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Unisex name

Frankie

/ˈfɹæŋki/ · 47% girls, 53% boys · #552 in the US for unisexs, 2025

Frankie has been given to about 79,430 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1959, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈfɹæŋki/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 54,145
Median age today58 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Frankie per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1959 · 1,198
  • Born in 2025805
  • All time79,430
  • England & Wales, 2025#100 · 1,349

How popular is Frankie?

Frankie ranks 552nd among American unisexs in 2025, with 805 born that year. Its best year was 1959, when 1,198 babies were given the name, ranking 543rd. The typical living American called Frankie is about 58 years old today. It is relatively most common in Utah, where it accounts for 0.07% of births.

Names that sound like Frankie

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Francine0.82
  2. Fannie0.79
  3. Brandie0.79
  4. Gracie0.76
  5. Tracie0.76
  6. Francis0.71
  7. Annie0.68
  8. Jackie0.68

Middle names for Frankie

Ranked by flow score
  1. Frankie Noelle0.83
  2. Frankie Catherine0.80
  3. Frankie Belle0.80
  4. Frankie Josephine0.80
  5. Frankie Hazel0.80
  6. Frankie Violet0.79

Sibling names for Frankie

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Myrasister · 0.98
  2. Marshallbrother · 0.96
  3. Ramonasister · 0.95
  4. Rudybrother · 0.94
  5. Rolandbrother · 0.94
  6. Joysister · 0.94

Where Frankie is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Utah0.07%
  2. Minnesota0.05%
  3. Massachusetts0.05%
  4. Oregon0.05%
  5. Missouri0.05%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Frankie Wilson0.75
  2. Frankie Williams0.75
  3. Frankie Walker0.75
  4. Frankie Turner0.75
  5. Frankie Torres0.75
  6. Frankie Thompson0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Frankie

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. Ireland1998–2019
  5. France1900–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Frankie across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.