How Many People Are Named Frankie?
people named Frankie are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 6,849 people in the US has this name
Based on 79,430 babies named Frankie in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,198 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Diminutive of FRANK (1) or FRANCES.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Frankie, 39.3% were girls and 60.7% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Frankie fell from 100% in the 1880s to 71.1% in the 2020s. It was lowest in the 1980s, at 17.9%.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Frankie alive today is about 47 years old, and 41% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 24 and 69 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Frankie first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1959, to 1,198 babies. In 2025, 805 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Frankie has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #232, in 1945. In 2025 it ranked #922. Among girls, its best rank was #231, in 1888.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #922 | #552 |
| Best rank | #232 (1945) | #231 (1888) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #267 in the 1950s | #263 in the 1930s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Frankie alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Frankie were born in California than in any other state: about 6,400 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Frankie was given 3 times as often in Mississippi, 2.8 times in Arkansas and 2.7 times in Oklahoma.
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