How Many People Are Named Frankie?
An estimated 48,968 people in the United States have the first name Frankie. It is used for both genders, with 53.4% male. The average bearer is 49 years old, and Frankie peaked in popularity in 1959 with 1,197 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Frankie 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 Frankie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Frankie has shifted from predominantly female to increasingly male in recent decades.
- Frankie is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
48,968
About 1 in 7,000 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
53.4% confidence
Average Age
49
years old
Peak Year
1959
1,197 births
Total Registered
78,614
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Frankie
Frankie is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (53.4%) and females (46.6%). Out of 78,614 total births registered, 42,007 were male and 36,607 were female.
Frankie as a male name
Ranked #1,112 in 2024
192 male births in 2024
Peak: 1959 (874 births)
Frankie as a female name
Ranked #591 in 2024
509 female births in 2024
Peak: 1943 (597 births)
Frankie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Frankie span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 11,110 babies were registered. While Frankie is less common than at its peak in the 1950s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Frankie by Decade
How has Frankie 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.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 439 | 0 | 439 | |
| 1890s | 689 | 7 | 682 | |
| 1900s | 1,054 | 60 | 994 | |
| 1910s | 3,526 | 431 | 3,095 | |
| 1920s | 6,409 | 1,491 | 4,918 | |
| 1930s | 8,675 | 3,195 | 5,480 | |
| 1940s | 10,365 | 5,263 | 5,102 | |
| 1950s | 11,110 | 7,137 | 3,973 | |
| 1960s | 9,438 | 6,946 | 2,492 | |
| 1970s | 5,933 | 4,656 | 1,277 | |
| 1980s | 4,457 | 3,658 | 799 | |
| 1990s | 4,364 | 3,072 | 1,292 | |
| 2000s | 3,792 | 2,753 | 1,039 | |
| 2010s | 4,686 | 2,298 | 2,388 | |
| 2020s | 3,677 | 1,040 | 2,637 | |
Frankie by State
Birth registrations for Frankie span all 44 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Georgia. The lowest are in South Dakota, Montana, Alaska. On average, about 1,522 Frankies were registered per state.
Frankie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Frankie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Frankie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Frankie?
We estimate approximately 48,968 people named Frankie 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 7,000 Americans share this first name.
Is Frankie a common name?
Frankie is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 78,614 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Frankie most popular?
Frankie reached peak popularity in 1959, when 1,197 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Frankie is approximately 49 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Frankie a male name?
Frankie is predominantly male. 53.4% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Frankie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Frankie Smith, Frankie Johnson, Frankie 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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