Girls' name · since 1968
Franchette
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 12 babies named Franchette, peaking in 1969. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #51,749 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 1968
- 1960s
- peak decade
12 girls have been named Franchette since 1968, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Franchette recorded 12 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 1969.
- #51,749 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 12 born since 1968
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Franchette ranks #51,749 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1968, peaking in the 1960s.
- #51,749 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 1968
- 1960s
- peak decade
Franchette's 12 recorded births place it above 27.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Franchette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Franchette's full recorded timeline at 1969, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1968, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1969 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Franchette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1969
- Peak year (1969)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Franchette by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (12 births, 100% of the file).
1960s was Franchette's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Franchette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 12 births (100% of all-time use).
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Franchette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~1 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, 1968–1969 (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 Franchette 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.