# Frank (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/frank/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈfɹeɪ̯ŋk/, 1 syllable |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 920,589 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 915,978 / 4,611 (1% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 6,264, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

The surname derives from the medieval tribal name. The given name is also a form of Francis, with formal given name status since the 19th century.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 28 | 3,103 |
| 1985 | 28 | 3,184 |
| 1986 | 32 | 2,927 |
| 1987 | 28 | 3,278 |
| 1988 | 17 | 4,911 |
| 1989 | 23 | 4,157 |
| 1990 | 13 | 6,592 |
| 1991 | 12 | 7,106 |
| 1992 | 7 | 10,855 |
| 1993 | 18 | 5,280 |
| 1994 | 12 | 7,257 |
| 1995 | 17 | 5,514 |
| 1996 | 9 | 9,044 |
| 1997 | 9 | 9,281 |
| 2007 | 5 | 18,555 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1,048 | 308 |
| 2012 | 985 | 320 |
| 2013 | 1,007 | 327 |
| 2014 | 991 | 336 |
| 2015 | 945 | 355 |
| 2016 | 957 | 353 |
| 2017 | 890 | 373 |
| 2018 | 807 | 392 |
| 2019 | 773 | 403 |
| 2020 | 694 | 428 |
| 2021 | 691 | 445 |
| 2022 | 708 | 440 |
| 2023 | 650 | 469 |
| 2024 | 658 | 469 |
| 2025 | 584 | 514 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 198 | 241 |
| 2012 | 227 | 226 |
| 2013 | 219 | 235 |
| 2014 | 290 | 197 |
| 2015 | 306 | 187 |
| 2016 | 326 | 175 |
| 2017 | 311 | 181 |
| 2018 | 360 | 155 |
| 2019 | 345 | 158 |
| 2020 | 305 | 172 |
| 2021 | 285 | 192 |
| 2022 | 267 | 193 |
| 2023 | 281 | 183 |
| 2024 | 256 | 194 |
| 2025 | 272 | 186 |

## In other languages

- Arabic: فْرَنْك
- Armenian: ֆրանկ
- Bulgarian: Франк
- Chinese: 弗蘭克 /弗兰克
- Danish: Frank
- Dutch: Frank
- French: Franck, Frank, François
- Georgian: ფრენკი, ფრანკი
- German: Frank
- Greek: Φρανκ
- Hebrew: פְרַנְק
- Icelandic: Frank
- Italian: Franco
- Japanese: フランク
- Korean: 프랭크, 프랑크
- Norwegian: Frank
- Portuguese: Franco, Frank, Chico
- Russian: Франк, Фрэнк
- Spanish: Franco
- Swedish: Frank

## 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)
- Frank Gehry, Canadian and American architect (1929–2025)
- L. Frank Baum, American author of children's books (1856–1919)
- Frank Wilczek, American theoretical physicist
- Cecil Frank Powell, British physicist
- Frank Rijkaard, Dutch association football player and manager
- Frank Macfarlane Burnet, Australian virologist (1899-1985)
- Frank Borman, American astronaut (1928–2023)
- Frank B. Kellogg, American politician (1856-1937)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.