Frank
Boy · FRANGK · Germanic
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Frank is a boys' name of Germanic origin. In 2025 it ranked 206th for boys in the UK (275 babies) and 513th for boys in the US (584 babies).
What does Frank mean?
Germanic: from the Franks, a Germanic people; also short for Francis
Originally meant a member of the Franks, the Germanic people who gave France its name; also short for Francis and Franklin.
- Say it
- FRANGK
More on Wiktionary.
Is Frank a girl's or a boy's name?
Frank is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 275 boys in the UK and 584 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Frank in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #206among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 275about 1 in 1,100 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.3%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 275 boys in the UK were named Frank, making it the 206th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 184th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 375 boys.
Half of all the boys named Frank in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 186th in England and Wales and 762nd in Scotland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1904 (#16), 1914 (#15), 1924 (#19), 1934 (#34), 1944 (#46) and 1954 (#65).
Frank in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 275 | #206 |
| 2024 | 269 | #209 |
| 2023 | 294 | #193 |
| 2022 | 280 | #207 |
| 2021 | 302 | #199 |
| 2020 | 314 | #184 |
| 2019 | 365 | #168 |
| 2018 | 375 | #167 |
| 2017 | 326 | #189 |
| 2016 | 343 | #186 |
| 2015 | 318 | #203 |
| 2014 | 305 | #212 |
| 2013 | 233 | #245 |
| 2012 | 236 | #240 |
| 2011 | 204 | #260 |
| 2010 | 200 | #262 |
| 2009 | 186 | #267 |
| 2008 | 178 | #270 |
| 2007 | 201 | #239 |
| 2006 | 188 | #234 |
| 2005 | 171 | #232 |
| 2004 | 147 | #255 |
| 2003 | 127 | #270 |
| 2002 | 101 | #307 |
| 2001 | 99 | #311 |
| 2000 | 119 | #270 |
| 1999 | 106 | #298 |
| 1998 | 118 | #270 |
| 1997 | 96 | #312 |
| 1996 | 92 | #302 |
How popular is Frank in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #513among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 584about 1 in 2,900 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 584 boys in the US were named Frank, making it the 513th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 428th. Its busiest year was 1918, with 17,018 boys.
2025 had the fewest boys named Frank since the records began in 1880.
Half of all the boys named Frank in the US since 1880 were born between 1921 and 1959, the years shaded on the chart below.
Frank in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 584 | #513 |
| 2024 | 658 | #468 |
| 2023 | 650 | #469 |
| 2022 | 708 | #440 |
| 2021 | 691 | #445 |
| 2020 | 694 | #428 |
| 2019 | 773 | #403 |
| 2018 | 807 | #392 |
| 2017 | 890 | #373 |
| 2016 | 957 | #353 |
| 2015 | 945 | #355 |
| 2014 | 991 | #336 |
| 2013 | 1,007 | #327 |
| 2012 | 985 | #320 |
| 2011 | 1,048 | #308 |
| 2010 | 1,077 | #302 |
| 2009 | 1,138 | #291 |
| 2008 | 1,228 | #278 |
| 2007 | 1,333 | #262 |
| 2006 | 1,401 | #246 |
| 2005 | 1,480 | #231 |
| 2004 | 1,466 | #230 |
| 2003 | 1,500 | #230 |
| 2002 | 1,587 | #216 |
| 2001 | 1,634 | #214 |
| 2000 | 1,708 | #209 |
| 1999 | 1,855 | #187 |
| 1998 | 1,889 | #177 |
| 1997 | 2,023 | #168 |
| 1996 | 2,149 | #162 |
| 1995 | 2,247 | #157 |
| 1994 | 2,479 | #141 |
| 1993 | 2,503 | #134 |
| 1992 | 2,756 | #125 |
| 1991 | 2,881 | #116 |
| 1990 | 3,188 | #109 |
| 1989 | 3,049 | #109 |
| 1988 | 3,271 | #99 |
| 1987 | 3,123 | #97 |
| 1986 | 3,178 | #91 |
| 1985 | 3,302 | #90 |
| 1984 | 3,330 | #86 |
| 1983 | 3,361 | #86 |
| 1982 | 3,604 | #81 |
| 1981 | 3,638 | #82 |
| 1980 | 3,734 | #81 |
| 1979 | 3,928 | #78 |
| 1978 | 3,775 | #77 |
| 1977 | 3,894 | #71 |
| 1976 | 3,899 | #68 |
| 1975 | 4,212 | #66 |
| 1974 | 4,365 | #65 |
| 1973 | 4,785 | #61 |
| 1972 | 5,165 | #56 |
| 1971 | 6,089 | #54 |
| 1970 | 6,805 | #48 |
| 1969 | 6,917 | #47 |
| 1968 | 6,897 | #49 |
| 1967 | 7,426 | #45 |
| 1966 | 7,787 | #43 |
| 1965 | 8,319 | #43 |
| 1964 | 9,333 | #41 |
| 1963 | 9,527 | #41 |
| 1962 | 9,761 | #42 |
| 1961 | 10,433 | #41 |
| 1960 | 10,755 | #40 |
| 1959 | 10,942 | #42 |
| 1958 | 11,325 | #38 |
| 1957 | 11,268 | #38 |
| 1956 | 11,151 | #38 |
| 1955 | 11,109 | #34 |
| 1954 | 10,995 | #36 |
| 1953 | 11,180 | #33 |
| 1952 | 11,268 | #32 |
| 1951 | 11,477 | #31 |
| 1950 | 11,606 | #29 |
| 1949 | 11,960 | #27 |
| 1948 | 12,698 | #25 |
| 1947 | 13,994 | #23 |
| 1946 | 12,667 | #22 |
| 1945 | 10,874 | #21 |
| 1944 | 11,340 | #21 |
| 1943 | 12,246 | #21 |
| 1942 | 12,248 | #21 |
| 1941 | 10,795 | #21 |
| 1940 | 10,595 | #20 |
| 1939 | 9,991 | #20 |
| 1938 | 10,260 | #18 |
| 1937 | 10,127 | #18 |
| 1936 | 10,186 | #16 |
| 1935 | 10,420 | #16 |
| 1934 | 10,640 | #16 |
| 1933 | 10,962 | #16 |
| 1932 | 11,497 | #15 |
| 1931 | 11,472 | #16 |
| 1930 | 12,535 | #13 |
| 1929 | 12,966 | #12 |
| 1928 | 13,570 | #12 |
| 1927 | 14,377 | #12 |
| 1926 | 14,493 | #12 |
| 1925 | 15,329 | #12 |
| 1924 | 16,044 | #12 |
| 1923 | 15,903 | #11 |
| 1922 | 16,013 | #10 |
| 1921 | 16,705 | #9 |
| 1920 | 16,430 | #9 |
| 1919 | 15,701 | #9 |
| 1918 | 17,018 | #9 |
| 1917 | 15,768 | #9 |
| 1916 | 15,291 | #9 |
| 1915 | 15,006 | #9 |
| 1914 | 12,002 | #9 |
| 1913 | 9,237 | #9 |
| 1912 | 7,912 | #9 |
| 1911 | 4,314 | #8 |
| 1910 | 3,768 | #8 |
| 1909 | 3,244 | #8 |
| 1908 | 3,146 | #8 |
| 1907 | 2,943 | #8 |
| 1906 | 2,798 | #8 |
| 1905 | 2,837 | #8 |
| 1904 | 2,799 | #8 |
| 1903 | 2,644 | #8 |
| 1902 | 2,756 | #8 |
| 1901 | 2,402 | #8 |
| 1900 | 3,477 | #8 |
| 1899 | 2,550 | #8 |
| 1898 | 2,925 | #8 |
| 1897 | 2,726 | #7 |
| 1896 | 2,845 | #7 |
| 1895 | 3,012 | #6 |
| 1894 | 2,863 | #7 |
| 1893 | 2,917 | #7 |
| 1892 | 3,150 | #6 |
| 1891 | 2,652 | #6 |
| 1890 | 3,078 | #6 |
| 1889 | 2,975 | #6 |
| 1888 | 3,459 | #6 |
| 1887 | 2,883 | #6 |
| 1886 | 3,127 | #6 |
| 1885 | 3,067 | #6 |
| 1884 | 3,218 | #6 |
| 1883 | 2,986 | #6 |
| 1882 | 3,176 | #6 |
| 1881 | 2,834 | #6 |
| 1880 | 3,242 | #6 |
Nicknames for Frank
- Frankie 971 boys in the UK in 2025
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