Fray vs Frank

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

Name A

Fray

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Name B

Frank

Boy name · Rank #468

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Metric Fray Frank
Current Rank Unranked #468
Total Births (all years) 11 915,978
Peak Year 1993 1918
Peak Year Births 6 17,018
Peak Decade 1990s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1993 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Fray Frank
1880s - 30,967
1890s - 28,718
1900s - 29,046
1910s - 116,017
1920s - 151,830
1930s - 108,090
1940s - 119,417
1950s - 112,321
1960s - 87,155
1970s - 46,917
1980s - 33,590
1990s 11 23,970
2000s - 14,475
2010s - 9,480
2020s - 3,985

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Fray Frank
2014 - 991
2015 - 945
2016 - 957
2017 - 890
2018 - 807
2019 - 773
2020 - 694
2021 - 691
2022 - 708
2023 - 650
2024 - 658
2025 - 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, 1993–1996.

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