Recorded 1950–1963 Girls' name Peak 1957 45 births

Frann — girls' name

45 babies named Frann in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s301960s15
1950s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Frann was born in this single decade.

1957
Single peak year

10 babies were named Frann in 1957 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Frann

The Social Security Administration has registered 45 babies named Frann between 1950 and 1963, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Frann currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Frann performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Frann shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Frann in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Frann 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 45 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.

Frann at a glance

Last recorded 1963

Total births

45

Since 1950

14 years of records

Peak year

1957

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1963

Active since

1950

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1963

Frann popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1950

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1957)
10
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4681012 1963196219601957195419511950 7

Frann by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
30 births that decade — 67% of Frann's all-time total
1950s301960s15

Frann by state

Where Frann concentrates geographically — total births since 1950

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Frann
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 11.1%
New York share of Frann's total US births 11.1%

5 of 45 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Frann?
45 babies have been named Frann since 1950. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1957 with 10 births.
When was Frann most popular?
Frann was most popular in the 1950s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
Where is Frann most popular?
The top states for the name Frann are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Frann been used?
Frann has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 14 years of data through 1963.
What names are similar to Frann?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Frances, Frankie, Francine, Francesca, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1950–1963 (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.