Frank
Frank is a masculine given name.
Meaning & Origin of Frank
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Frank is a masculine given name.
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The Story of Frank
Frank first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 3,242 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1918, when 17,018 Franks were born — ranking #9 that year. As of 2026, Frank ranks #482 for baby boys with 647 births, gradually falling (-14%). In total, more than 917K Franks have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Frank
Frank is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 917K births in the dataset. Frank's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #6. Use the chart and map above to compare Frank's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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