Franke
Franke is both a German-language surname and a given name.
Meaning & Origin of Franke
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Franke is both a German-language surname and a given name.
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The Story of Franke
The earliest SSA record of Franke as a baby boy name dates back to 1947, when 5 babies received it. 2006 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Franke — #9,584 in the national rankings. About 25% of every Franke on record arrived during the 1960s, its defining decade. Franke last appeared in the published SSA data in 2006, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 67 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Franke
Franke is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1947 and has accumulated 67 births in the dataset. Franke's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #9,584. Use the chart and map above to compare Franke's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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