Frank
Latin Franciscus, “Frank, Frenchman”; the tribal name is the source of both the nation and the adjective frank.
Popularity, 1880–2025
From the Franks, the tribe that named France; among the most common American men's names of the late 1800s.
Frank appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in every year from 1880 to 1988. It spent 43 years inside the top 10. Its biggest year was 1918, when 17,018 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 9 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1880, at No. 6. In 2025 it ranked No. 513 for boys. All told, 920,589 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other names that share a story: Frances, Francis
Explore Frank interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 30,967 | No. 6 |
| 1890s | 28,718 | No. 6 |
| 1900s | 29,046 | No. 8 |
| 1910s | 116,017 | No. 8 |
| 1920s | 151,830 | No. 9 |
| 1930s | 108,090 | No. 13 |
| 1940s | 119,417 | No. 20 |
| 1950s | 112,321 | No. 29 |
| 1960s | 87,155 | No. 40 |
| 1970s | 46,917 | No. 48 |
| 1980s | 33,590 | No. 81 |
| 1990s | 23,970 | No. 109 |
| 2000s | 14,475 | No. 209 |
| 2010s | 9,480 | No. 302 |
| 2020s | 3,985 | No. 428 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.