Recorded 1947–2006 Boys' name Peak 2006 67 births

Franke — boys' name

67 babies named Franke in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s101950s51960s171970s61980s51990s112000s13
1960s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Franke was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

7 babies were named Franke in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Franke

The Social Security Administration has registered 67 babies named Franke between 1947 and 2006, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Franke currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Franke performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Franke shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Franke 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 67 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.

Franke at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

67

Since 1947

60 years of records

Peak year

2006

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1947

Recorded for 60 years

Last year on file: 2006

Franke popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1947

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (2006)
7
Annual births at peak — across 60 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 200620041995199219861970196519611960195519491947 5

Franke by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
17 births that decade — 25% of Franke's all-time total
1940s101950s51960s171970s61980s51990s112000s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Franke?
67 babies have been named Franke since 1947. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 2006 with 7 births.
When was Franke most popular?
Franke was most popular in the 1960s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Franke been used?
Franke has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 60 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Franke?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Frank, Francis, Francisco, Franklin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1947–2006 (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.