Fran*
#2,379 most common girls' name of all time · #4,056 across all names · 7% male / 93% female · used 1912–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among girls
#2,379
Rank overall
#4,056 of 105,966
First appeared
1912
Years on the list
91 of 146
All-time
5,339
Since 2016
19
Peak year
1960 #593
Best rank
#593 1960
Girls
Boys
peak 297/yr
Fran first appears in 1912. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 6 | 6 | — |
| 2017 | — | 6 | 6 | — |
| 2016 | — | 7 | 7 | — |
| 2015 | 5 | — | 5 | #16,574 |
| 2012 | — | 5 | 5 | — |
| 2004 | — | 5 | 5 | — |
| 2003 | — | 8 | 8 | — |
| 2002 | — | 5 | 5 | — |
| 1998 | — | 5 | 5 | — |
| 1997 | — | 6 | 6 | — |
| 1996 | — | 5 | 5 | — |
| 1994 | — | 5 | 5 | — |
| 1993 | — | 6 | 6 | — |
| 1991 | 6 | — | 6 | #11,650 |
| 1990 | — | 5 | 5 | — |
| 1988 | — | 7 | 7 | — |
| 1987 | 6 | — | 6 | #9,980 |
| 1986 | 6 | 9 | 15 | #9,686 |
| 1985 | 7 | — | 7 | #8,448 |
| 1984 | 15 | — | 15 | #4,785 |
| 1983 | 7 | 5 | 12 | #8,161 |
| 1982 | 13 | 5 | 18 | #5,265 |
| 1981 | 15 | 9 | 24 | #4,784 |
| 1980 | 17 | 10 | 27 | #4,377 |
| 1979 | 11 | — | 11 | #5,831 |
| 1978 | 21 | — | 21 | #3,535 |
| 1977 | 28 | 5 | 33 | #2,853 |
| 1976 | 24 | 9 | 33 | #3,028 |
| 1975 | 25 | — | 25 | #2,905 |
| 1974 | 25 | — | 25 | #2,857 |
| 1973 | 28 | — | 28 | #2,577 |
| 1972 | 18 | — | 18 | #3,438 |
| 1971 | 39 | 8 | 47 | #2,117 |
| 1970 | 39 | 7 | 46 | #2,098 |
| 1969 | 45 | 5 | 50 | #1,847 |
| 1968 | 53 | — | 53 | #1,584 |
| 1967 | 70 | 7 | 77 | #1,304 |
| 1966 | 87 | 5 | 92 | #1,138 |
| 1965 | 100 | 9 | 109 | #1,050 |
| 1964 | 116 | 12 | 128 | #994 |
| 1963 | 132 | 13 | 145 | #917 |
| 1962 | 164 | 16 | 180 | #818 |
| 1961 | 247 | 13 | 260 | #652 |
| 1960 | 280 | 17 | 297 | #593 |
| 1959 | 270 | 15 | 285 | #605 |
| 1958 | 210 | 20 | 230 | #683 |
| 1957 | 190 | 11 | 201 | #726 |
| 1956 | 161 | — | 161 | #778 |
| 1955 | 177 | 5 | 182 | #711 |
| 1954 | 150 | — | 150 | #763 |
| 1953 | 152 | — | 152 | #742 |
| 1952 | 138 | — | 138 | #759 |
| 1951 | 149 | 8 | 157 | #717 |
| 1950 | 97 | — | 97 | #907 |
| 1949 | 116 | — | 116 | #811 |
| 1948 | 146 | 9 | 155 | #688 |
| 1947 | 161 | 8 | 169 | #660 |
| 1946 | 165 | 10 | 175 | #617 |
| 1945 | 100 | 6 | 106 | #754 |
| 1944 | 113 | — | 113 | #708 |
| 1943 | 133 | — | 133 | #658 |
| 1942 | 107 | 9 | 116 | #723 |
| 1941 | 70 | 7 | 77 | #875 |
| 1940 | 60 | — | 60 | #932 |
| 1939 | 61 | 7 | 68 | #901 |
| 1938 | 43 | — | 43 | #1,109 |
| 1937 | 47 | — | 47 | #1,045 |
| 1936 | 28 | — | 28 | #1,406 |
| 1935 | 34 | 9 | 43 | #1,238 |
| 1934 | 27 | — | 27 | #1,434 |
| 1933 | 9 | — | 9 | #3,005 |
| 1932 | 6 | — | 6 | #4,128 |
| 1931 | 12 | — | 12 | #2,538 |
| 1930 | 12 | — | 12 | #2,642 |
| 1929 | 9 | — | 9 | #3,291 |
| 1928 | 14 | — | 14 | #2,473 |
| 1927 | 14 | — | 14 | #2,531 |
| 1926 | 15 | — | 15 | #2,447 |
| 1925 | 12 | — | 12 | #2,887 |
| 1924 | 17 | — | 17 | #2,288 |
| 1922 | 5 | — | 5 | #5,248 |
| 1921 | 12 | — | 12 | #2,895 |
| 1920 | 8 | — | 8 | #3,771 |
| 1919 | 7 | — | 7 | #4,030 |
| 1918 | 16 | 5 | 21 | #2,275 |
| 1917 | 8 | — | 8 | #3,558 |
| 1916 | 7 | — | 7 | #3,766 |
| 1915 | 6 | — | 6 | #4,032 |
| 1914 | 8 | — | 8 | #2,831 |
| 1913 | 8 | — | 8 | #2,521 |
| 1912 | 6 | — | 6 | #2,932 |