Boys' name · since 1932
Frink
11 babies named Frink in U.S. Social Security records since 1932, with the highest year being 1932. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #33,486 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 1932
- 1930s
- peak decade
11 boys have been named Frink since 1932, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Frink recorded 11 times among boys since 1932, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1932 to 1943.
- #33,486 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 11 born since 1932
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Frink ranks #33,486 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1932, peaking in the 1930s.
- #33,486 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 1932
- 1930s
- peak decade
Frink's 11 recorded births place it above 24.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Frink's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Frink's full recorded timeline at 1943, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1943, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1932 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Frink popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1932–1943
- Peak year (1932)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Frink by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).
1930s was Frink's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Frink births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
6 births
- 1940s
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
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- Frink's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 1940s (5) -- 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 Frink: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1932)
Similar record span (~11 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, 1932–1943 (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 Frink 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.