Recorded 1951–1986 Girls' name Peak 1951 32 births

Franchester — girls' name

32 babies named Franchester in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1951. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s111960s51980s16
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Franchester was born in this single decade.

1951
Single peak year

6 babies were named Franchester in 1951 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Franchester

The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Franchester between 1951 and 1986, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Franchester currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1951, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Franchester performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Franchester shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Franchester 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 32 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.

Franchester at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

32

Since 1951

36 years of records

Peak year

1951

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1951

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1986

Franchester popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1951

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1951)
6
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
4.555.566.5 198619841983196019541951 6

Franchester by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
16 births that decade — 50% of Franchester's all-time total
1950s111960s51980s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Franchester?
32 babies have been named Franchester since 1951. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1951 with 6 births.
When was Franchester most popular?
Franchester was most popular in the 1980s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1951.
How long has the name Franchester been used?
Franchester has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 36 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Franchester?
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, 1951–1986 (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.