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Fran Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Fran?

In 2018 less than 5 children were given the name in the United States.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Fran has seen higher popularity rankings.

Its highest popularity ranking of #593 was reached in 1960 with 280 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Fran was less than 5, most recently in 2018.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Fran occurred roughly during the years 1932-1946, and 1956-1959, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1961-1972.

Sometimes the name Fran has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at an extremely low point.

How popular will Fran be?

For a number of years, the name Fran has remained mostly unchanged in popularity. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Fran for their newborn has remained about the same.

The name Fran is mostly unused and will probably continue to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Fran has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Fran (Girl)Fran (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- < 5 --
2017 < 5 -- 6 11,187
2016 < 5 -- 7 9,976
2015 5 17,314 < 5 --
2014 < 5 -- < 5 --
2013 < 5 -- < 5 --
2012 < 5 -- 5 12,858
2011 < 5 -- < 5 --
2010 < 5 -- < 5 --
2009 < 5 -- < 5 --
2008 < 5 -- < 5 --
2007 < 5 -- < 5 --
2006 < 5 -- < 5 --
2005 < 5 -- < 5 --
2004 < 5 -- 5 11,933
2003 < 5 -- 8 8,083
2002 < 5 -- 5 11,248
2001 < 5 -- < 5 --
2000 < 5 -- < 5 --
1999 < 5 -- < 5 --
1998 < 5 -- 5 10,139
1997 < 5 -- 6 8,510
1996 < 5 -- 5 9,480
1995 < 5 -- < 5 --
1994 < 5 -- 5 9,285
1993 < 5 -- 6 7,967
1992 < 5 -- < 5 --
1991 6 11,995 < 5 --
1990 < 5 -- 5 8,552
1989 < 5 -- < 5 --
1988 < 5 -- 7 5,982
1987 6 10,270 < 5 --
1986 6 9,927 9 4,590
1985 7 8,631 < 5 --
1984 15 4,798 < 5 --
1983 7 8,315 5 6,590
1982 13 5,307 5 6,682
1981 14 5,049 9 4,269
1980 17 4,385 10 3,937
1979 11 5,860 < 5 --
1978 21 3,541 < 5 --
1977 28 2,856 5 6,178
1976 24 3,035 9 3,817
1975 25 2,898 < 5 --
1974 25 2,860 < 5 --
1973 28 2,585 < 5 --
1972 18 3,436 < 5 --
1971 39 2,118 8 3,758
1970 39 2,093 7 3,985
1969 45 1,846 5 4,616
1968 53 1,579 < 5 --
1967 71 1,288 7 3,357
1966 87 1,137 5 4,134
1965 100 1,049 9 2,860
1964 116 991 12 2,462
1963 132 917 13 2,350
1962 164 818 16 2,063
1961 247 651 13 2,355
1960 280 593 17 2,002
1959 270 604 15 2,142
1958 210 682 22 1,696
1957 190 726 12 2,419
1956 161 773 < 5 --
1955 177 711 5 4,049
1954 151 759 < 5 --
1953 152 741 < 5 --
1952 138 757 < 5 --
1951 149 716 8 2,914
1950 97 901 < 5 --
1949 116 808 < 5 --
1948 146 687 9 2,670
1947 163 654 8 2,956
1946 165 617 10 2,457
1945 100 751 6 3,116
1944 113 706 < 5 --
1943 133 658 < 5 --
1942 107 721 9 2,584
1941 70 871 7 2,974
1940 60 930 < 5 --
1939 61 900 7 2,938
1938 43 1,100 < 5 --
1937 47 1,039 < 5 --
1936 28 1,393 < 5 --
1935 34 1,230 9 2,598
1934 27 1,425 < 5 --
1933 9 2,965 < 5 --
1932 6 4,080 < 5 --
1931 12 2,473 < 5 --
1930 12 2,594 < 5 --
1929 9 3,226 < 5 --
1928 14 2,429 < 5 --
1927 14 2,473 < 5 --
1926 15 2,391 < 5 --
1925 12 2,837 < 5 --
1924 17 2,241 < 5 --
1923 < 5 -- < 5 --
1922 5 5,287 < 5 --
1921 12 2,836 < 5 --
1920 8 3,738 < 5 --
1919 7 3,992 < 5 --
1918 16 2,235 5 4,405
1917 8 3,471 < 5 --
1916 7 3,683 < 5 --
1915 6 3,952 < 5 --
1914 8 2,733 < 5 --
1913 8 2,411 < 5 --
1912 6 2,753 < 5 --
1911 < 5 -- < 5 --
1910 < 5 -- < 5 --
1909 < 5 -- < 5 --
1908 < 5 -- < 5 --
1907 < 5 -- < 5 --
1906 < 5 -- < 5 --
1905 < 5 -- < 5 --
1904 < 5 -- < 5 --
1903 < 5 -- < 5 --
1902 < 5 -- < 5 --
1901 < 5 -- < 5 --
1900 < 5 -- < 5 --
1899 < 5 -- < 5 --
1898 < 5 -- < 5 --
1897 < 5 -- < 5 --
1896 < 5 -- < 5 --
1895 < 5 -- < 5 --
1894 < 5 -- < 5 --
1893 < 5 -- < 5 --
1892 < 5 -- < 5 --
1891 < 5 -- < 5 --
1890 < 5 -- < 5 --
1889 < 5 -- < 5 --
1888 < 5 -- < 5 --
1887 < 5 -- < 5 --
1886 < 5 -- < 5 --
1885 < 5 -- < 5 --
1884 < 5 -- < 5 --
1883 < 5 -- < 5 --
1882 < 5 -- < 5 --
1881 < 5 -- < 5 --
1880 < 5 -- < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.