Frankie
#551 for girls in 2025, 549 births · #920 for boys in 2025, 256 births
Given to boys 53.2% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1945 · 578 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 42,268since 1897
Frankie over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #551 | 549 | #920 | 256 |
| 2024 | #590 | 512 | #1,108 | 193 |
| 2023 | #539 | 562 | #1,014 | 217 |
| 2022 | #545 | 566 | #1,049 | 210 |
| 2021 | #590 | 507 | #1,060 | 202 |
| 2020 | #587 | 495 | #972 | 221 |
| 2019 | #738 | 384 | #1,034 | 200 |
| 2018 | #805 | 338 | #1,040 | 195 |
| 2017 | #843 | 323 | #901 | 238 |
| 2016 | #955 | 284 | #999 | 204 |
| 2015 | #985 | 274 | #987 | 209 |
| 2014 | #1,151 | 216 | #932 | 227 |
| 2013 | #1,496 | 148 | #818 | 265 |
| 2012 | #1,351 | 173 | #868 | 243 |
| 2011 | #1,598 | 135 | #860 | 246 |
| 2010 | #1,794 | 114 | #793 | 273 |
| 2009 | #1,704 | 130 | #728 | 322 |
| 2008 | #2,078 | 98 | #761 | 292 |
| 2007 | #1,679 | 131 | #689 | 345 |
| 2006 | #1,918 | 105 | #652 | 354 |
| 2005 | #1,838 | 106 | #717 | 283 |
| 2004 | #1,756 | 109 | #743 | 251 |
| 2003 | #2,167 | 80 | #809 | 215 |
| 2002 | #1,866 | 95 | #746 | 232 |
| 2001 | #1,901 | 91 | #766 | 224 |
| 2000 | #1,827 | 94 | #729 | 235 |
| 1999 | #1,482 | 116 | #652 | 265 |
| 1998 | #1,533 | 109 | #682 | 250 |
| 1997 | #1,400 | 120 | #632 | 268 |
| 1996 | #1,466 | 112 | #626 | 276 |
| 1995 | #1,392 | 118 | #609 | 284 |
| 1994 | #1,269 | 134 | #602 | 298 |
| 1993 | #1,104 | 163 | #547 | 345 |
| 1992 | #1,065 | 171 | #556 | 336 |
| 1991 | #1,233 | 138 | #526 | 365 |
| 1990 | #1,424 | 111 | #497 | 385 |
| 1989 | #1,315 | 119 | #498 | 370 |
| 1988 | #1,439 | 96 | #473 | 374 |
| 1987 | #1,545 | 82 | #431 | 415 |
| 1986 | #1,572 | 76 | #475 | 332 |
| 1985 | #1,632 | 72 | #482 | 325 |
| 1984 | #1,866 | 57 | #441 | 364 |
| 1983 | #1,629 | 68 | #447 | 346 |
| 1982 | #1,922 | 55 | #445 | 363 |
| 1981 | #1,528 | 78 | #432 | 370 |
| 1980 | #1,318 | 96 | #407 | 398 |
| 1979 | #1,332 | 93 | #397 | 400 |
| 1978 | #1,202 | 104 | #387 | 404 |
| 1977 | #1,102 | 117 | #394 | 401 |
| 1976 | #1,032 | 120 | #377 | 414 |
| 1975 | #1,074 | 109 | #371 | 441 |
| 1974 | #964 | 128 | #358 | 461 |
| 1973 | #963 | 123 | #353 | 471 |
| 1972 | #869 | 148 | #347 | 494 |
| 1971 | #822 | 169 | #327 | 572 |
| 1970 | #827 | 166 | #322 | 598 |
| 1969 | #763 | 176 | #317 | 587 |
| 1968 | #686 | 201 | #307 | 599 |
| 1967 | #671 | 205 | #288 | 631 |
| 1966 | #641 | 223 | #292 | 657 |
| 1965 | #572 | 280 | #288 | 679 |
| 1964 | #664 | 237 | #284 | 743 |
| 1963 | #592 | 282 | #285 | 733 |
| 1962 | #606 | 272 | #293 | 698 |
| 1961 | #589 | 295 | #276 | 806 |
| 1960 | #538 | 321 | #280 | 813 |
| 1959 | #542 | 323 | #268 | 875 |
| 1958 | #514 | 353 | #280 | 751 |
| 1957 | #490 | 378 | #277 | 746 |
| 1956 | #470 | 394 | #262 | 764 |
| 1955 | #457 | 394 | #266 | 709 |
| 1954 | #424 | 423 | #266 | 697 |
| 1953 | #426 | 416 | #273 | 646 |
| 1952 | #404 | 428 | #270 | 653 |
| 1951 | #395 | 429 | #265 | 647 |
| 1950 | #389 | 435 | #253 | 650 |
| 1949 | #368 | 454 | #285 | 576 |
| 1948 | #347 | 502 | #259 | 625 |
| 1947 | #358 | 507 | #285 | 586 |
| 1946 | #356 | 455 | #257 | 590 |
| 1945 | #304 | 509 | #232 | 578 |
| 1944 | #291 | 544 | #258 | 519 |
| 1943 | #284 | 597 | #275 | 492 |
| 1942 | #295 | 533 | #270 | 489 |
| 1941 | #295 | 486 | #283 | 414 |
| 1940 | #276 | 515 | #282 | 394 |
| 1939 | #283 | 483 | #304 | 333 |
| 1938 | #277 | 527 | #286 | 370 |
| 1937 | #259 | 570 | #278 | 383 |
| 1936 | #256 | 570 | #291 | 343 |
| 1935 | #264 | 541 | #317 | 291 |
| 1934 | #256 | 590 | #292 | 340 |
| 1933 | #255 | 569 | #310 | 299 |
| 1932 | #266 | 559 | #317 | 300 |
| 1931 | #271 | 526 | #328 | 279 |
| 1930 | #275 | 545 | #357 | 257 |
| 1929 | #307 | 476 | #384 | 224 |
| 1928 | #293 | 510 | #431 | 191 |
| 1927 | #297 | 508 | #447 | 188 |
| 1926 | #292 | 524 | #480 | 157 |
| 1925 | #284 | 556 | #525 | 137 |
| 1924 | #286 | 532 | #524 | 145 |
| 1923 | #302 | 456 | #531 | 131 |
| 1922 | #305 | 452 | #600 | 116 |
| 1921 | #308 | 450 | #672 | 93 |
| 1920 | #306 | 454 | #602 | 109 |
| 1919 | #296 | 469 | #673 | 85 |
| 1918 | #292 | 474 | #761 | 72 |
| 1917 | #318 | 370 | #876 | 53 |
| 1916 | #309 | 382 | #763 | 64 |
| 1915 | #327 | 338 | #925 | 45 |
| 1914 | #312 | 282 | #967 | 33 |
| 1913 | #308 | 237 | #1,023 | 24 |
| 1912 | #318 | 207 | #835 | 28 |
| 1911 | #303 | 170 | #896 | 14 |
| 1910 | #300 | 166 | #859 | 13 |
| 1909 | #320 | 128 | #756 | 14 |
| 1908 | #290 | 148 | #744 | 13 |
| 1907 | #372 | 89 | #930 | 9 |
| 1906 | #317 | 110 | — | |
| 1905 | #294 | 128 | #1,091 | 6 |
| 1904 | #339 | 92 | #1,064 | 6 |
| 1903 | #353 | 81 | #1,130 | 5 |
| 1902 | #335 | 88 | — | |
| 1901 | #383 | 59 | #858 | 7 |
| 1900 | #392 | 71 | — | |
| 1899 | #342 | 76 | — | |
| 1898 | #380 | 66 | — | |
| 1897 | #374 | 60 | #852 | 7 |
| 1896 | #373 | 58 | — | |
| 1895 | #353 | 62 | — | |
| 1894 | #338 | 68 | — | |
| 1893 | #278 | 90 | — | |
| 1892 | #314 | 72 | — | |
| 1891 | #317 | 63 | — | |
| 1890 | #309 | 67 | — | |
| 1889 | #301 | 64 | — | |
| 1888 | #231 | 100 | — | |
| 1887 | #308 | 48 | — | |
| 1886 | #276 | 57 | — | |
| 1885 | #337 | 35 | — | |
| 1884 | #295 | 42 | — | |
| 1883 | #320 | 31 | — | |
| 1882 | #389 | 21 | — | |
| 1881 | #325 | 24 | — | |
| 1880 | #403 | 17 | — | |
The first year at least five boys were named Frankie! It came in at #852, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1898–1900, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Frankie is popular in 1950
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- South Carolina#125 · 1 in 664
- Alabama#128 · 1 in 761
- New Mexico#133 · 1 in 659
- Oklahoma#153 · 1 in 951
- North Carolina#154 · 1 in 913
Best ever in a state: #82 in New Mexico, 1945.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #125 | 43 | 1 in 664 |
| Alabama | #128 | 50 | 1 in 761 |
| New Mexico | #133 | 15 | 1 in 659 |
| Oklahoma | #153 | 25 | 1 in 951 |
| North Carolina | #154 | 55 | 1 in 913 |
| Florida | #160 | 32 | 1 in 952 |
| Arkansas | #170 | 20 | 1 in 1,113 |
| Mississippi | #173 | 28 | 1 in 1,039 |
| Georgia | #174 | 36 | 1 in 1,206 |
| Arizona | #179 | 10 | 1 in 997 |
| West Virginia | #185 | 16 | 1 in 1,519 |
| Kentucky | #188 | 25 | 1 in 1,429 |
| Tennessee | #207 | 21 | 1 in 1,867 |
| Missouri | #211 | 20 | 1 in 2,084 |
| Colorado | #219 | 9 | 1 in 1,818 |
| Louisiana | #219 | 25 | 1 in 1,417 |
| District of Columbia | #246 | 5 | 1 in 2,624 |
| Virginia | #250 | 15 | 1 in 2,468 |
| Texas | #272 | 53 | 1 in 1,959 |
| Ohio | #287 | 17 | 1 in 5,342 |
| Indiana | #294 | 9 | 1 in 4,992 |
| Kansas | #296 | 5 | 1 in 3,981 |
| California | #305 | 34 | 1 in 3,589 |
| Illinois | #342 | 15 | 1 in 6,182 |
| New York | #342 | 23 | 1 in 6,559 |
| Michigan | #358 | 10 | 1 in 7,776 |
| Pennsylvania | #494 | 6 | 1 in 18,066 |
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| Washington | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Frankie
- 188 spots since 2024 (#1,108 → #920)
- 52 spots since 2020 (#972 → #920)
- 67 spots since 2015 (#987 → #920)
- Biggest jump: 188 spots in 2025 (#1,108 → #920)
- Biggest drop: 188 spots in 1913 (#835 → #1,023)
- Debuted 1897
- Peaked 1945 at #232 (578 births)
- Births halved by 1995, 50 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 114 yrs · run 1914–2017
- Highest: 1 in 2,328 boys born in 1945 were named Frankie (0.04%)
- Latest: 1 in 6,672 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 16.9% of all boys named Frankie (7,138) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 2014, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 7 | #852 (1897) | #852 |
| 1900s | 60 | #744 (1908) | #939 |
| 1910s | 431 | #673 (1919) | #858 |
| 1920s | 1,491 | #384 (1929) | #520 |
| 1930s | 3,195 | #278 (1937) | #308 |
| 1940s | 5,263 | #232 (1945) | #269 |
| 1950s | 7,138 | #253 (1950) | #268 |
| 1960s | 6,946 | #276 (1961) | #291 |
| 1970s | 4,656 | #322 (1970) | #363 |
| 1980s | 3,657 | #407 (1980) | #453 |
| 1990s | 3,072 | #497 (1990) | #593 |
| 2000s | 2,753 | #652 (2006) | #734 |
| 2010s | 2,300 | #793 (2010) | #923 |
| 2020s | 1,299 | #920 (2025) | #1,021 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Frankie in 1950
Top girls' names in 1950
Top boys' names in 1950
More about 1950
girls
1,713,054 girls got a published name in 1950; 1 in 3,938 of them was named Frankie, which outranked 93.6% of the 6,109 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,790,262 boys got a published name in 1950; 1 in 2,754 of them was named Frankie, which outranked 94.0% of the 4,196 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.