How Many People Are Named Franchester?
An estimated 26 people in the United States have the first name Franchester. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 54 years old, and Franchester peaked in popularity in 1951 with 6 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Franchester as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Franchester paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Franchester is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
26
About 1 in 13,182,859 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
54
years old
Peak Year
1951
6 births
Total Registered
32
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Franchester
Franchester is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 32 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Franchester as a female name
Ranked #11,523 in 1986
5 female births in 1986
Peak: 1951 (6 births)
Franchester: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Franchester span from the 1950s to the 1980s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 16 babies were registered. Franchester remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Franchester by Decade
How has Franchester tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Franchester + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Franchester as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Franchester
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Franchester: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Franchester?
We estimate approximately 26 people named Franchester are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 13,182,859 Americans share this first name.
Is Franchester a common name?
Franchester is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 44.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 32 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Franchester most popular?
Franchester reached peak popularity in 1951, when 6 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Franchester is approximately 54 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Franchester a female name?
Franchester is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Franchester Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Franchester Smith, Franchester Johnson, Franchester Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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