EveryBabyNames

Frank

4 countries#513 in United States, 2025
US
#513
in United States, 2025
FR
#4603
in France, 2022
SCOT
#762
in Scotland, 2025
NI
117
total births, Northern Ireland
Total births recorded
932,841
Peak year (United States)
1918
Peak-year count
17,089
First recorded
1880

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Frank was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesFranceScotlandNorthern Ireland

Country by country

United States

920,589 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #513 · peaked in 1918 with 17,089 births

Most common in: New York, Pennsylvania, California, Illinois, New Jersey

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

France

11,557 births recorded 1900–2022 · currently #4603 · peaked in 1971 with 602 births

Most common in: Bouches-du-Rhône, Paris, Seine-Maritime, Bas-Rhin, Rhône

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Scotland

578 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #762 · peaked in 1974 with 35 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

117 births recorded 2003–2024 · peaked in 2019 with 12 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Frank’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#246
2007#262↓16
2008#278↓16
2009#291↓13
2010#302↓11
2011#308↓6
2012#320↓12
2013#327↓7
2014#336↓9
2015#355↓19
2016#353↑2
2017#373↓20
2018#392↓19
2019#403↓11
2020#428↓25
2021#445↓17
2022#440↑5
2023#469↓29
2024#468↑1
2025#513↓45

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