Frank: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced FRANGK · 1 syllable

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.

How popular is Frank?

Frank was the #513 name in the US in 2025, given to 584 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 34% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 1880.

Babies named Frank in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 1880).

Half of US adults named Frank are older than 65; most are between 29 and 87. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Names that real brothers and sisters of people named Frank have, from family records on Wikidata, most common first.

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Frank is pronounced FRANGK.

Frank was the #513 name in the US in 2025, given to 584 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 34% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 1880.

Half of US adults named Frank are older than 65. Most are between 29 and 87.