Names / Unisex names
Frankie
Current rank
#922
holding steady
All-time peak
#232
in 1945
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
79,400
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #232 in 1945 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Free one (Latin root). It was first recorded in American naming data in 1880. 1945 marked its high point, reaching #232. Today it sits at #922 and is keeping its place. More than 79,400 children have been given the name overall.