Gender: Boy
Meaning: Free man or Frankish
Origin: Germanic
Popularity: Ranked #468 in 2024 with 656 babies born.
History: Frank derives from the name of the Franks, a Germanic tribal people whose name may mean free or spear. It came into use as a given name from the medieval period onward, spread by the fame of Charlemagne's Frankish Empire. Frank has been one of the most enduring masculine names in English-speaking countries, associated with frankness and straightforwardness. Cultural figures like Frank Sinatra cemented its American cultural identity.
Name length: 5 letters
How common is Frank? About 1 in 5,074 babies born in 2024 were named Frank, or roughly 1.8 per day in the United States.
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