NameTides

Frankie

Frankie was the #551 girls' name in the US in 2025 (549 babies), and #100 in England & Wales and #523 in Canada.

Frankie as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
  • VIC
Frankie as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSW, VICBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.631.251.882.518801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandEngland & WalesIrelandNorthern IrelandCanadaUS
Frankie as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSW, VICBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.631.251.882.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales and Victoria publish their top 100 only, so they appear in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSWVIC
2025#551 (549)#100 (462)#134 (34)#231 (7)#124 (38)#523 (58)#74 (98)#58 (110)
2024#590 (512)#101 (463)#117 (38)#192 (9)#156 (29)#536 (56)#55 (120)#57 (109)
2023#539 (562)#106 (446)#160 (27)#171 (11)#148 (32)#397 (76)#45 (137)#53 (109)
2022#545 (566)#112 (452)#163 (26)#218 (8)#186 (25)#388 (78)#55 (130)#43 (131)
2021#590 (507)#111 (460)#138 (32)#266 (6)#146 (35)#394 (81)#41 (176)#34 (160)
2020#587 (495)#141 (363)#162 (25)#397 (3)#173 (27)#410 (75)#37 (166)#54 (113)
2019#738 (384)#128 (398)#168 (26)#178 (11)#247 (19)#448 (73)#37 (169)#45 (128)
2018#805 (338)#132 (393)#182 (24)#218 (8)#169 (31)#425 (76)#44 (141)#54 (92)
2017#843 (323)#132 (409)#191 (23)#355 (4)#249 (19)#680 (43)#62 (105)#44 (105)
2016#955 (284)#132 (430)#205 (22)—#288 (16)#594 (51)#59 (116)#61 (83)
2015#985 (274)#147 (376)#236 (17)#209 (9)#316 (15)#685 (42)#73 (95)#70 (69)
2014#1,151 (216)#162 (344)#212 (22)#314 (5)#336 (14)#709 (40)—#95 (57)
2013#1,496 (148)#195 (273)#319 (12)#440 (3)#747 (4)#1,206 (20)——
2012#1,351 (173)#173 (298)#267 (17)#268 (7)#474 (9)#1,617 (14)——
2011#1,598 (135)#156 (337)#252 (17)—#612 (6)#1,154 (21)——

Frankie as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Frankie as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020IrelandNorthern IrelandEngland & WalesScotlandUSCanada
Frankie as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#920 (256)#56 (887)#98 (54)#79 (30)#63 (87)#1,311 (18)
2024#1,108 (193)#58 (911)#98 (53)#93 (25)#74 (79)#1,583 (13)
2023#1,014 (217)#69 (810)#114 (46)#132 (18)#75 (78)#1,421 (14)
2022#1,049 (210)#73 (766)#100 (56)#115 (22)#76 (86)#1,237 (17)
2021#1,060 (202)#65 (920)#108 (52)#92 (31)#77 (86)#1,039 (22)
2020#972 (221)#61 (1,010)#94 (61)#96 (28)#75 (85)#999 (22)
2019#1,034 (200)#58 (1,118)#101 (58)#116 (22)#85 (80)#1,530 (12)
2018#1,040 (195)#63 (1,013)#97 (62)#100 (27)#100 (67)#1,334 (14)
2017#901 (238)#60 (1,055)#142 (41)#147 (18)#131 (48)#1,510 (12)
2016#999 (204)#63 (1,029)#148 (39)#175 (14)#114 (60)#1,069 (20)
2015#987 (209)#57 (1,112)#167 (35)#187 (12)#161 (39)#1,164 (17)
2014#932 (227)#64 (1,030)#155 (38)#191 (12)#151 (43)#1,465 (12)
2013#818 (265)#62 (1,024)#177 (31)#171 (14)#202 (29)#1,312 (14)
2012#868 (243)#66 (1,046)#189 (30)#191 (11)#191 (33)#1,971 (8)
2011#860 (246)#84 (756)#325 (11)#311 (4)#272 (18)#1,569 (11)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1933 at #255.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.
  • In 2025, 68% of US babies named Frankie were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 2,900 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 2,900uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 550common
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 530common
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 1,000uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 560common
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 2,600uncommon
USBoys2025about 1 in 6,700uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 310common
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 360common
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 280common
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 270common
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 8,800uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Frankie is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 2,900 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 2,600 to 1 in 3,300.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Frankie by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #326WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #390WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #285MNIllinois: #515ILMichigan: #406MINew York: #758NYMassachusetts: #334MAOregon: #273ORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #437IAIndiana: #377INOhio: #416OHPennsylvania: #466PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #516CAUtah: #231UTColorado: #497CONebraska: #296NEMissouri: #311MOKentucky: #443KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #936VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #578AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #404KSArkansas: #425ARTennessee: #645TNNorth Carolina: #780NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #374OKLouisiana: #597LAMississippi: #514MSAlabama: #633ALGeorgia: #676GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #799TXFlorida: #825FL
Frankie (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#67518

Frankie (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
FrankieCanadaGirls#52358
FrankieCanadaBoys#1,31118
FrankieEngland & WalesGirls#100462
FrankieEngland & WalesBoys#56887
FrankieIrelandGirls#12438
FrankieIrelandBoys#6387
FrankieNorthern IrelandGirls#2317
FrankieNorthern IrelandBoys#7930
FrankieNSWGirls#7498
FrankieScotlandGirls#13434
FrankieScotlandBoys#9854
FrankieUSGirls#551549
FrankieUSBoys#920256
FrankieVICGirls#58110