Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2006

Franki

Gender Unisex · 93% girls Rank 2025 #5,984 Trend ↓ Falling 33%
Rank 2025
#5,984
among girls · ↓304 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
20
named Franki · -29% vs 2024
How common
1 in 80,363
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2006
41 babies
All-time total
1,220
#6,860 all-time among girls
First recorded
1946
in Social Security records

Franki popularity over time

1,220 babies have been named Franki since 1946, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.010.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s 16 – 16 2 – #3,777
1950s 50 – 50 5 +213% #4,154
1960s 82 – 82 8 +64% #2,962
1970s 89 – 89 9 +9% #4,320
1980s 103 5 108 11 +21% #4,725
1990s 248 20 268 27 +148% #3,175
2000s 173 48 221 22 -18% #4,847
2010s 247 – 247 25 +12% #4,026
2020s (to 2025) 128 11 139 23 -6% #4,800

Where Franki is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 19 0.01 outside top 500
2027 18 0.01 outside top 500
2028 17 0.01 outside top 500
2029 16 0.01 outside top 500
2030 16 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Franki

Franki is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,984 in 2025 with 20 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1946, 1,220 American babies have been named Franki, about 93% girls and 7% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2006, when 41 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Franki stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Franki?

The median living Franki is about 25 years old; half are between 12 and 37. An estimated 1,200 people named Franki are alive in the United States today.

median 25 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Franki year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 20 #5,984 – –
2024 22 #5,680 6 #11,373
2023 16 #7,039 – –
2022 18 #6,541 5 #12,973
2021 25 #5,138 – –
2020 27 #4,800 – –
2019 27 #4,957 – –
2018 36 #4,026 – –
2017 27 #4,967 – –
2016 20 #6,257 – –
2015 28 #4,899 – –
2014 16 #7,428 – –
2013 14 #8,282 – –
2012 24 #5,603 – –
2011 24 #5,610 – –
2010 31 #4,649 – –
2009 11 #10,207 – –
2008 20 #6,640 7 #10,222
2007 17 #7,504 5 #12,971
2006 26 #5,288 15 #5,609
2005 15 #7,636 8 #8,540
2004 20 #6,052 – –
2003 12 #8,688 – –
2002 15 #7,181 – –
2001 13 #7,888 5 #11,126
2000 24 #4,847 8 #7,687
1995 24 #4,258 – –
1990 25 #4,042 – –
1985 9 #7,143 – –
1980 12 #5,634 – –
1975 11 #5,256 – –
1970 13 #4,320 – –
1965 6 #6,028 – –
1960 7 #5,343 – –
1955 – – – –
1950 6 #4,923 – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Franki, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Franki?

The median living Franki is about 25 years old. Half of all living Frankis are between 12 and 37 years old.

How many people named Franki are alive today?

An estimated 1,200 people named Franki are alive in the United States, based on 1,220 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Franki in 2025?

Franki ranked #5,984 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 20 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Franki?

1,220 babies have been named Franki in the United States since 1946, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Franki most popular?

Franki peaked in 2006, when 41 newborns received the name.

Is Franki a boy or girl name?

Franki is used for both: about 93% of babies named Franki have been girls and 7% boys.

Is the name Franki rising or falling?

Franki has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Franki become more popular?

Franki is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 16 girls named Franki in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Franki

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