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Frankie

Diminutive of Frances, Latin
"from France; free man"
Clare Green
By Clare Green
Updated Tue Jul 01 2025

Frankie Origin and Meaning

The name Frankie is a girl's name meaning "from France; free man".

Frankie is a vintage nickname name for girls, with a down-to-earth country feel. It's one of the hottest boyish nicknames for girls, in the forefront of that trend.

This renewed interest placed Frankie back in the US Top 1000 for girls in 2015 after a 41-year hiatus. It's still rising in the US for girls, now given to more than twice as many baby girls as boys. In England and Wales, Australia, and New Zealand, it's popular for both sexes but still slightly ahead for boys.

Drew Barrymore, who helped popularize and glamorize boyish names for girls, has a daughter named Frankie. On TV's Better Things, Pamela Adlon's middle daughter is named Frankie (sister to Max and Duke, both girls).

# 591 in the US

Frankie Rank in US Top 1000

# 456 on Nameberry

Frankie Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Popularity of the name Frankie

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Famous People Named Frankie

  • Frankie Abernathy
    American reality TV personality ("The Real World: San Diego")
  • Frankie Brown
    Scottish football player
  • Francine "Frankie" Valli
    daughter of singer Frankie Valli
  • Frankie
    Minh Farrow, daughter of actress Mia Farrow
  • Frankie
    Jean Mary Sixx (b. 2000), daughter of singer Nikki Sixx and model/actress Donna D'Errico
  • Frances Pen "Frankie" Benioff
    daughter of actress Amanda Peet
  • Frankie Louise Thurston
    daughter of rugby league player Jonathan Thurston
  • Frankie Jean O'Sullivan (b. 2010)
    daughter of actress Bridget Regan and Eamon O'Sullivan
  • Frankie Barrymore Kopelman (b. 2014)
    daughter of actress Drew Barrymore and Chanel heir Will Kopelman
  • Frankie Edgar (b. 2015)
    daughter of singer Nikkie Leonti of Nikki & Rich and Ryan Edgar
  • Frankie Afifi (b. 2016)
    daughter of actress Sarah Chalke and Jamie Afifi
  • Frankie Jane Clark (b.2019)
    daughter of instagrammer Amber Fillerup Clark.
  • Frankie Adams
    New Zealand,Samoan actress
  • Frankie Shaw
    American actress
  • Frankie Fine (b. 2019)
    daughter of singer Cassie and Alex Fine

The name Frankie in Pop Culture

  • Frankie Hughes
    character in 2018 film Benji
  • Francesca "Frankie" Doyle
    main character on TV's "Wentworth"
  • Francesca "Frankie" Alan
    main character on TV's "Lip Service"
  • Frankie
    main character in film Dream for an Insomniac
  • Frankie Paige
    character in film "Stigmata"
  • Frances "Frankie" Almond Smith
    character in movie "The Hole"
  • Frankie Stein
    daughter of Frankenstein in "Monster High" show and series
  • Francesca "Frankie" Sutton
    from the movie "Set It Off"
  • Frances "Frankie" Bergstein
    character on TV's "Grace and Frankie"
  • Francesca "Frankie" Hollingsworth
    character on TV's "Degrassi"
  • Frances "Frankie" Kane aka Magenta
    character on TV's "The Flash"
  • Frankie
    character on Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
  • Frankie Wong
    character on TV's "Bizaardvark"
  • Frankie
    Australian hipster women's fashion magazine
  • Frankie Goes to Hollywood
    Liverpool new wave band from the 1980s

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