Is Frankie a boy or girl name?
Frankie is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 509 girls and 192 boys were named Frankie, so 72.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 46.6% of the 78,614 US babies named Frankie were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,112
- Girl rank, 2024
- #591
- Babies named Frankie since 1880
- 78,614
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 1,197 babies
Boys and girls named Frankie, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 439 | 100% |
| 1890s | 7 | 682 | 99% |
| 1900s | 60 | 994 | 94.3% |
| 1910s | 431 | 3,095 | 87.8% |
| 1920s | 1,491 | 4,918 | 76.7% |
| 1930s | 3,195 | 5,480 | 63.2% |
| 1940s | 5,263 | 5,102 | 49.2% |
| 1950s | 7,137 | 3,973 | 35.8% |
| 1960s | 6,946 | 2,492 | 26.4% |
| 1970s | 4,656 | 1,277 | 21.5% |
| 1980s | 3,658 | 799 | 17.9% |
| 1990s | 3,072 | 1,292 | 29.6% |
| 2000s | 2,753 | 1,039 | 27.4% |
| 2010s | 2,298 | 2,388 | 51% |
| 2020s | 1,040 | 2,637 | 71.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 192 | #1,112 | 509 | #591 |
| 2023 | 216 | #1,014 | 560 | #539 |
| 2022 | 210 | #1,049 | 566 | #545 |
| 2021 | 201 | #1,064 | 507 | #590 |
| 2020 | 221 | #973 | 495 | #586 |
| 2019 | 200 | #1,035 | 384 | #738 |
| 2018 | 195 | #1,041 | 337 | #807 |
| 2017 | 238 | #902 | 323 | #843 |
| 2016 | 204 | #1,000 | 284 | #956 |
| 2015 | 208 | #991 | 274 | #986 |
| 2014 | 227 | #932 | 216 | #1,152 |
| 2013 | 265 | #818 | 148 | #1,498 |
| 2012 | 243 | #870 | 173 | #1,353 |
| 2011 | 246 | #860 | 135 | #1,607 |
| 2010 | 272 | #798 | 114 | #1,802 |
| 2009 | 322 | #728 | 130 | #1,707 |
| 2008 | 292 | #761 | 98 | #2,082 |
| 2007 | 345 | #689 | 131 | #1,683 |
| 2006 | 354 | #652 | 105 | #1,922 |
| 2005 | 283 | #717 | 106 | #1,842 |
| 2004 | 251 | #743 | 109 | #1,763 |
| 2003 | 215 | #812 | 80 | #2,174 |
| 2002 | 232 | #748 | 95 | #1,873 |
| 2001 | 224 | #768 | 91 | #1,908 |
| 2000 | 235 | #729 | 94 | #1,835 |
| 1999 | 265 | #652 | 116 | #1,485 |
| 1998 | 250 | #682 | 109 | #1,535 |
| 1997 | 268 | #632 | 120 | #1,402 |
| 1996 | 276 | #626 | 112 | #1,469 |
| 1995 | 284 | #609 | 118 | #1,394 |
| 1994 | 298 | #602 | 134 | #1,273 |
| 1993 | 345 | #547 | 163 | #1,105 |
| 1992 | 336 | #556 | 171 | #1,065 |
| 1991 | 365 | #526 | 138 | #1,236 |
| 1990 | 385 | #496 | 111 | #1,429 |
| 1989 | 370 | #498 | 119 | #1,316 |
| 1988 | 374 | #475 | 96 | #1,439 |
| 1987 | 415 | #432 | 82 | #1,548 |
| 1986 | 332 | #475 | 76 | #1,578 |
| 1985 | 326 | #480 | 72 | #1,637 |
| 1984 | 364 | #442 | 57 | #1,871 |
| 1983 | 346 | #447 | 68 | #1,634 |
| 1982 | 363 | #445 | 55 | #1,927 |
| 1981 | 370 | #432 | 78 | #1,534 |
| 1980 | 398 | #408 | 96 | #1,321 |
| 1979 | 400 | #397 | 93 | #1,332 |
| 1978 | 404 | #387 | 104 | #1,204 |
| 1977 | 401 | #394 | 117 | #1,103 |
| 1976 | 414 | #378 | 120 | #1,034 |
| 1975 | 441 | #371 | 109 | #1,078 |
| 1974 | 461 | #358 | 128 | #964 |
| 1973 | 471 | #354 | 123 | #966 |
| 1972 | 494 | #347 | 148 | #869 |
| 1971 | 572 | #327 | 169 | #823 |
| 1970 | 598 | #322 | 166 | #828 |
| 1969 | 587 | #317 | 176 | #764 |
| 1968 | 599 | #307 | 201 | #686 |
| 1967 | 632 | #288 | 205 | #672 |
| 1966 | 658 | #292 | 223 | #642 |
| 1965 | 677 | #289 | 280 | #573 |
| 1964 | 743 | #284 | 237 | #664 |
| 1963 | 733 | #285 | 282 | #593 |
| 1962 | 697 | #293 | 272 | #606 |
| 1961 | 806 | #276 | 295 | #589 |
| 1960 | 814 | #280 | 321 | #539 |
| 1959 | 874 | #268 | 323 | #543 |
| 1958 | 751 | #281 | 353 | #514 |
| 1957 | 746 | #277 | 378 | #490 |
| 1956 | 764 | #262 | 394 | #471 |
| 1955 | 709 | #266 | 394 | #457 |
| 1954 | 697 | #267 | 423 | #426 |
| 1953 | 646 | #274 | 416 | #426 |
| 1952 | 653 | #270 | 428 | #404 |
| 1951 | 647 | #265 | 429 | #395 |
| 1950 | 650 | #253 | 435 | #389 |
| 1949 | 576 | #285 | 454 | #368 |
| 1948 | 625 | #259 | 502 | #347 |
| 1947 | 586 | #285 | 507 | #358 |
| 1946 | 590 | #257 | 455 | #356 |
| 1945 | 578 | #232 | 509 | #304 |
| 1944 | 519 | #258 | 544 | #291 |
| 1943 | 492 | #276 | 597 | #284 |
| 1942 | 489 | #270 | 533 | #295 |
| 1941 | 414 | #283 | 486 | #295 |
| 1940 | 394 | #282 | 515 | #276 |
| 1939 | 333 | #304 | 483 | #283 |
| 1938 | 370 | #287 | 527 | #277 |
| 1937 | 383 | #278 | 570 | #259 |
| 1936 | 343 | #291 | 570 | #256 |
| 1935 | 291 | #317 | 541 | #264 |
| 1934 | 340 | #292 | 590 | #257 |
| 1933 | 299 | #310 | 569 | #255 |
| 1932 | 300 | #317 | 559 | #266 |
| 1931 | 279 | #329 | 526 | #271 |
| 1930 | 257 | #358 | 545 | #275 |
| 1929 | 224 | #384 | 476 | #307 |
| 1928 | 191 | #432 | 510 | #293 |
| 1927 | 188 | #447 | 508 | #297 |
| 1926 | 157 | #480 | 524 | #293 |
| 1925 | 137 | #525 | 556 | #284 |
| 1924 | 145 | #524 | 532 | #286 |
| 1923 | 131 | #532 | 456 | #302 |
| 1922 | 116 | #600 | 452 | #305 |
| 1921 | 93 | #672 | 450 | #308 |
| 1920 | 109 | #602 | 454 | #306 |
| 1919 | 85 | #675 | 469 | #296 |
| 1918 | 72 | #767 | 474 | #292 |
| 1917 | 53 | #877 | 370 | #318 |
| 1916 | 64 | #765 | 382 | #309 |
| 1915 | 45 | #929 | 338 | #327 |
| 1914 | 33 | #972 | 282 | #313 |
| 1913 | 24 | #1,032 | 237 | #308 |
| 1912 | 28 | #842 | 207 | #318 |
| 1911 | 14 | #907 | 170 | #304 |
| 1910 | 13 | #887 | 166 | #301 |
| 1909 | 14 | #773 | 128 | #320 |
| 1908 | 13 | #761 | 148 | #290 |
| 1907 | 9 | #953 | 89 | #374 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 110 | #318 |
| 1905 | 6 | #1,146 | 128 | #295 |
| 1904 | 6 | #1,116 | 92 | #339 |
| 1903 | 5 | #1,187 | 81 | #353 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 88 | #335 |
| 1901 | 7 | #890 | 59 | #384 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 71 | #392 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 76 | #343 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 66 | #382 |
| 1897 | 7 | #882 | 60 | #374 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 58 | #373 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 62 | #353 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 68 | #339 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 90 | #278 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 72 | #316 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 63 | #317 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 67 | #309 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 64 | #302 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 100 | #231 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 48 | #308 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 57 | #276 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 35 | #340 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 42 | #297 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 31 | #320 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 21 | #392 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 24 | #328 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 17 | #411 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Frankie reached #232 in 1945. As a girl name, it reached #231 in 1888. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Frankie
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.