Frank
Boy nameFrank has been given to 920,589 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1918 and currently ranks #514 for boys (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈfɹæŋk/
From Middle English Frank, partially from Old English Franca (“a Frank”); and partially from Old French Franc, and/or Latin Francus (“a Frank”), from Frankish *Franko (“a Frank”); both maybe from Proto-Germanic *frankô (“javelin”). Cognate with Old High German Franko (“a Frank”), Old English franca (“spear, javelin”). Compare Saxon, ultimately a derivative of Proto-Germanic *sahsą (“knife, dagger”). Doublet of franc, frank, and farang.
Origin: Germanic languages
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
920,589
Peak year
1918 (17,089 babies)
Rank in 2025
#514 for boys
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -38%
Gender split
1% girls / 99% boys
Famous people named Frank
Frank Lloyd Wright
American architect (1867-1959)
Frank Zappa
American musician (1940–1993)
Frank Lampard
English association football player and manager
Frank Herbert
American writer (1920–1986)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Frank.
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