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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201973peak #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 1973

  • 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: #378 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,292 boysWAIdaho: 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: #388 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 4,107 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Frankie, so not publishedWIMichigan: #365 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 4,382 boysMINew York: #239 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 1,815 boysNYMassachusetts: #309 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,036 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Frankie, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Frankie, so not publishedORNevada: 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: #441 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,622 boysINOhio: #367 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 5,138 boysOHPennsylvania: #469 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 8,230 boysPANew Jersey: #292 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,087 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Frankie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #452 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 4,654 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Frankie, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Frankie, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Frankie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #382 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,713 boysMOKentucky: #246 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,148 boysKYWest Virginia: #176 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,449 boysWVVirginia: #329 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,508 boysVAMaryland: #276 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,689 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Frankie, so not publishedDEArizona: #218 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,229 boysAZNew Mexico: #145 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 677 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Frankie, so not publishedKSArkansas: #264 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,144 boysARTennessee: #264 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,408 boysTNNorth Carolina: #224 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,516 boysNCSouth Carolina: #291 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,131 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Frankie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #221 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,650 boysOKLouisiana: #410 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,304 boysLAMississippi: #231 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,355 boysMSAlabama: #204 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,330 boysALGeorgia: #281 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,173 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Frankie, so not publishedHITexas: #359 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 2,685 boysTXFlorida: #347 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 3,094 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Mexico#145 · 1 in 677
  2. West Virginia#176 · 1 in 1,449
  3. Alabama#204 · 1 in 1,330
  4. Arizona#218 · 1 in 1,229
  5. Oklahoma#221 · 1 in 1,650

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#145131 in 677
West Virginia#17691 in 1,449
Alabama#204201 in 1,330
Arizona#218141 in 1,229
Oklahoma#221111 in 1,650
North Carolina#224261 in 1,516
Mississippi#231141 in 1,355
New York#239631 in 1,815
Kentucky#246121 in 2,148
Arkansas#26471 in 2,144
Tennessee#264131 in 2,408
Maryland#27681 in 2,689
Georgia#281181 in 2,173
South Carolina#291101 in 2,131
New Jersey#292141 in 3,087
Massachusetts#30971 in 5,036
Virginia#32991 in 3,508
Florida#347161 in 3,094
Texas#359391 in 2,685
Michigan#365151 in 4,382
Ohio#367151 in 5,138
Washington#37851 in 4,292
Missouri#38271 in 4,713
Illinois#388191 in 4,107
Louisiana#41091 in 3,304
Indiana#44161 in 6,622
California#452311 in 4,654
Pennsylvania#46991 in 8,230
Alaska
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Idaho
Iowa
Kansas
Maine
Minnesota
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
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
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 1973

girls
#963
123 births · 1 in 11,855 girls
boys
#353
471 births · 1 in 3,309 boys

Top girls' names in 1973

  1. #1Jennifer62,448
  2. #2Amy26,962
  3. #3Michelle26,935
  4. #4Kimberly23,531
  5. #5Lisa22,677
  6. #6Melissa22,479
  7. #7Angela20,898
  8. #8Heather19,347
  9. #9Stephanie17,263
  10. #10Rebecca14,868
  11. #963Frankie123

Top boys' names in 1973

  1. #1Michael67,797
  2. #2Christopher48,313
  3. #3Jason46,683
  4. #4James42,836
  5. #5David41,082
  6. #6John39,165
  7. #7Robert38,698
  8. #8Brian35,686
  9. #9William28,018
  10. #10Matthew24,531
  11. #353Frankie471
More about 1973

girls

1,458,209 girls got a published name in 1973; 1 in 11,855 of them was named Frankie, which outranked 90.2% of the 9,810 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Frankie
  1. #958Faye125
  2. #958Lorna125
  3. #962Contina124
  4. #963Frankie123
  5. #963Angelic123
  6. #963Celena123
  7. #963Evette123
  8. #973Alysia122
  9. #973Jenniffer122
  10. #973Latrina122

Tied with 9 names at #963; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. 4,091Cicely#4,793#702
  2. 2,295Aubrey#3,177#882
  3. 1,847Nyree#2,680#833
  4. 1,533Danyell#2,523#990
  5. 1,496Vonetta#2,311#815
Fallers
  1. 1,814Camisha#815#2,629
  2. 470Andra#904#1,374
  3. 416Cherilyn#823#1,239
  4. 284Keena#848#1,132
  5. 281Nicolle#734#1,015

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

boys

1,558,576 boys got a published name in 1973; 1 in 3,309 of them was named Frankie, which outranked 94.0% of the 5,877 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Frankie
  1. #350Carlton477
  2. #351Sam476
  3. #352Israel474
  4. #353Frankie471
  5. #354Clay470
  6. #354Jarrod470
  7. #354Kenny470
Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. 2,348Vashon#3,152#804
  2. 1,405Jory#2,158#753
  3. 348Pernell#1,262#914
  4. 345Enoch#1,307#962
  5. 273Tarik#1,177#904
Fallers
  1. 669Jabbar#917#1,586
  2. 361Wes#993#1,354
  3. 326Paris#797#1,123
  4. 284Christophe#984#1,268
  5. 272Bennett#851#1,123

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

See the top 100 for 1973