Frenesi
"Frenesí" is a 1939 musical piece composed by Alberto Domínguez Borrás for the marimba. It was first recorded as a single by the Mexican singer and actor Ramón Armengod, and went on to become a jazz standard with it having been recorded by hundreds of musicians. The English language version was copyrighted in 1940 by Leonard Whitcup.
Meaning & Origin of Frenesi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
"Frenesí" is a 1939 musical piece composed by Alberto Domínguez Borrás for the marimba. It was first recorded as a single by the Mexican singer and actor Ramón Armengod, and went on to become a jazz standard with it having been recorded by hundreds of musicians. The English language version was copyrighted in 1940 by Leonard Whitcup.
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The Story of Frenesi
Frenesi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2003, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 8 Frenesis were born — ranking #11,624 that year. As of 2026, Frenesi ranks #11,624 for baby girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 13 Frenesis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Frenesi
Frenesi is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2003 and has accumulated 13 births in the dataset. Frenesi's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #11,624. Use the chart and map above to compare Frenesi'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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