Frank
A boys’ name of Germanic origin, meaning free man.
Babies a year
272
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#514
down from #468
UK popularity
#186
272 babies · up from #194
How Frank has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #355 |
| 2016 | #353 |
| 2017 | #373 |
| 2018 | #392 |
| 2019 | #403 |
| 2020 | #425 |
| 2021 | #444 |
| 2022 | #439 |
| 2023 | #468 |
| 2024 | #468 |
| 2025 | #514 |
In 2025, 272 babies in England and Wales were named Frank. In the US, 881 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 17,017 in 1918.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Frank was most common in 1880, when it went to 2.74% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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