Frank

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Frank is a masculine given name. While Frank has been a European name in its own right, the given name in the English-speaking United States arose in the 20th century as a short form of the traditional common English variant Francis.

From Wikipedia

Frank first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 131 babies (rank #230 that year). In 2024 it was given to 37 boys (rank #727). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Frank

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Frank yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
22PersonalityThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

2,286

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

131

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Percy Jackson & the Olympians: Frank Zhang — son of Mars
In Succession: Frank Vernon — old Waystar lieutenant

Famous people named Frank

Frank Lloyd Wrightprint collector · b. 1867
Frank Zapparock guitarist · b. 1940
Frank Lampardassociation football player · b. 1978
Frank Caprafilm screenwriter · b. 1897
Frank Gehrydraftsperson · b. 1929

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	131	#230
1992	108	#270
1993	117	#247
1994	89	#281
1995	100	#287
1996	86	#316
1997	88	#298
1998	70	#339
1999	67	#344
2000	74	#317
2001	72	#337
2002	62	#360
2003	57	#397
2004	56	#416
2005	56	#422
2006	79	#344
2007	59	#456
2008	61	#451
2009	49	#551
2010	43	#590
2011	79	#371
2012	48	#555
2013	60	#475
2014	70	#426
2015	67	#442
2016	60	#481
2017	68	#437
2018	51	#544
2019	62	#466
2020	52	#513
2021	35	#760
2022	37	#712
2023	36	#722
2024	37	#727