Unisex name · since 1897
Frankie
Since 1897, U.S. Social Security records show 42,268 babies named Frankie, peaking in 1959. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #557 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #920 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 42,268
- born since 1897
- 1950s
- peak decade
Frankie currently ranks #920 among unisex names in America, with 42,268 babies recorded since 1897.
Frankie has 42,268 recorded births among boys since 1897, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #920 as of the latest data, more common than 93% of boys, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1897 to 2025.
- #557 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #920 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 42,268 born since 1897
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Frankie ranks #557 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #920 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 42,268 born since 1897, peaking in the 1950s.
- #557 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #920 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 42,268
- born since 1897
- 1950s
- peak decade
Frankie's 42,268 recorded births place it above 98.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
39 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Frankie compares
42,268 Top 4% higher than 96% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Frankie's all-time total is 115x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Frankie | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 42,268 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 875 | 34 | 22,252 |
Frankie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Frankie splits its recorded history at 1964: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1903 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1959 peak of 875 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Frankie popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1897–2025
- Peak year (1959)
- 875
- Annual births at peak, across 129 years of records
Frankie popularity over time - girls
37,162 total births recorded since 1880 (Frankie as girls' name)
Frankie by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (7,138 births, 17% of the file).
1950s was Frankie's strongest decade.
7,138 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Frankie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 7
1890s
7 births
- 1900s 60
1900s
60 births
- 1910s 431
1910s
431 births
- 1920s 1,491
1920s
1,491 births
- 1930s
1930s
3,195 births
- 1940s
1940s
5,263 births
- 1950s
1950s
7,138 births
- 1960s
1960s
6,946 births
- 1970s
1970s
4,656 births
- 1980s
1980s
3,657 births
- 1990s
1990s
3,072 births
- 2000s 2,753
2000s
2,753 births
- 2010s 2,300
2010s
2,300 births
- 2020s 1,299
2020s
1,299 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 7,138 births (17% of all-time use).
How Frankie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Frankie's total volume
Frankie by state
Where Frankie concentrates geographically, total births since 1897
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5,174 | 12.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 3,888 | 9.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 3,178 | 7.5% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 1,949 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Florida | | 1,593 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 1,588 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 1,494 | 3.5% |
| #8 | South Carolina | | 1,361 | 3.2% |
5,174 of 42,268 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.
Frankie appears in 39 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Frankie's data
- Frankie's decade-level peak was the 1950s (7,138 total births); usage has since declined to 1,299 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Frankies (5,174 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Frankie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~128 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, 1897–2025 (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 Frankie 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.