Frannie
Feminine
Frannie entered the US charts in 1937, peaked at #3592 in 1962, ranks #10107 in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.
How old is the name Frannie?
Frannie first appears in US birth records in 1937 — 88 years ago. The typical Frannie alive today was born around 1975, making them about 50 years old. About 200 people named Frannie are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Frannie most popular?
Frannie peaked in 1962, reaching #3592 nationally. Today it ranks #10107, 6,515 places below that high. See the whole 1962 chart.
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What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1937
- Most girls named
- 196213 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3592reached in 1962
- Change vs 2024
- −30.8%9 in 2025, from 13
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Frannies among us
people named Frannie are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 178,585 born in 2025 was named Frannie
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Klea test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Frannie's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Klea climbed just as high around 1920, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Klea's path sketches the road Frannie is walking now.
Frannie sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Frannie beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Frannie in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
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Frequently asked
- How many Frannies are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 200 people named Frannie are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Frannie in 2025?
- Frannie ranks #10107 among US girl names in 2025, with 9 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Frannie?
- About 1 in every 178,585 US girls born in 2025 was named Frannie — 9 in all.
- Will my child share the name Frannie with classmates?
- Frannie will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Frannie
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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology
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