The first name Frans
A boy’s name.
1 syllable Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 3 boys were named Frans, making it the 5,137th most popular boys’ name.
3
babies named Frans, 1996–2025
#5,137
rank in 2025
2025
peak year
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Frans with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Frans at birth, 1880–2025
In 2018, 6 boys born in the United States were named Frans, the 11,220th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1934, when 8 were.
150
babies named Frans since 1880
#11,220
rank in 2018
1934
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Frans
87 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Frans Eemil SillanpääFinnish writer (1888–1964)
- Frans HalsDutch painter (1580–1666)
- Frans de WaalDutch primatologist and ethologist (1948–2024)
- Frans SnydersFlemish painter (1579–1657)
- Frans Floris (I)Flemish painter (1519–1570)
- Frans NielsenDanish ice hockey player, born 1984
- Frans van Mieris the ElderDutch painter (1635–1681)
- Frans BrüggenDutch conductor, recorder player and baroque flautist (1934–2014)
- Frans van der LugtDutch Jesuit (1938-2014)
- Frans Pourbus the YoungerFlemish painter (1569–1669)
- Frans De HaesBelgian weightlifter, 1899–1923
- Frans ThijssenDutch association football manager and former player, born 1952
Questions
- How popular is the name Frans?
- In 2025, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Frans, ranking 5,137th.
- Is Frans a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 150 US babies named Frans since 1880 were boys.
- When was Frans most popular?
- 1934 in the United States, when 8 babies were named Frans, its highest rank at 2,824th.