Frank is a boy's name of German origin meaning “a Frank.” In 2024 it was given to 656 boys in the United States.
Frank belongs to the German and English & American tradition. Its meaning — “a Frank” — is the sense carried by its German roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Frank first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #6 in 1880, and in 2024 656 babies received the name — 915,398 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Frank means “a Frank” in its German roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Frank is a boy name. In 2024, 656 babies received the name in the US.
Frank comes from the German, English & American and French tradition.
Frank first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #6 in 1880, and 656 babies were given the name in 2024.
Frank is pronounced /ˈfɹæŋk/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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