Girls' name · since 1951
Franny
Since 1951, U.S. Social Security records show 122 babies named Franny, peaking in 1959. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,924 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 122
- born since 1951
- 1960s
- peak decade
Franny is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 122 have been recorded since 1951.
Social Security Administration records show Franny recorded 122 times among girls since 1951, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2024.
- #24,924 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 122 born since 1951
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Franny ranks #24,924 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 122 born since 1951, peaking in the 1960s.
- #24,924 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 122
- born since 1951
- 1960s
- peak decade
Franny's 122 recorded births place it above 65.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Franny's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Franny's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1951, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1959 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Franny popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2024
- Peak year (1959)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Franny by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (36 births, 30% of the file).
1960s was Franny's strongest decade.
36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Franny births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
24 births
- 1960s
1960s
36 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
33 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 36 births (30% of all-time use).
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- Franny's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (36 total births) through the 2020s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Franny: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~73 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, 1951–2024 (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 Franny 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.