Girls' name · since 1912
Frankye
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 266 babies named Frankye, peaking in 1942. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,989 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 266
- born since 1912
- 1940s
- peak decade
Frankye sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 266 recorded since 1912.
Frankye has 266 recorded births among girls since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1960.
- #16,989 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 266 born since 1912
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Frankye ranks #16,989 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 266 born since 1912, peaking in the 1940s.
- #16,989 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 266
- born since 1912
- 1940s
- peak decade
Frankye's 266 recorded births place it above 76.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Frankye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Frankye splits its recorded history at 1938: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1912 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1942 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Frankye popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1960
- Peak year (1942)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Frankye popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 2006 (Frankye as boys' name)
Frankye by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (81 births, 30% of the file).
1940s was Frankye's strongest decade.
81 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Frankye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
35 births
- 1920s
1920s
44 births
- 1930s
1930s
72 births
- 1940s
1940s
81 births
- 1950s 29
1950s
29 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 81 births (30% of all-time use).
Frankye by state
Where Frankye concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.9% |
5 of 266 births nationwide.
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What to do with Frankye's data
- Frankye's decade-level peak was the 1940s (81 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Frankyes (5 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 Frankye: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1942)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1912–1960 (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 Frankye 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.