Recorded 1918–1947 Girls' name Peak 1931 148 births

Francille — girls' name

148 babies named Francille in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1931. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s111920s531930s501940s34
1920s
Peak decade

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

1931
Single peak year

11 babies were named Francille in 1931 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Francille

The Social Security Administration has registered 148 babies named Francille between 1918 and 1947, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Francille currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1947. The name reached its historical peak in 1931, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Francille performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Francille shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Oklahoma, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Francille in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Francille 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 148 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.

Francille at a glance

Last recorded 1947

Total births

148

Since 1918

30 years of records

Peak year

1931

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1947

Active since

1918

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1947

Francille popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1918

Last recorded 1947
Peak year (1931)
11
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
4681012 19471941193819331928192519211918 6

Francille by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
53 births that decade — 36% of Francille's all-time total
1910s111920s531930s501940s34

Francille by state

Where Francille concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Francille
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Oklahoma
5 3.4%
Oklahoma share of Francille's total US births 3.4%

5 of 148 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Francille?
148 babies have been named Francille since 1918. It was last recorded in 1947. The peak year was 1931 with 11 births.
When was Francille most popular?
Francille was most popular in the 1920s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 1931.
Where is Francille most popular?
The top states for the name Francille are Oklahoma (5 births).
How long has the name Francille been used?
Francille has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 30 years of data through 1947.
What names are similar to Francille?
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, 1918–1947 (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.