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 #745

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Name B

Frank

Boy name · Rank #468

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Metric Franco Frank
Current Rank #745 #468
Total Births (all years) 9,107 915,978
Peak Year 2016 1918
Peak Year Births 353 17,018
Peak Decade 2010s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1923 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Franco Frank
1880s - 30,967
1890s - 28,718
1900s - 29,046
1910s - 116,017
1920s 14 151,830
1930s 13 108,090
1940s 7 119,417
1950s 99 112,321
1960s 357 87,155
1970s 716 46,917
1980s 764 33,590
1990s 845 23,970
2000s 1,833 14,475
2010s 2,649 9,480
2020s 1,810 3,985

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Franco Frank
2014 275 991
2015 254 945
2016 353 957
2017 328 890
2018 279 807
2019 262 773
2020 233 694
2021 268 691
2022 291 708
2023 325 650
2024 345 658
2025 348 584

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, 1923–2025.

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