958 and 1993, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Franchelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Franchelle performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Franchelle shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Franchelle in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Franchelle 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 102 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.

Franchelle at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

102

Since 1958

36 years of records

Peak year

1970

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1958

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1993

Franchelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1958

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1970)
9
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
45678910 199319901986198119711969196719591958 5

Franchelle by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
33 births that decade — 32% of Franchelle's all-time total
1950s101960s241970s181980s331990s17

Franchelle by state

Where Franchelle concentrates geographically — total births since 1958

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Franchelle
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 5.9%
Texas share of Franchelle's total US births 5.9%

6 of 102 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Franchelle?
102 babies have been named Franchelle since 1958. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1970 with 9 births.
When was Franchelle most popular?
Franchelle was most popular in the 1980s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Franchelle most popular?
The top states for the name Franchelle are Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Franchelle been used?
Franchelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 36 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Franchelle?
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, 1958–1993 (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.