Frankie
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- FRANG-kee
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #55 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #551 for girls
Unisex
Frankie is a name of English origin. In 2025 it ranked 55th for boys in the UK (971 babies) and 551st for girls in the US (549 babies).
What does Frankie mean?
English: pet form of Frank, Francis or Frances
Pet form of Frank, Francis and Frances, used for both boys and girls.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Frankie a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Frankie has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 503 girls and 971 boys in the UK and 549 girls and 256 boys in the US.
How popular is Frankie in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #55among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 971about 1 in 310 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 4.4%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 971 boys in the UK were named Frankie, making it the 55th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 61st. Its busiest year was 2019, with 1,198 boys. 503 girls were also named Frankie in 2025 (106th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Frankie in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 34% of the babies named Frankie in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 56th in England and Wales, 98th in Scotland and 79th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 2014 (#64) and 2024 (#58).
Frankie in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 971 | #55 |
| 2024 | 989 | #58 |
| 2023 | 874 | #71 |
| 2022 | 844 | #77 |
| 2021 | 1,003 | #66 |
| 2020 | 1,099 | #61 |
| 2019 | 1,198 | #58 |
| 2018 | 1,102 | #64 |
| 2017 | 1,114 | #63 |
| 2016 | 1,082 | #68 |
| 2015 | 1,159 | #62 |
| 2014 | 1,080 | #69 |
| 2013 | 1,069 | #69 |
| 2012 | 1,087 | #72 |
| 2011 | 771 | #98 |
| 2010 | 623 | #118 |
| 2009 | 498 | #133 |
| 2008 | 430 | #150 |
| 2007 | 416 | #149 |
| 2006 | 387 | #153 |
| 2005 | 318 | #166 |
| 2004 | 300 | #165 |
| 2003 | 213 | #195 |
| 2002 | 163 | #220 |
| 2001 | 140 | #239 |
| 2000 | 127 | #256 |
| 1999 | 105 | #301 |
| 1998 | 100 | #295 |
| 1997 | 100 | #308 |
| 1996 | 121 | #265 |
How popular is Frankie in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #551among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 549about 1 in 2,900 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 33% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 549 girls in the US were named Frankie, making it the 551st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 587th. Its busiest year was 1943, with 597 girls. 256 boys were also named Frankie in 2025 (920th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Frankie in the US since 1880 were born between 1928 and 1974, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 584 girls in the US were given Frankie or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #519, up from #551 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 90% of the babies named Frankie in the US in 1897, and 68% in 2025.
Frankie in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 549 | #551 |
| 2024 | 512 | #590 |
| 2023 | 562 | #539 |
| 2022 | 566 | #545 |
| 2021 | 507 | #590 |
| 2020 | 495 | #587 |
| 2019 | 384 | #738 |
| 2018 | 338 | #805 |
| 2017 | 323 | #843 |
| 2016 | 284 | #955 |
| 2015 | 274 | #985 |
| 2014 | 216 | #1,151 |
| 2013 | 148 | #1,496 |
| 2012 | 173 | #1,351 |
| 2011 | 135 | #1,598 |
| 2010 | 114 | #1,794 |
| 2009 | 130 | #1,704 |
| 2008 | 98 | #2,078 |
| 2007 | 131 | #1,679 |
| 2006 | 105 | #1,918 |
| 2005 | 106 | #1,837 |
| 2004 | 109 | #1,755 |
| 2003 | 80 | #2,164 |
| 2002 | 95 | #1,864 |
| 2001 | 91 | #1,897 |
| 2000 | 94 | #1,823 |
| 1999 | 116 | #1,480 |
| 1998 | 109 | #1,531 |
| 1997 | 120 | #1,398 |
| 1996 | 112 | #1,464 |
| 1995 | 118 | #1,389 |
| 1994 | 134 | #1,266 |
| 1993 | 163 | #1,102 |
| 1992 | 171 | #1,063 |
| 1991 | 138 | #1,229 |
| 1990 | 111 | #1,420 |
| 1989 | 119 | #1,312 |
| 1988 | 96 | #1,438 |
| 1987 | 82 | #1,544 |
| 1986 | 76 | #1,571 |
| 1985 | 72 | #1,631 |
| 1984 | 57 | #1,866 |
| 1983 | 68 | #1,629 |
| 1982 | 55 | #1,922 |
| 1981 | 78 | #1,528 |
| 1980 | 96 | #1,318 |
| 1979 | 93 | #1,332 |
| 1978 | 104 | #1,202 |
| 1977 | 117 | #1,102 |
| 1976 | 120 | #1,032 |
| 1975 | 109 | #1,074 |
| 1974 | 128 | #964 |
| 1973 | 123 | #963 |
| 1972 | 148 | #869 |
| 1971 | 169 | #822 |
| 1970 | 166 | #827 |
| 1969 | 176 | #763 |
| 1968 | 201 | #686 |
| 1967 | 205 | #671 |
| 1966 | 223 | #641 |
| 1965 | 280 | #572 |
| 1964 | 237 | #664 |
| 1963 | 282 | #592 |
| 1962 | 272 | #606 |
| 1961 | 295 | #589 |
| 1960 | 321 | #538 |
| 1959 | 323 | #542 |
| 1958 | 353 | #514 |
| 1957 | 378 | #490 |
| 1956 | 394 | #469 |
| 1955 | 394 | #456 |
| 1954 | 423 | #423 |
| 1953 | 416 | #425 |
| 1952 | 428 | #403 |
| 1951 | 429 | #394 |
| 1950 | 435 | #388 |
| 1949 | 454 | #368 |
| 1948 | 502 | #347 |
| 1947 | 507 | #358 |
| 1946 | 455 | #356 |
| 1945 | 509 | #304 |
| 1944 | 544 | #291 |
| 1943 | 597 | #284 |
| 1942 | 533 | #295 |
| 1941 | 486 | #295 |
| 1940 | 515 | #276 |
| 1939 | 483 | #283 |
| 1938 | 527 | #277 |
| 1937 | 570 | #259 |
| 1936 | 570 | #256 |
| 1935 | 541 | #264 |
| 1934 | 590 | #256 |
| 1933 | 569 | #255 |
| 1932 | 559 | #266 |
| 1931 | 526 | #271 |
| 1930 | 545 | #275 |
| 1929 | 476 | #307 |
| 1928 | 510 | #293 |
| 1927 | 508 | #297 |
| 1926 | 524 | #292 |
| 1925 | 556 | #284 |
| 1924 | 532 | #286 |
| 1923 | 456 | #302 |
| 1922 | 452 | #305 |
| 1921 | 450 | #308 |
| 1920 | 454 | #306 |
| 1919 | 469 | #296 |
| 1918 | 474 | #292 |
| 1917 | 370 | #318 |
| 1916 | 382 | #309 |
| 1915 | 338 | #327 |
| 1914 | 282 | #312 |
| 1913 | 237 | #308 |
| 1912 | 207 | #318 |
| 1911 | 170 | #303 |
| 1910 | 166 | #300 |
| 1909 | 128 | #320 |
| 1908 | 148 | #290 |
| 1907 | 89 | #372 |
| 1906 | 110 | #317 |
| 1905 | 128 | #294 |
| 1904 | 92 | #339 |
| 1903 | 81 | #353 |
| 1902 | 88 | #335 |
| 1901 | 59 | #383 |
| 1900 | 71 | #392 |
| 1899 | 76 | #342 |
| 1898 | 66 | #380 |
| 1897 | 60 | #374 |
| 1896 | 58 | #373 |
| 1895 | 62 | #353 |
| 1894 | 68 | #338 |
| 1893 | 90 | #278 |
| 1892 | 72 | #314 |
| 1891 | 63 | #317 |
| 1890 | 67 | #309 |
| 1889 | 64 | #301 |
| 1888 | 100 | #231 |
| 1887 | 48 | #308 |
| 1886 | 57 | #276 |
| 1885 | 35 | #337 |
| 1884 | 42 | #295 |
| 1883 | 31 | #320 |
| 1882 | 21 | #389 |
| 1881 | 24 | #325 |
| 1880 | 17 | #403 |
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Frankie: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/frankie, updated 20 October 2026.