Boys' name · since 1934
Franchot
223 babies named Franchot in U.S. Social Security records since 1934, with the highest year being 1936. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,317 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 223
- born since 1934
- 1960s
- peak decade
223 boys have been named Franchot since 1934, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Franchot recorded 223 times among boys since 1934, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys 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 1934 to 1985.
- #12,317 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 223 born since 1934
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Franchot ranks #12,317 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 223 born since 1934, peaking in the 1960s.
- #12,317 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 223
- born since 1934
- 1960s
- peak decade
Franchot's 223 recorded births place it above 72.89% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Franchot's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Franchot's SSA record in two at 1962 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1941, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1936 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Franchot popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–1985
- Peak year (1936)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Franchot by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (70 births, 31% of the file).
1960s was Franchot's strongest decade.
70 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Franchot births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
61 births
- 1940s 23
1940s
23 births
- 1950s 23
1950s
23 births
- 1960s
1960s
70 births
- 1970s
1970s
35 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 70 births (31% of all-time use).
Franchot by state
Where Franchot concentrates geographically, total births since 1934
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 2.2% |
5 of 223 births nationwide.
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What to do with Franchot's data
- Franchot's decade-level peak was the 1960s (70 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Franchots (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Franchot: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1936)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1934–1985 (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 Franchot 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.