Total births
24
Girls' name · since 1940
Phronsie
24 babies named Phronsie in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 1941. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 24
- total births
- 1940–1945
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Phronsie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 24 recorded since 1940.
Phronsie has 24 recorded births among girls since 1940, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1940 to 1945.
- 24 total births
- 1940–1945 years on record
- 1940s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
24 girls have been named Phronsie since 1940, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1945.
- 24
- total births
- 1940–1945
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Phronsie was born in this single decade.
1941
Single peak year
8 babies were named Phronsie in 1941 - its busiest year on record.
Phronsie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Phronsie splits its recorded history at 1944: 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 1940 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1941 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Phronsie at a glance
Last recorded 1945Peak year
1941
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1940
Phronsie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–1945
- Peak year (1941)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Phronsie by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1940s was Phronsie's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Phronsie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 24 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Phronsie? ▼
Since 1940, Social Security records show 24 babies named Phronsie. The most recent recorded year was 1945. Its busiest year on record was 1941, with 8 births.
When was Phronsie most popular? ▼
Phronsie was most popular in the 1940s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1941.
How long has the name Phronsie been used? ▼
Phronsie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1940, spanning 6 years of data through 1945.
What names are similar to Phronsie? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Phronia, Phronie. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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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, 1940–1945 (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. "Phronsie: Baby Name Since 1940 - 24 Births, Peak 1941." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/phronsie. 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 Phronsie 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.