Boys' name · since 1975
Franko
329 babies named Franko in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,094 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,373 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 329
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
329 babies have been named Franko since 1975, making it today's #12373 boys' name.
Franko has 329 recorded births among boys since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12373 as of the latest data, more common than 11% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #10,094 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,373 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 329 born since 1975
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Franko ranks #10,094 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,373 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 329 born since 1975, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,094 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,373 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 329
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Franko's 329 recorded births place it above 77.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Franko compares
329 47th percentile among 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
Franko's all-time total is 11% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Franko | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 329 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 34 | 22,252 |
Franko's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Franko's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Franko popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Franko by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (125 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Franko's strongest decade.
125 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Franko births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 23
1970s
23 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 29
1990s
29 births
- 2000s
2000s
86 births
- 2010s
2010s
125 births
- 2020s
2020s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 125 births (38% of all-time use).
Franko by state
Where Franko concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 16 | 4.9% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 1.5% |
16 of 329 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Franko's data
- Franko's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (125 total births) through the 2020s (56) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Frankos (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Franko: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Franko 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.