How popular is the name Fran?

Fran ranks 2,112th among girls' names in US records, with 5,333 births since 1912. Over the past decade it accounts for 5.

Is Fran a unisex name?

No. Fran is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1960, when 280 children were given the name. It last appears in the record in 2015.

Girl name#2,112 of girl names

Pronounced F R AE1 N (ARPABET)

Fran is a girls' name, and first appears in 1912. It has been given to 5,333 children — the 2,112th most common girls' name on record.

It has left circulation; 2015 is the last year it appears. Its best single year was 1960, when 280 children were given it.

1960Girls: 280Boys: 17

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Fran?: Fran ranks 2,112th among girls' names in US records, with 5,333 births since 1912. Over the past decade it accounts for 5.
Is Fran a unisex name?: No. Fran is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Fran most popular?: 1960, when 280 children were given the name. It last appears in the record in 2015.