Franchot — boys' name

What the Data Says About Franchot

The Social Security Administration has registered 223 babies named Franchot between 1934 and 1985, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Franchot currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1985. The name reached its historical peak in 1936, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Franchot performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 70 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Franchot shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Franchot in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Franchot 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 223 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.