Frankie

Boy · recorded 1897–2025 · given to both girls and boys (about 2.1 to 1)

  • #920in 2025
  • 1 in 6,672boys in 2025
  • +37%last ten years
  • 1.9×in California

Most popular in 1945, and up 37% over the last ten years.

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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1897

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 124 recorded years as a table
Frankie, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
189762
190166
190342
190447
190545
190761
190884
190985
191067
191162
191265
191347
191450
191553
191672
191757
191871
191987
1920102
192184
1922107
1923120
1924128
1925123
1926141
1927167
1928172
1929208
1930234
1931268
1932287
1933302
1934329
1935279
1936331
1937359
1938334
1939301
1940340
1941337
1942354
1943345
1944381
1945429
1946363
1947320
1948356
1949325
1950363
1951344
1952336
1953328
1954342
1955344
1956361
1957346
1958354
1959410
1960381
1961379
1962337
1963361
1964373
1965365
1966368
1967362
1968345
1969328
1970322
1971323
1972305
1973302
1974293
1975282
1976264
1977244
1978246
1979232
1980223
1981207
1982200
1983193
1984202
1985176
1986180
1987222
1988195
1989185
1990187
1991181
1992168
1993176
1994154
1995149
1996146
1997142
1998131
1999138
2000120
2001115
2002119
2003109
2004126
2005142
2006172
2007166
2008143
2009162
2010142
2011130
2012128
2013140
2014118
2015109
2016107
2017129
2018107
2019111
2020128
2021115
2022120
2023127
2024112
2025150

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.

  1. California 1.9×
  2. New York 1.4×
  3. Ohio 1.3×
  4. Pennsylvania 1.3×
  5. Florida 1.0×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025
256
Rank in 2025
#920
How rare
1 in 6,672 boys
Since 1897
42,268

Most popular in 1945, at 429 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 37% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
StateTimes the national rateBirths pooled
California1.9×129
New York1.4×45
Ohio1.3×27
Pennsylvania1.3×26
Florida1.0×38

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.