Girls' name · since 1951
Franchester
Since 1951, U.S. Social Security records show 32 babies named Franchester, peaking in 1951. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #40,171 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 32
- born since 1951
- 1980s
- peak decade
Franchester is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 32 have been recorded since 1951.
Social Security Administration records show Franchester recorded 32 times among girls since 1951, 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 1951 to 1986.
- #40,171 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 32 born since 1951
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Franchester ranks #40,171 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 32 born since 1951, peaking in the 1980s.
- #40,171 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 32
- born since 1951
- 1980s
- peak decade
Franchester's 32 recorded births place it above 44.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Franchester's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Franchester's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1954, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1951 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Franchester popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1986
- Peak year (1951)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Franchester by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (16 births, 50% of the file).
1980s was Franchester's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Franchester births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
11 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 16 births (50% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Franchester: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1951)
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, 1951–1986 (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 Franchester 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.