Total births
873
Girls' name · since 1880
Frona
Frona has 873 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1894 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 873
- total births
- 1880–1961
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 19%
- born in that decade
Frona is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 873 have been recorded since 1880.
Frona has 873 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1961.
- 873 total births
- 1880–1961 years on record
- 1910s peak decade
- 19% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
873 girls have been named Frona since 1880, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1961.
- 873
- total births
- 1880–1961
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 19%
- born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade
19% of everyone ever named Frona was born in this single decade.
1894
Single peak year
23 babies were named Frona in 1894 - its busiest year on record.
Frona's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Frona splits its recorded history at 1917: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1930 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1894 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Frona at a glance
Last recorded 1961Peak year
1894
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1880
Frona popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1961
- Peak year (1894)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 82 years of records
Frona by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1910s was Frona's strongest decade.
162 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Frona births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
108 births
- 1890s
1890s
147 births
- 1900s
1900s
107 births
- 1910s
1910s
162 births
- 1920s
1920s
151 births
- 1930s
1930s
100 births
- 1940s 57
1940s
57 births
- 1950s 33
1950s
33 births
- 1960s 8
1960s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 162 births (19% of all-time use).
How Frona compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Frona's total volume
Frona vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Frona by state
Where Frona concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Frona? ▼
873 babies have been named Frona since 1880. It was last recorded in 1961. The peak year was 1894 with 23 births.
When was Frona most popular? ▼
Frona was most popular in the 1910s decade with 162 total births. The single peak year was 1894.
Where is Frona most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Frona are Kentucky (28 births), Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Frona been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Frona since 1880 -- 82 years through the most recent 1961 data.
What names are similar to Frona? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fronie, Fronia, Fronnie, Froney, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Frona's data
- Frona's decade-level peak was the 1910s (162 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Fronas (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Frona
Nearby Names Like Frona
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Frona
Fronie Girl
789 births
Fronia Girl
543 births
Fronnie Girl
213 births
Froney Girl
5 births
Frozine Girl
5 births
Compare Frona side by side: Frona vs Fronie Frona vs Fronia Frona vs Fronnie
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1880–1961 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Frona: Baby Name Since 1880 - 873 Births, Peak 1894." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/frona. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Frona 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 July 2026.