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Unisex name

Frankie

Frankie ranks #70 out of 11,202 cat names in our data (the #1 cat name is Luna). Across all 4 places, 49 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #48 for dogs.
Frankie's popularity trend

Frankie's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2016.

0.05%0.1%0.15%0.2%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
49
across 4 places
Popularity rank
#70
of 11,202 cat names
5-year rank move
−22
2014 → 2019
Gender split
61% male
39% female61% male

Gender split comes from 104 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Frankie mean?
/ˈfɹæŋ.ki/2 syllables

Frankie is a nickname for Frank or Francis, names that trace back to the Latin Franciscus, meaning Frenchman -- originally used to mark someone as a member of the Franks, the Germanic people for whom France is named.

It's a friendly, easygoing name with a bit of old-school swagger, equally suited to a companion with a tough-guy strut or one who's a total softie underneath.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Frankie shows up

Cats named Frankie per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.13%
SeattleWA, US0.16%
Surf Coast ShireVIC, AU0.25%
DarwinNT, AU0.13%

Cat names like Frankie

BlackieTwinkieSmokiePookieFrankFranklinFrancisFrancineFrannyFrancesFrankyFrannie