Franco vs Frank

Side-by-side comparison of Franco and Frank — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Franco

Boy name · Rank #743

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Name B

Frank

Boy name · Rank #468

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Metric Franco Frank
Current Rank #743 #468
Total Births (all years) 8,758 915,398
Peak Year 2016 1918
Peak Year Births 353 17,018
Peak Decade 2010ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1923 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Franco Frank
1880ss — 30,967
1890ss — 28,718
1900ss — 29,046
1910ss — 116,017
1920ss 14 151,830
1930ss 13 108,088
1940ss 7 119,420
1950ss 98 112,321
1960ss 357 87,150
1970ss 716 46,920
1980ss 765 33,603
1990ss 845 23,967
2000ss 1,833 14,475
2010ss 2,648 9,479
2020ss 1,462 3,397

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Franco Frank
2014 274 991
2015 254 944
2016 353 957
2017 328 890
2018 279 807
2019 262 773
2020 233 694
2021 268 691
2022 291 708
2023 325 648
2024 345 656

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1923–2024.

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