Recorded 1880–1950 Girls' name Peak 1918 789 births

Fronie — girls' name

789 babies named Fronie in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s861890s1371900s1301910s1831920s1291930s631940s561950s5
1910s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Fronie was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

24 babies were named Fronie in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fronie

The Social Security Administration has registered 789 babies named Fronie between 1880 and 1950, spanning 71 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Fronie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1950. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fronie performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 183 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Fronie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina and Alabama. In total, SSA state-level files list Fronie in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fronie 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 789 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.

Fronie at a glance

Last recorded 1950

Total births

789

Since 1880

71 years of records

Peak year

1918

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1950

Active since

1880

Recorded for 71 years

Last year on file: 1950

Fronie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–1880

Last recorded 1950
Peak year (1918)
24
Annual births at peak — across 71 years of records
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Fronie by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
183 births that decade — 23% of Fronie's all-time total
1880s861890s1371900s1301910s1831920s1291930s631940s561950s5

Fronie by state

Where Fronie concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Fronie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
12 1.5%
#2 North Carolina
7 0.9%
#3 Alabama
6 0.8%
#4 South Carolina
5 0.6%
Georgia share of Fronie's total US births 1.5%
Even split

12 of 789 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fronie?
789 babies have been named Fronie since 1880. It was last recorded in 1950. The peak year was 1918 with 24 births.
When was Fronie most popular?
Fronie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 183 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Fronie most popular?
The top states for the name Fronie are Georgia (12 births), North Carolina (7 births), Alabama (6 births).
How long has the name Fronie been used?
Fronie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 71 years of data through 1950.
What names are similar to Fronie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Frona, Fronia, Fronnie, Froney, and 1 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, 1880–1950 (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.