Recorded 1967–1992 Girls' name Peak 1986 91 births

Franchon — girls' name

91 babies named Franchon in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s161970s251980s331990s17
1980s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Franchon was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

12 babies were named Franchon in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Franchon

The Social Security Administration has registered 91 babies named Franchon between 1967 and 1992, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Franchon currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Franchon performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Franchon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Franchon 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 91 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.

Franchon at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

91

Since 1967

26 years of records

Peak year

1986

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1967

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1992

Franchon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1967

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1986)
12
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
468101214 199219911990198919881987198619731971197019681967 8

Franchon by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
33 births that decade — 36% of Franchon's all-time total
1960s161970s251980s331990s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Franchon?
91 babies have been named Franchon since 1967. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1986 with 12 births.
When was Franchon most popular?
Franchon was most popular in the 1980s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Franchon been used?
Franchon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 26 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Franchon?
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, 1967–1992 (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.