# Franz (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/franz/  
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 | Latin |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 2,864 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 2,864 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 59, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From German Franz. Doublet of Francis.

## 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, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 11 | 7,152 |
| 2012 | 18 | 5,105 |
| 2013 | 26 | 3,892 |
| 2014 | 11 | 7,207 |
| 2015 | 15 | 5,821 |
| 2016 | 20 | 4,838 |
| 2017 | 12 | 6,821 |
| 2018 | 12 | 6,836 |
| 2019 | 8 | 9,153 |
| 2020 | 14 | 6,073 |
| 2021 | 14 | 6,132 |
| 2022 | 11 | 7,421 |
| 2023 | 11 | 7,429 |
| 2024 | 17 | 5,512 |
| 2025 | 17 | 5,459 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5 | 2,578 |
| 2005 | 13 | 1,456 |
| 2006 | 7 | 2,282 |
| 2007 | 5 | 3,095 |
| 2008 | 5 | 3,158 |
| 2011 | 6 | 2,892 |
| 2012 | 5 | 3,416 |
| 2015 | 5 | 3,373 |
| 2020 | 5 | 3,334 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5,137 |

## People named Franz

- Franz Kafka, Bohemian writer from Prague (1883–1924)
- Franz Schubert, Austrian composer (1797–1828)
- Franz Joseph I of Austria, Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary (1830–1916)
- Franz von Papen, German general staff officer, politician, diplomat, nobleman and Chancellor of Germany (18
- Franz Marc, German artist (1880–1916)
- Franz Boas, German-American anthropologist
- Franz Werfel, Austrian-Bohemian novelist, playwright and poet (1890-1945)
- Franz Bopp, German linguist (1791-1861)
- Franz Halder, German general (1884–1972)
- Johann Franz Encke, German astronomer (1791–1865)
- Franz Vranitzky, Austrian chancellor
- Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf, Field Marshal of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (1852–1925)

## 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.