Frankie
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Frankie
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.
Frankie for girls#552 US
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).
Frankie for boys#922 US
Frankie used to be a name used for near-equal numbers of girls and boys. In 2015, it ranked Number 992 for both genders in the US.
Now, though, the name is used for than twice as often for girls than for boys, in the vanguard of the trendy boyish nickname names. It is a highly popular boys' name in England and Wales.
Pronounced FRAN-kee.
As of October 2026, Frankie ranked #552 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #231 in 1888, Nameberry popularity #678.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,152 | 216 | #932 | 227 |
| 2015 | #986 | 274 | #991 | 208 |
| 2016 | #956 | 284 | #1,000 | 204 |
| 2017 | #843 | 323 | #902 | 238 |
| 2018 | #807 | 337 | #1,041 | 195 |
| 2019 | #738 | 384 | #1,035 | 200 |
| 2020 | #586 | 495 | #973 | 221 |
| 2021 | #590 | 507 | #1,064 | 201 |
| 2022 | #545 | 566 | #1,049 | 210 |
| 2023 | #539 | 560 | #1,014 | 216 |
| 2024 | #591 | 509 | #1,112 | 192 |
| 2025 | #552 | 549 | #922 | 256 |
World rankings
Frankie for girls
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Famous Frankies
- Frankie AbernathyGirl
American reality TV personality ("The Real World: San Diego")
- Frankie BrownGirl
Scottish football player
- Francine "Frankie" ValliGirl
daughter of singer Frankie Valli
- FrankieGirl
Minh Farrow, daughter of actress Mia Farrow
- FrankieGirl
Jean Mary Sixx (b. 2000), daughter of singer Nikki Sixx and model/actress Donna D'Errico
- Frances Pen "Frankie" BenioffGirl
daughter of actress Amanda Peet
- Frankie Louise ThurstonGirl
daughter of rugby league player Jonathan Thurston
- Frankie Jean O'Sullivan (b. 2010)Girl
daughter of actress Bridget Regan and Eamon O'Sullivan
- Frankie Barrymore Kopelman (b. 2014)Girl
daughter of actress Drew Barrymore and Chanel heir Will Kopelman
- Frankie Edgar (b. 2015)Girl
daughter of singer Nikkie Leonti of Nikki & Rich and Ryan Edgar
- Frankie Afifi (b. 2016)Girl
daughter of actress Sarah Chalke and Jamie Afifi
- Frankie Jane Clark (b.2019)Girl
daughter of instagrammer Amber Fillerup Clark.
- Frankie AdamsGirl
New Zealand,Samoan actress
- Frankie ShawGirl
American actress
- Frankie Fine (b. 2019)Girl
daughter of singer Cassie and Alex Fine
- Frankie Valli (born Francesco Stephen Castelluccio)Boy
American lead singer of The Four Seasons
- Frankie Laine (born Francesco Paolo LoVecchio)Boy
American pop singer
- Frankie Avalon (born Francis Thomas Avallone)Boy
American pop singer
- Francis Martin Patrick "Frankie" BoyleBoy
Scottish comedian
- Francisco James "Frankie" Muñiz IVBoy
American actor
- Frankie Kazarian (born Frank Benedict "Frankie" Gerdelman)Boy
American pro wrestler
- Franklin Joseph "Frankie" LymonBoy
American R&B singer of The Teenagers
- Frankie Russel FaisonBoy
American actor
- Frank Marion "Frankie" ThomasBoy
American actor
- Frankie ManningBoy
American dancer
- Frankie Darro (born Frank Johnson)Boy
American actor
- Francis Alick "Frankie" HowerdBoy
English comedian
- Frankie Vaughan (born Frank Ableson)Boy
English pop singer
- Frankie KennedyBoy
Irish folk musician of band Altan
- Frankie Lam (ManBoy
lung), Hong Kong actor
- Frances "Frankie" GayeBoy
American R&B singer; brother of singer Marvin Gaye
- Frank Francis "Frankie" FrischBoy
American baseball player
- Francis John "Frankie" MillerBoy
Scottish singer,songwriter
- Frankie J. Grande (born Frank James Michael Grande Marchione)Boy
American YouTuber; brother of singer Ariana Grande
- Franklin Nathaniel "Frankie" JonasBoy
younger brother of the Jonas Brothers
- Frankie Westwood (b. 2012)Boy
son of Ashley Westwood
- Frankie Foreman (b. 2002)Boy
son of singer Chris Foreman of Madness
Frankie in pop culture
- Frankie HughesGirl
character in 2018 film Benji
- Francesca "Frankie" DoyleGirl
main character on TV's "Wentworth"
- Francesca "Frankie" AlanGirl
main character on TV's "Lip Service"
- FrankieGirl
main character in film Dream for an Insomniac
- Frankie PaigeGirl
character in film "Stigmata"
- Frances "Frankie" Almond SmithGirl
character in movie "The Hole"
- Frankie SteinGirl
daughter of Frankenstein in "Monster High" show and series
- Francesca "Frankie" SuttonGirl
from the movie "Set It Off"
- Frances "Frankie" BergsteinGirl
character on TV's "Grace and Frankie"
- Francesca "Frankie" HollingsworthGirl
character on TV's "Degrassi"
- Frances "Frankie" Kane aka MagentaGirl
character on TV's "The Flash"
- FrankieGirl
character on Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
- Frankie WongGirl
character on TV's "Bizaardvark"
- FrankieGirl
Australian hipster women's fashion magazine
- Frankie Goes to HollywoodGirl
Liverpool new wave band from the 1980s
- Frankie Goes to HollywoodBoy
British pop,rock band
- Frankie FosterBoy
character on animated series "Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends"
- Frankie aka StormcloudBoy
character in Erin Hunter's "Warriors" series