Franz

Where Franz comes from

From German Franz. Doublet of Francis.
— Wiktionary's entry for Franz
  • Latin
Along the way
  1. 1797
    Franz Schubert born
    Austrian composer
  2. 1883
    Franz Kafka born
    Bohemian writer from Prague
  3. 1889
    Debut at its peak, #789
    #789 among boys with 7 babies — the first year it was published, and still its best.
  4. 1890
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Latin, rare in English.
  • A diminutive of the female given name Frances.
Namesakes
  • Franz Kafka · Bohemian writer from Prague, 1883–1924
  • Franz Schubert · Austrian composer, 1797–1828
  • Franz Liszt · Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist, 1811–1886
  • Franz Beckenbauer · German sports official and association football player, 1945–2024
  • Franz Joseph I of Austria · Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary, 1830–1916

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.