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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 326 babies (rank #175 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. 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.

3,582

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

326

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

More popular boys' names

Other boys' names starting with F

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	86	#293
1997	87	#301
1998	114	#255
1999	101	#277
2000	111	#257
2001	95	#290
2002	97	#290
2003	122	#254
2004	138	#237
2005	167	#219
2006	178	#228
2007	189	#231
2008	164	#266
2009	172	#260
2010	195	#239
2011	198	#241
2012	227	#226
2013	219	#236
2014	290	#197
2015	306	#187
2016	326	#175