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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Fran

Used in both girl and boy records

Fran appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Fran by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDFran as a girl’s nameUS records 1912–2015
#2204girl rank1960peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDFran as a boy’s nameUS records 1918–2017
#8189boy rank1958peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Fran in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl1960280 uses#59219601912–201577 listed years
Boy195822 uses#167719581918–201745 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.