Recorded 1940–1945 Girls' name Peak 1941 24 births

Phronsie — girls' name

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.

1940s24
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.

What the Data Says About Phronsie

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Phronsie between 1940 and 1945, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Phronsie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1945. The name reached its historical peak in 1941, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Phronsie performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Phronsie 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 24 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.

Phronsie at a glance

Last recorded 1945

Total births

24

Since 1940

6 years of records

Peak year

1941

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1945

Active since

1940

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1945

Phronsie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–1940

Last recorded 1945
Peak year (1941)
8
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
456789 1945194419411940 5

Phronsie by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
24 births that decade — 100% of Phronsie's all-time total
1940s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Phronsie?
24 babies have been named Phronsie since 1940. It was last recorded in 1945. The peak year 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.

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, 1940–1945 (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.