Frankin — boys' name
28 babies named Frankin in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
64% of everyone ever named Frankin was born in this single decade.
6 babies were named Frankin in 1970 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Frankin
The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Frankin between 1966 and 1982, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Frankin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 6 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Frankin performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Frankin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Frankin 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 28 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.
Frankin at a glance
Last recorded 1982Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Frankin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1966
- Peak year (1970)
- 6
- Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1982.
28 total births across 17 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1970 with 6 births in a single year.
Frankin by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- 18 births that decade — 64% of Frankin's all-time total
Frankin decade highlights
- Peak decade 18 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1970s was Frankin's strongest decade
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 64% of all-time use.
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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, 1966–1982 (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.