Frank
Pronounced F R AE1 NG K (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1918
- 145 years in use
- 3 spellings
How popular is Frank?
Frank is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 920,614 children — the 36th most common boys' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 34% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1918, when 17,018 children were given it.
Three other spellings are counted in that total — Franck, Franke and Franc — because they are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Frank and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Franck
- Franke
- Franc
Nicknames
Common short forms: Frankie.
Frank is itself a short form of Francis.
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- F R AE1 NG K · F R AE1 NG K IY0
- Stress pattern:
- 1 · 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Frank
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Frank
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Frank?
- Frank ranks 36th among boys' names in US records, with 920,614 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 7,829.
- Is Frank a unisex name?
- No. Frank is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Frank most popular?
- 1918, when 17,018 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- What are common nicknames for Frank?
- Frankie. These are recorded as separate names in their own right, so each has its own page and its own popularity curve.
- How else is Frank spelled?
- Franck, Franke, Franc. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.