Frankie

Meaning: Frenchman
Origin: Variant of Francis (from Medieval Latin)

Girl's name · #552 in the US (2025) · Comeback

71% girls · 29% boys — Frankie is also given to boys: 256 in 2025, about 29% in recent years. Frankie →

Popularity over time

Frankie was #231 in 1888, slipped to #2174 by 2003, and has climbed back to #552 today. Roughly 37,000 girls have been named Frankie since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 36 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#39 in New Zealand (2025) · #45 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #58 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #74 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #100 in England & Wales (2025) · #124 in Ireland (2025) · #134 in Scotland (2025) · #240 in N. Ireland (2025) · #907 in Netherlands (2025) · #1,200 in Sweden (2025) · #538 in Canada (2024).

Famous Frankies

Frankie Shaw — American actress, writer, directress and comedian
Frankie Adams — New Zealand actress and amateur boxer
Frankie Sandford — English singer
Frankie Rayder — American model
Frankie Muse Freeman — American lawyer

In stories & tradition

Frankie Stein — Monster High
Frankie Foster — Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends (TV series)
Frankie Baldwin — Coronation Street (TV series)

What Frankies become

Among 351 notable people named Frankie:

Entertainers appear 2.7× more often than among typical names — e.g. Frankie Shaw, American actress, writer, directress and comedian.

Similar names: Francis · Nellie · Francine · Quincy · Florence · Flora

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