Frank
Last seen for girls in 2007 at #17,636 · #513 for boys in 2025, 584 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1888 · 3,459 births
- Debut · boys
- 3,242 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 109 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 915,978since 1880
Frank over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #513 | 584 | |
| 2024 | — | #468 | 658 | |
| 2023 | — | #469 | 650 | |
| 2022 | — | #440 | 708 | |
| 2021 | — | #445 | 691 | |
| 2020 | — | #428 | 694 | |
| 2019 | — | #403 | 773 | |
| 2018 | — | #392 | 807 | |
| 2017 | — | #373 | 890 | |
| 2016 | — | #353 | 957 | |
| 2015 | — | #355 | 945 | |
| 2014 | — | #336 | 991 | |
| 2013 | — | #327 | 1,007 | |
| 2012 | — | #320 | 985 | |
| 2011 | — | #308 | 1,048 | |
| 2010 | — | #302 | 1,077 | |
| 2009 | — | #291 | 1,138 | |
| 2008 | — | #278 | 1,228 | |
| 2007 | #17,636 | 5 | #262 | 1,333 |
| 2006 | — | #246 | 1,401 | |
| 2005 | — | #231 | 1,480 | |
| 2004 | — | #230 | 1,466 | |
| 2003 | — | #230 | 1,500 | |
| 2002 | — | #216 | 1,587 | |
| 2001 | — | #214 | 1,634 | |
| 2000 | — | #209 | 1,708 | |
| 1999 | — | #187 | 1,855 | |
| 1998 | — | #177 | 1,889 | |
| 1997 | #9,017 | 9 | #168 | 2,023 |
| 1996 | #8,812 | 9 | #162 | 2,149 |
| 1995 | #5,439 | 17 | #157 | 2,247 |
| 1994 | #7,097 | 12 | #141 | 2,479 |
| 1993 | #5,206 | 18 | #134 | 2,503 |
| 1992 | #10,479 | 7 | #125 | 2,756 |
| 1991 | #6,976 | 12 | #116 | 2,881 |
| 1990 | #6,465 | 13 | #109 | 3,188 |
| 1989 | #4,121 | 23 | #109 | 3,049 |
| 1988 | #4,840 | 17 | #99 | 3,271 |
| 1987 | #3,257 | 28 | #97 | 3,123 |
| 1986 | #2,903 | 32 | #91 | 3,178 |
| 1985 | #3,170 | 28 | #90 | 3,302 |
| 1984 | #3,069 | 28 | #86 | 3,330 |
| 1983 | #3,151 | 26 | #86 | 3,361 |
| 1982 | #3,017 | 29 | #81 | 3,604 |
| 1981 | #2,986 | 29 | #82 | 3,638 |
| 1980 | #3,134 | 27 | #81 | 3,734 |
| 1979 | #2,724 | 32 | #78 | 3,928 |
| 1978 | #2,741 | 30 | #77 | 3,775 |
| 1977 | #2,606 | 32 | #71 | 3,894 |
| 1976 | #2,664 | 29 | #68 | 3,899 |
| 1975 | #2,278 | 36 | #66 | 4,212 |
| 1974 | #1,937 | 44 | #65 | 4,365 |
| 1973 | #1,939 | 42 | #61 | 4,785 |
| 1972 | #1,920 | 43 | #56 | 5,165 |
| 1971 | #2,212 | 36 | #54 | 6,089 |
| 1970 | #1,804 | 49 | #48 | 6,805 |
| 1969 | #1,835 | 45 | #47 | 6,917 |
| 1968 | #1,678 | 48 | #49 | 6,897 |
| 1967 | #1,751 | 43 | #45 | 7,426 |
| 1966 | #2,191 | 29 | #43 | 7,787 |
| 1965 | #2,154 | 30 | #43 | 8,319 |
| 1964 | #2,151 | 31 | #41 | 9,333 |
| 1963 | #1,738 | 44 | #41 | 9,527 |
| 1962 | #1,757 | 42 | #42 | 9,761 |
| 1961 | #1,955 | 35 | #41 | 10,433 |
| 1960 | #1,855 | 37 | #40 | 10,755 |
| 1959 | #1,552 | 49 | #42 | 10,942 |
| 1958 | #1,448 | 54 | #38 | 11,325 |
| 1957 | #1,681 | 41 | #38 | 11,268 |
| 1956 | #1,598 | 44 | #38 | 11,151 |
| 1955 | #2,222 | 24 | #34 | 11,109 |
| 1954 | #1,648 | 38 | #36 | 10,995 |
| 1953 | #1,973 | 27 | #33 | 11,180 |
| 1952 | #1,934 | 27 | #32 | 11,268 |
| 1951 | #1,434 | 43 | #31 | 11,477 |
| 1950 | #1,720 | 30 | #29 | 11,606 |
| 1949 | #1,409 | 43 | #27 | 11,960 |
| 1948 | #1,669 | 31 | #25 | 12,698 |
| 1947 | #1,318 | 48 | #23 | 13,994 |
| 1946 | #1,208 | 51 | #22 | 12,667 |
| 1945 | #1,482 | 30 | #21 | 10,874 |
| 1944 | #1,255 | 40 | #21 | 11,340 |
| 1943 | #1,197 | 46 | #21 | 12,246 |
| 1942 | #1,206 | 43 | #21 | 12,248 |
| 1941 | #1,335 | 33 | #21 | 10,795 |
| 1940 | #1,218 | 36 | #20 | 10,595 |
| 1939 | #960 | 54 | #20 | 9,991 |
| 1938 | #1,182 | 38 | #18 | 10,260 |
| 1937 | #964 | 52 | #18 | 10,127 |
| 1936 | #961 | 51 | #16 | 10,186 |
| 1935 | #937 | 55 | #16 | 10,420 |
| 1934 | #938 | 54 | #16 | 10,640 |
| 1933 | #769 | 73 | #16 | 10,962 |
| 1932 | #830 | 68 | #15 | 11,497 |
| 1931 | #733 | 84 | #16 | 11,472 |
| 1930 | #744 | 88 | #13 | 12,535 |
| 1929 | #599 | 130 | #12 | 12,966 |
| 1928 | #679 | 106 | #12 | 13,570 |
| 1927 | #702 | 108 | #12 | 14,377 |
| 1926 | #744 | 93 | #12 | 14,493 |
| 1925 | #743 | 99 | #12 | 15,329 |
| 1924 | #768 | 94 | #12 | 16,044 |
| 1923 | #786 | 86 | #11 | 15,903 |
| 1922 | #835 | 77 | #10 | 16,013 |
| 1921 | #775 | 89 | #9 | 16,705 |
| 1920 | #903 | 65 | #9 | 16,430 |
| 1919 | #765 | 84 | #9 | 15,701 |
| 1918 | #851 | 71 | #9 | 17,018 |
| 1917 | #696 | 98 | #9 | 15,768 |
| 1916 | #737 | 84 | #9 | 15,291 |
| 1915 | #828 | 62 | #9 | 15,006 |
| 1914 | #864 | 46 | #9 | 12,002 |
| 1913 | #881 | 36 | #9 | 9,237 |
| 1912 | #938 | 29 | #9 | 7,912 |
| 1911 | #801 | 29 | #8 | 4,314 |
| 1910 | #941 | 21 | #8 | 3,768 |
| 1909 | #961 | 18 | #8 | 3,244 |
| 1908 | #829 | 22 | #8 | 3,146 |
| 1907 | #840 | 20 | #8 | 2,943 |
| 1906 | #965 | 15 | #8 | 2,798 |
| 1905 | #777 | 22 | #8 | 2,837 |
| 1904 | #755 | 22 | #8 | 2,799 |
| 1903 | #813 | 18 | #8 | 2,644 |
| 1902 | #849 | 17 | #8 | 2,756 |
| 1901 | #699 | 21 | #8 | 2,402 |
| 1900 | #860 | 19 | #8 | 3,477 |
| 1899 | #680 | 21 | #8 | 2,550 |
| 1898 | #768 | 19 | #8 | 2,925 |
| 1897 | #761 | 17 | #7 | 2,726 |
| 1896 | #790 | 17 | #7 | 2,845 |
| 1895 | #578 | 27 | #6 | 3,012 |
| 1894 | #682 | 19 | #7 | 2,863 |
| 1893 | #644 | 20 | #7 | 2,917 |
| 1892 | #554 | 25 | #6 | 3,150 |
| 1891 | #559 | 22 | #6 | 2,652 |
| 1890 | #435 | 34 | #6 | 3,078 |
| 1889 | #620 | 17 | #6 | 2,975 |
| 1888 | #548 | 21 | #6 | 3,459 |
| 1887 | #512 | 19 | #6 | 2,883 |
| 1886 | #459 | 22 | #6 | 3,127 |
| 1885 | #500 | 18 | #6 | 3,067 |
| 1884 | #438 | 21 | #6 | 3,218 |
| 1883 | #465 | 17 | #6 | 2,986 |
| 1882 | #560 | 11 | #6 | 3,176 |
| 1881 | #582 | 9 | #6 | 2,834 |
| 1880 | #466 | 13 | #6 | 3,242 |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Frank was already there! It came in at #6, and was given to 3,242 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 2018–2025, when fewer than 810 boys a year got the name.
Where Frank is popular in 1981
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- New Jersey#42 · 1 in 197
- New York#50 · 1 in 243
- Connecticut#52 · 1 in 266
- Maine#67 · 1 in 335
- Pennsylvania#67 · 1 in 350
Best ever in a state: #2 in Arizona, 1912.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | #42 | 216 | 1 in 197 |
| New York | #50 | 467 | 1 in 243 |
| Connecticut | #52 | 67 | 1 in 266 |
| Maine | #67 | 21 | 1 in 335 |
| Pennsylvania | #67 | 221 | 1 in 350 |
| Rhode Island | #67 | 16 | 1 in 357 |
| Arizona | #69 | 67 | 1 in 346 |
| Nevada | #70 | 18 | 1 in 315 |
| California | #71 | 603 | 1 in 333 |
| Delaware | #71 | 10 | 1 in 380 |
| Florida | #73 | 159 | 1 in 396 |
| Illinois | #79 | 187 | 1 in 453 |
| Massachusetts | #80 | 69 | 1 in 518 |
| New Mexico | #82 | 31 | 1 in 360 |
| Alaska | #89 | 10 | 1 in 402 |
| Ohio | #90 | 138 | 1 in 584 |
| Wyoming | #90 | 10 | 1 in 402 |
| Maryland | #91 | 47 | 1 in 515 |
| Texas | #91 | 319 | 1 in 432 |
| Colorado | #94 | 45 | 1 in 530 |
| South Carolina | #98 | 44 | 1 in 480 |
| Virginia | #100 | 57 | 1 in 606 |
| District of Columbia | #101 | 15 | 1 in 530 |
| Tennessee | #103 | 55 | 1 in 589 |
| Louisiana | #105 | 73 | 1 in 502 |
| Missouri | #106 | 54 | 1 in 678 |
| Michigan | #107 | 97 | 1 in 676 |
| Georgia | #115 | 65 | 1 in 619 |
| Idaho | #119 | 13 | 1 in 629 |
| Kansas | #122 | 27 | 1 in 673 |
| Mississippi | #123 | 30 | 1 in 642 |
| Oregon | #126 | 25 | 1 in 803 |
| West Virginia | #127 | 15 | 1 in 862 |
| Alabama | #128 | 39 | 1 in 675 |
| North Dakota | #129 | 7 | 1 in 840 |
| Nebraska | #131 | 14 | 1 in 882 |
| Washington | #131 | 37 | 1 in 859 |
| Wisconsin | #132 | 31 | 1 in 1,117 |
| Hawaii | #134 | 11 | 1 in 620 |
| New Hampshire | #134 | 5 | 1 in 1,229 |
| Kentucky | #136 | 28 | 1 in 966 |
| North Carolina | #142 | 42 | 1 in 901 |
| Iowa | #153 | 18 | 1 in 1,212 |
| Indiana | #154 | 32 | 1 in 1,253 |
| Oklahoma | #156 | 25 | 1 in 942 |
| South Dakota | #162 | 5 | 1 in 1,085 |
| Minnesota | #167 | 20 | 1 in 1,642 |
| Arkansas | #176 | 14 | 1 in 1,092 |
| Utah | #207 | 12 | 1 in 1,584 |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Frank
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 45 spots since 2024 (#468 → #513)
- 85 spots since 2020 (#428 → #513)
- 158 spots since 2015 (#355 → #513)
- Biggest jump: 5 spots in 2022 (#445 → #440)
- Biggest drop: 45 spots in 2025 (#468 → #513)
Rise & fade · boys
8 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1888 at #6 (3,459 births)
- Births halved by 2000, 112 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 10 for 43 yrs
- Top 10: 43 yrs · run 1880–1922
- Top 100: 109 yrs · run 1880–1988
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 34
- Highest: 1 in 34 boys born in 1880 were named Frank (2.9%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,925 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
- Its best rank, #6 in 1888, was only 1 in 35 (2.9%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 16.6% of all boys named Frank (151,830) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 30,967 | #6 (1888) | #6 |
| 1890s | 28,718 | #6 (1892) | #7 |
| 1900s | 29,046 | #8 (1900) | #8 |
| 1910s | 116,017 | #8 (1911) | #9 |
| 1920s | 151,830 | #9 (1921) | #11 |
| 1930s | 108,090 | #13 (1930) | #16 |
| 1940s | 119,417 | #20 (1940) | #22 |
| 1950s | 112,321 | #29 (1950) | #35 |
| 1960s | 87,155 | #40 (1960) | #43 |
| 1970s | 46,917 | #48 (1970) | #64 |
| 1980s | 33,590 | #81 (1980) | #90 |
| 1990s | 23,970 | #109 (1990) | #148 |
| 2000s | 14,475 | #209 (2000) | #241 |
| 2010s | 9,480 | #302 (2010) | #347 |
| 2020s | 3,985 | #428 (2020) | #461 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Frank in 1981
girls
#2,986
29 births · 1 in 57,519 girls
boys
#82
3,638 births · 1 in 492 boys
Top girls' names in 1981
Top boys' names in 1981
More about 1981
girls
1,668,060 girls got a published name in 1981; 1 in 57,519 of them was named Frank, which outranked 75.5% of the 12,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Frank
- #2,928Willa30
- #2,928Yecenia30
- #2,928Zachary30
- #2,986Frank29
- #2,986Agatha29
- #2,986Alejandrina29
- #2,986Alvina29
- #3,066Aaliyah28
- #3,066Adelaida28
- #3,066Aide28
Tied with 79 names at #2,986; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1980
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,791,177 boys got a published name in 1981; 1 in 492 of them was named Frank, which outranked 98.9% of the 7,289 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Frank
Biggest movers since 1980
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.