Frankie

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Frankie

Gender: Masculine, sometimes Feminine
Language: English
Etymology:
Frankie is a diminutive of the names Frank, Francis, Frances, and Franklin. All of these names come from the Franks, a Germanic tribe in Western Europe who's name meant “Free.” The Franks eventually settled in what is now called France. In England (about 1200), Francis arose as a nickname for a Frenchman.

History:
N/A
Please see Frank, Francis, Frances, or Franklin for more information.

Pronunciation: frank-ee.

Alternates: Franky.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Frankie Trumbauer (1901-1956)
American jazz musician.

Fictional Characters:
Frankie Addams (1946)
12-year-old heroine of The Member of the Wedding by Carson McCullers.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census, for males:
0.023 % named Frankie

Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census, for females:
0.022 % named Frankie

Popularity of Frankie, for males:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: N/A
1910-1920: 909th most popular.
1920-1930: 602nd most popular.
1930-1940: 326th most popular.
1940-1950: 274th most popular.
1950-1960: 285th most popular.
1960-1970: 308th most popular.
1970-1980: 355th most popular.
1980-1990: 468th most popular.
1990: 497th most popular.
1991: 531st most popular.
1992: 558th most popular.
1993: 540th most popular.
1994: 589th most popular.
1995: 603rd most popular.
1996: 611th most popular.
1997: 619th most popular.
1998: 657th most popular.
1999: 647th most popular.
2000: 693rd most popular.
2001: 756th most popular.
2002: 735th most popular.
2003: 794th most popular.

Popularity of Frankie, for females:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1850: 428th most popular.
1875: 316th most popular.
1900-1910: 384th most popular.
1910-1920: 326th most popular.
1920-1930: 300th most popular.
1930-1940: 282nd most popular.
1940-1950: 318th most popular.
1950-1960: 488th most popular.
1960-1970: 640th most popular.
1970-2000: N/A