Recorded 1965–2004 Girls' name Peak 2004 16 births

Franciska — girls' name

16 babies named Franciska in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51990s52000s6
2000s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Franciska was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

6 babies were named Franciska in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Franciska

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Franciska between 1965 and 2004, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Franciska currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Franciska performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Franciska shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Franciska 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 16 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.

Franciska at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

16

Since 1965

40 years of records

Peak year

2004

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1965

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2004

Franciska popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1965

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (2004)
6
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
4.555.566.5 200419921965 5

Franciska by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
6 births that decade — 38% of Franciska's all-time total
1960s51990s52000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Franciska?
16 babies have been named Franciska since 1965. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 2004 with 6 births.
When was Franciska most popular?
Franciska was most popular in the 2000s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Franciska been used?
Franciska has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 40 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Franciska?
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.

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, 1965–2004 (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.