Frankie Boy & girl
How popular is Frankie?
#551 girl name in 2025
549 baby girls were named Frankie in the US in 2025, making it the 551st most popular girl name. Another 256 boys got the name (#920 for boys).
Frankie popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #551 for girls (▲ 39 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 549 girls, 256 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+100% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #985 in 2015, #587 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1943 (597 girls) |
| Highest rank | #231 in 1888 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 32% boys, 68% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.6% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Frankie counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Frankie family of names ranked #491 for girls in 2025 (#539 the year before), with 584 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Frankie | 549 | 94% |
| Franki | 20 | 3% |
| Frankee | 15 | 3% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Frankie is most popular
Babies named Frankie per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Frankie by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 439 | #231 |
| 1890s | 682 | #278 |
| 1900s | 994 | #290 |
| 1910s | 3,095 | #292 |
| 1920s | 4,918 | #284 |
| 1930s | 5,480 | #255 |
| 1940s | 5,102 | #276 |
| 1950s | 3,973 | #388 |
| 1960s | 2,492 | #538 |
| 1970s | 1,277 | #822 |
| 1980s | 799 | #1,312 |
| 1990s | 1,292 | #1,063 |
| 2000s | 1,039 | #1,679 |
| 2010s | 2,389 | #738 |
| 2020s | 3,191 | #539 |
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Questions
- Is Frankie a boy or girl name?
- Frankie is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 32% of babies named Frankie were boys and 68% were girls.
- How popular is the name Frankie?
- 549 baby girls were named Frankie in the US in 2025, making it the 551st most popular girl name. Another 256 boys got the name (#920 for boys).
- When was Frankie most popular?
- Frankie peaked in 1943, when 597 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #231 in 1888.
- How many people are named Frankie?
- 79,430 babies have been named Frankie in the US since 1880. We estimate about 50,831 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 54.
- Where is Frankie most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Frankie was most common in Idaho, at 1.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.