Recorded 2008–2020 Boys' name Peak 2008 15 births

Frankly — boys' name

15 babies named Frankly in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s52020s5
2000s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Frankly was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

5 babies were named Frankly in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Frankly

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Frankly between 2008 and 2020, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Frankly currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Frankly performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Frankly shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Frankly 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 15 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.

Frankly at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

15

Since 2008

13 years of records

Peak year

2008

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

2008

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2020

Frankly popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–2008

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2008)
5
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
5 202020192008 5

Frankly by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
5 births that decade — 33% of Frankly's all-time total
2000s52010s52020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Frankly?
15 babies have been named Frankly since 2008. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2008 with 5 births.
When was Frankly most popular?
Frankly was most popular in the 2000s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Frankly been used?
Frankly has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 13 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Frankly?
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, 2008–2020 (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.