Frankie

#551 for girls in 2025, 549 births · #920 for boys in 2025, 256 births
Given to boys 53.2% of the time

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Peak · boys
1945 · 578 births
Debut · boys
7 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
42,268
since 1897

Frankie over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201965peak #231, 1888peak #232, 1945girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#551549#920256
2024#590512#1,108193
2023#539562#1,014217
2022#545566#1,049210
2021#590507#1,060202
2020#587495#972221
2019#738384#1,034200
2018#805338#1,040195
2017#843323#901238
2016#955284#999204
2015#985274#987209
2014#1,151216#932227
2013#1,496148#818265
2012#1,351173#868243
2011#1,598135#860246
2010#1,794114#793273
2009#1,704130#728322
2008#2,07898#761292
2007#1,679131#689345
2006#1,918105#652354
2005#1,838106#717283
2004#1,756109#743251
2003#2,16780#809215
2002#1,86695#746232
2001#1,90191#766224
2000#1,82794#729235
1999#1,482116#652265
1998#1,533109#682250
1997#1,400120#632268
1996#1,466112#626276
1995#1,392118#609284
1994#1,269134#602298
1993#1,104163#547345
1992#1,065171#556336
1991#1,233138#526365
1990#1,424111#497385
1989#1,315119#498370
1988#1,43996#473374
1987#1,54582#431415
1986#1,57276#475332
1985#1,63272#482325
1984#1,86657#441364
1983#1,62968#447346
1982#1,92255#445363
1981#1,52878#432370
1980#1,31896#407398
1979#1,33293#397400
1978#1,202104#387404
1977#1,102117#394401
1976#1,032120#377414
1975#1,074109#371441
1974#964128#358461
1973#963123#353471
1972#869148#347494
1971#822169#327572
1970#827166#322598
1969#763176#317587
1968#686201#307599
1967#671205#288631
1966#641223#292657
1965#572280#288679
1964#664237#284743
1963#592282#285733
1962#606272#293698
1961#589295#276806
1960#538321#280813
1959#542323#268875
1958#514353#280751
1957#490378#277746
1956#470394#262764
1955#457394#266709
1954#424423#266697
1953#426416#273646
1952#404428#270653
1951#395429#265647
1950#389435#253650
1949#368454#285576
1948#347502#259625
1947#358507#285586
1946#356455#257590
1945#304509#232578
1944#291544#258519
1943#284597#275492
1942#295533#270489
1941#295486#283414
1940#276515#282394
1939#283483#304333
1938#277527#286370
1937#259570#278383
1936#256570#291343
1935#264541#317291
1934#256590#292340
1933#255569#310299
1932#266559#317300
1931#271526#328279
1930#275545#357257
1929#307476#384224
1928#293510#431191
1927#297508#447188
1926#292524#480157
1925#284556#525137
1924#286532#524145
1923#302456#531131
1922#305452#600116
1921#308450#67293
1920#306454#602109
1919#296469#67385
1918#292474#76172
1917#318370#87653
1916#309382#76364
1915#327338#92545
1914#312282#96733
1913#308237#1,02324
1912#318207#83528
1911#303170#89614
1910#300166#85913
1909#320128#75614
1908#290148#74413
1907#37289#9309
1906#317110—
1905#294128#1,0916
1904#33992#1,0646
1903#35381#1,1305
1902#33588—
1901#38359#8587
1900#39271—
1899#34276—
1898#38066—
1897#37460#8527
1896#37358—
1895#35362—
1894#33868—
1893#27890—
1892#31472—
1891#31763—
1890#30967—
1889#30164—
1888#231100—
1887#30848—
1886#27657—
1885#33735—
1884#29542—
1883#32031—
1882#38921—
1881#32524—
1880#40317—
First appearance
1897

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 1965

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Frankie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Frankie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Frankie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Frankie, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Frankie, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Frankie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Frankie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Frankie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Frankie, so not publishedMNIllinois: #542 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 10,975 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Frankie, so not publishedWIMichigan: #364 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 6,138 boysMINew York: #277 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 2,972 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Frankie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Frankie, so not publishedRIOregon: #269 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,564 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Frankie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Frankie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Frankie, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Frankie, so not publishedIAIndiana: #372 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,907 boysINOhio: #385 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 6,729 boysOHPennsylvania: #380 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 7,725 boysPANew Jersey: #334 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 5,300 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Frankie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #293 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 2,572 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Frankie, so not publishedUTColorado: #283 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,572 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Frankie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #210 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,731 boysMOKentucky: #209 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,640 boysKYWest Virginia: #191 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,505 boysWVVirginia: #260 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,166 boysVAMaryland: #281 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,439 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Frankie, so not publishedDEArizona: #189 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 951 boysAZNew Mexico: #189 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 985 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Frankie, so not publishedKSArkansas: #180 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,061 boysARTennessee: #219 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,590 boysTNNorth Carolina: #216 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,424 boysNCSouth Carolina: #144 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 751 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #246 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,153 boysDCOklahoma: #250 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,754 boysOKLouisiana: #299 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,152 boysLAMississippi: #123 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 592 boysMSAlabama: #132 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 676 boysALGeorgia: #219 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,396 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Frankie, so not publishedHITexas: #270 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 1,620 boysTXFlorida: #264 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,981 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#123 · 1 in 592
  2. Alabama#132 · 1 in 676
  3. South Carolina#144 · 1 in 751
  4. Arkansas#180 · 1 in 1,061
  5. Arizona#189 · 1 in 951

Best ever in a state: #82 in New Mexico, 1945.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#123381 in 592
Alabama#132481 in 676
South Carolina#144321 in 751
Arkansas#180161 in 1,061
Arizona#189161 in 951
New Mexico#189111 in 985
West Virginia#191101 in 1,505
Kentucky#209181 in 1,640
Missouri#210231 in 1,731
North Carolina#216321 in 1,424
Georgia#219321 in 1,396
Tennessee#219221 in 1,590
District of Columbia#24661 in 2,153
Oklahoma#250111 in 1,754
Virginia#260181 in 2,166
Florida#264251 in 1,981
Oregon#26961 in 2,564
Texas#270641 in 1,620
New York#277551 in 2,972
Maryland#28191 in 3,439
Colorado#28371 in 2,572
California#293681 in 2,572
Louisiana#299171 in 2,152
New Jersey#334111 in 5,300
Michigan#364131 in 6,138
Indiana#37281 in 5,907
Pennsylvania#380131 in 7,725
Ohio#385141 in 6,729
Illinois#54291 in 10,975
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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
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · boys
48 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1897
  • Peaked 1945 at #232 (578 births)
  • Births halved by 1995, 50 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 114 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 114 yrs · run 1914–2017
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,328
  • 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%)
Era · boys
The 1950s
  • 16.9% of all boys named Frankie (7,138) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2015
  • Mostly boys until 2014, mostly girls since
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Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s7#852 (1897)#852
1900s60#744 (1908)#939
1910s431#673 (1919)#858
1920s1,491#384 (1929)#520
1930s3,195#278 (1937)#308
1940s5,263#232 (1945)#269
1950s7,138#253 (1950)#268
1960s6,946#276 (1961)#291
1970s4,656#322 (1970)#363
1980s3,657#407 (1980)#453
1990s3,072#497 (1990)#593
2000s2,753#652 (2006)#734
2010s2,300#793 (2010)#923
2020s1,299#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 1965

girls
#572
280 births · 1 in 6,304 girls
boys
#288
679 births · 1 in 2,740 boys

Top girls' names in 1965

  1. #1Lisa60,271
  2. #2Mary34,270
  3. #3Karen32,869
  4. #4Kimberly28,836
  5. #5Susan26,321
  6. #6Patricia23,552
  7. #7Donna19,700
  8. #8Linda19,345
  9. #9Cynthia19,239
  10. #10Angela18,754
  11. #572Frankie280

Top boys' names in 1965

  1. #1Michael80,992
  2. #2John71,493
  3. #3David67,825
  4. #4James67,666
  5. #5Robert63,106
  6. #6William40,111
  7. #7Mark38,244
  8. #8Richard36,817
  9. #9Thomas31,595
  10. #10Jeffrey29,574
  11. #288Frankie679
More about 1965

girls

1,765,164 girls got a published name in 1965; 1 in 6,304 of them was named Frankie, which outranked 92.4% of the 7,535 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Frankie
  1. #569Letitia281
  2. #569Martina281
  3. #569Roslyn281
  4. #572Frankie280
  5. #572Antonia280
  6. #572Lesia280
  7. #575Lola278
  8. #576Elsa274
  9. #576Shelby274

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1964
Risers
  1. ↑ 723Marni#1,610 → #887
  2. ↑ 654Dionne#1,281 → #627
  3. ↑ 432Marnie#1,016 → #584
  4. ↑ 426Keli#1,383 → #957
  5. ↑ 368Gia#1,334 → #966
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,326Djuna#738 → #2,064
  2. ↓ 470Djuana#756 → #1,226
  3. ↓ 383Shirl#714 → #1,097
  4. ↓ 297Beverley#955 → #1,252
  5. ↓ 275Dottie#912 → #1,187

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,860,143 boys got a published name in 1965; 1 in 2,740 of them was named Frankie, which outranked 93.5% of the 4,425 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Frankie
  1. #285Randal690
  2. #286Cary689
  3. #287Clifton684
  4. #288Frankie679
  5. #288Jaime679
  6. #290Jody676
  7. #291Angelo661
  8. #292Jorge657

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1964
Risers
  1. ↑ 785Trace#1,655 → #870
  2. ↑ 729Darran#1,729 → #1,000
  3. ↑ 655Daryn#1,371 → #716
  4. ↑ 648Darian#1,545 → #897
  5. ↑ 512Darryn#1,327 → #815
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,557Jaimie#809 → #2,366
  2. ↓ 443Tammy#875 → #1,318
  3. ↓ 406Destry#637 → #1,043
  4. ↓ 318Dewitt#936 → #1,254
  5. ↓ 303Cassius#860 → #1,163

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1965 →