NameTides

Frank

Frank was the #513 boys' name in the US in 2025 (584 babies), and #186 in England & Wales and #943 in Canada.

Frank as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Frank as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.012.52537.55018801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesIrelandUSCanadaScotland
Frank as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.012.52537.5501880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#513 (584)#186 (272)#762 (3)—#286 (15)#943 (27)—
2024#468 (658)#194 (256)#478 (6)#256 (7)#267 (16)#714 (37)—
2023#469 (650)#183 (281)#366 (9)#348 (4)#268 (16)#710 (36)—
2022#440 (708)#193 (267)#472 (6)#264 (7)#306 (14)#745 (34)—
2021#445 (691)#192 (285)#353 (10)#266 (7)#182 (29)#739 (36)—
2020#428 (694)#172 (305)#599 (4)#304 (5)#261 (18)#527 (50)—
2019#403 (773)#158 (345)#394 (8)#185 (12)#214 (24)#460 (62)—
2018#392 (807)#155 (360)#325 (11)#365 (4)#257 (19)#562 (48)—
2017#373 (890)#181 (311)#442 (7)#229 (8)#197 (29)#435 (67)—
2016#353 (957)#175 (326)#375 (9)#232 (8)#177 (33)#504 (57)—
2015#355 (945)#187 (306)#426 (7)#314 (5)#228 (24)#464 (62)—
2014#336 (991)#197 (290)#358 (10)#315 (5)#267 (18)#450 (66)—
2013#327 (1,007)#235 (219)#399 (8)#271 (6)#271 (18)#466 (61)—
2012#320 (985)#226 (227)#568 (4)#311 (5)#240 (23)#557 (47)—
2011#308 (1,048)#241 (198)#648 (3)#375 (3)#225 (24)#373 (78)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1880 at #6.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 2,900 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 2,900uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 1,000common
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 6,500uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 1,600uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 5,900uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Frank is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 2,900 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 2,700 to 1 in 3,200.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Frank by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: #206MEWisconsin: #570WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #737WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #338MNIllinois: #400ILMichigan: #487MINew York: #314NYMassachusetts: #507MAOregon: #529ORNevada: #299NVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #949INOhio: #627OHPennsylvania: #506PANew Jersey: #244NJConnecticut: #249CTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #531CAUtah: #515UTColorado: #680CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #559MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #525VAMaryland: #571MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #432AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #592TNNorth Carolina: #678NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: #487LAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #765ALGeorgia: #650GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #612TXFlorida: #384FL
Frank (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#63618

Frank (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
FrankCanadaBoys#94327
FrankEngland & WalesBoys#186272
FrankIrelandBoys#28615
FrankNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
FrankNSWBoys—too few
FrankScotlandBoys#7623
FrankUSGirls—too few
FrankUSBoys#513584