Frankie is it a boys or girls names xx

sallyanne2710

Do you think of frankie as a boy or girls name please? X

whataboutscience

I've seen both, but I think boy.

Nerdchild

This might not be at all helpful, but my papa's female cat is named Frankie. 

ecwk

I've heard both. As nicknames though. Xx 

bbiutmcph

A nickname for both. I prefer Franklin for a boy and Francesca for a girl. I don't like Frankie as a given for anyone it's too nicknamey

jonesl12

I've only know one girl named Frankie in highschool and one boy who is also my wienerdog. 

GinnyJ2012

To me it's a nick name, and I think mostly boy. 

KutiePebbles

it is a unisex name like Charlie, Rory, Randy, Addison, Cameron, Parker... can be used for both genders.

PugsandKisses

It depends on the real name. Frankie is a nick name.

kyraaD

KutiePebbles said:

it is a unisex name like Charlie, Rory, Randy, Addison, Cameron, Parker... can be used for both genders.

Rory & Randy are unisex names?? 
anyways, i would think of Fankie as a boy's name, & definitely more of a nickname than an a stand-alone name. 

fwtx5815

KutiePebbles said:

it is a unisex name like Charlie, Rory, Randy, Addison, Cameron, Parker... can be used for both genders.

These are not unisex names. Just because some people have chosen to give girls traditionally male names, does not make them unisex. Rory literally means "red king, " Addison means "son of Adam"

OP- Frankie IMO is not a stand alone name but a nickname, as others have said. But it does make me think it's short for a male name like Franklin or Francis

AdorkablePixie

Frankie is a boys name.

RachelT1234

Nickname for both. I've only heard Frankie as a nickname for Francesca 

flowerpower5838

fwtx5815 said:

KutiePebbles said:

it is a unisex name like Charlie, Rory, Randy, Addison, Cameron, Parker... can be used for both genders.

These are not unisex names. Just because some people have chosen to give girls traditionally male names, does not make them unisex. Rory literally means "red king, " Addison means "son of Adam"

OP- Frankie IMO is not a stand alone name but a nickname, as others have said. But it does make me think it's short for a male name like Franklin or Francis

This exactly.

Op - in regards to your question, I agree that Frankie is a nickname, not a full first name. I have heard it as a NN for Franklin, Francis and would not side-eye it as a NN for a Francine or Francesca.

PhoebeJune1984

If it is being used as a stand alone name, I would assume it was a boy. But if it was a nickname, I would assume either.....but I rarely hear Frankie on a boy. I know several female Frankie's, but their legal names are Mary Frances, and three named Francesca. 

paytonpedro

I have an Uncle Frankie.....

misschrist

I love the name Frankie if it is short for Francesca, however you are getting this answer from someone who named her daughter Ryan.

Bringmemylongswordho

Frankie is a nickname, and nicknames are generally not strictly gendered in the way given names are.

flowerintherain

I've only heard it as a nickname for a girl, but I've heard it as a real name for a boy. 

Somersky

Some PPs have given you the heteronormative response, and it happens to line up with the more gender-fluid response: Frankie works for both. So you're safe whether socially conservative or liberal.

thebigoaktree

I think Francine, when I think using Frankie as more of a feminine girl's nn. Also, to use the word heteronormative, in this sense is really reaching. However, it's your child and you can pick whatever name you want. 

Somersky

Heteronormative = sticking to gender norms.  I don't think it's a reach when discussing "boy" vs "girl" names.  But yes, whether any mom is sticking to gender norms or not (naming baby, dressing baby, nursery decor, etc.) is a personal decision.

thebigoaktree

nor·ma·tive

ˌhedərōˈnôrmədiv/

adjective

1. denoting or relating to a world view that promotes heterosexuality as the normal or preferred sexual orientation.
   
   
   It asserts that heterosexuality is the only sexual orientation or only norm, and states that sexual and marital relations are most (or only) fitting between people of opposite sexes.  

It's used more to describe this. Leaving it at just being gender fluid would have been enough of an explanation. 

thebigoaktree

OP here's a website that might help you out.
https://www.thenamemeaning.com/frankie/

KarlaMCurry

It seems like "anything goes" these days, but when I hear "Frankie" I think of a boyish nickname for Franklin/Frank. 

Alygohome

fwtx5815 said:

KutiePebbles said:

it is a unisex name like Charlie, Rory, Randy, Addison, Cameron, Parker... can be used for both genders.

These are not unisex names. Just because some people have chosen to give girls traditionally male names, does not make them unisex. Rory literally means "red king, " Addison means "son of Adam"

OP- Frankie IMO is not a stand alone name but a nickname, as others have said. But it does make me think it's short for a male name like Franklin or Francis

This

soxfan9968

This thread is from early February. No one cares anymore. The op hasn't even logged on since early February. Please let dead threads STAY dead.

danielladxxx

I think both - My uncle and cousin are called Frankie. But my other half's niece is also called Frankie.

whenwillieversleep

Boy

ecwk

soxfan9968 said:

This thread is from early February. No one cares anymore. The op hasn't even logged on since early February. Please let dead threads STAY dead.

kde4

Recently I've been hearing it more as a girls name.

Bringmemylongswordho

kde4 said:

Recently I've been hearing it more as a girls name.

Glow360

Frankie is male but I've only heard people who have dogs and cats named that,miso I'm not sure