Is Frankie truly gender neutral?

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Or am I saddling my son with a girly nickname.
Frankie will only be a nn whilst he is young for everyone who will say he’ll need a more formal name on the BC

I know both male and female children called Frankie (actually called Franklin and Francesca). At one point I would have assumed male if I saw the name but now would not assume.

Yes, Frankie is definitely gender neutral as there are names on both sides that it could be short for.

If I saw Frankie written down I wouldn't assume one way or the other.

I’d be more likely to assume boy than girl

My mum is Frances known as Frankie. I always think of Frankie as a female nn and Frank as a male one.

I would assume that Frankie was a girl

Frankie is a nick name for boys and girls - Frances and Francesca and Frank and Francis.
It has also become widely used as a name outright, mostly for girls.

I think it is truly unisex - like Alex.

Yeah gender neutral. Love it for a boy

I think its ok for both. Suits a boy just fine.

I would initially say it's a boys name so no it's definitely not a girls name

My 2 week old niece is Frankie, for Frances (thus a girl).

Do you remember the pop singer from early 2000s Cassie? I saw on Instagram that she has a daughter called Frankie. I also know a Frank (bloke) who goes by Frankie. I honestly think it's totally fine either way

What's wrong with a unisex name for a boy?

I now a boy Frankie. Not at all seen as a girly name. I'd assume boy over girl each time and think it more unusual for a girl to be called it.

I would always give a baby a name which they can choose to shorten when they are older if they want to. So Francis (frank or frankie) Charles (Charlie) Edward (Ed, Teddy or ted)

No more or less than Alex is

I'd say more for a girl than a boy but fairly gender neutral.

Yes, I know 3 Frankies, two female one male. Two primary age, one (female) middle aged.

I'm thinking.... I know/know of two boys and two girls called Frankie. I don't think I'd assume either way, . Maybe for an adult I'd assume a man. Maybe not, since I know adult Jamies and Johnnies.

This. I’ve never known or met a female Frankie

I've known one of each. The male Frankie was officially Frankie, the female one was short for Francesca. I think I'd assume a boy if I didn't know anything about the person apart from their name.

Yes it’s a unisex nn for Francis or Frances, same as Alex is a unisex nn for Alexander or Alexandra (and various other versions of the names, obviously)

I would say so!

I can remember 2 from school. A boy and a girl and both of their names were just Frankie, not short for anything.

I’d definitely think boy over girl

Yes. I've known both and they both suited the name very well.

The only Frankie I know is female…never occurred to me it was a boy’s name.