Frank

Where Frank comes from

The surname derives from the medieval tribal name. The given name is also a form of Francis, with formal given name status since the 19th century.
— Wiktionary's entry for Frank
  • Germanic
  • 1 syllable
Along the way
  1. 1867
    Frank Lloyd Wright born
    American architect
  2. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #6 among boys — 3,242 babies in the first year on record.
  3. 1888
    Peak, #6
    3,459 babies named Frank — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1940
    Frank Zappa born
    American musician
  5. 2000
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #209.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from the Germanic languages.
  • A diminutive of the male given name Francis.
Namesakes
  • Frank Lloyd Wright · American architect, 1867–1959
  • Frank Zappa · American musician, 1940–1993
  • Frank Lampard · English association football player and manager, born 1978
  • Frank Herbert · American writer, 1920–1986
  • Frank Capra · Italian-born American film director, 1897–1991

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.