Unisex name · since 2001

Franc

Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 16 babies named Franc, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#30,683 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 2001
2000s
peak decade

Franc is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 16 have been recorded since 2001.

Franc has 16 recorded births among boys since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2013.

  • #30,683 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 16 born since 2001
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Franc ranks #30,683 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 2001, peaking in the 2000s.

#30,683 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 2001
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Franc's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Franc's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Franc splits its recorded history at 2002: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2001 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Franc popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2013

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (2002)
6
Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
4.555.566.5 200120022013 5

Franc popularity over time - girls

10 total births recorded since 1882 (Franc as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 10 births
5 18821883 5

Franc by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (11 births, 69% of the file).

2000s was Franc's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.

Franc births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Franc? ▼
Since 2001, Social Security records show 16 babies named Franc. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #30,683 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2013. Its busiest year on record was 2002, with 6 births.
Where does Franc sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Franc ranks #30,683 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Franc most popular? ▼
Franc was most popular in the 2000s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Is Franc a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Franc is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 16 births, and as a girl's name it has 10 births.
How long has the name Franc been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Franc since 2001 -- 13 years through the most recent 2013 data.
What names are similar to Franc? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Frank, Francis, Francisco, Franklin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Franc's data

  • Franc's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Franc

Nearby Names Like Franc

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Franc

Frank Boy
#513 915,978 births
Francis Boy
#420 290,490 births
Francisco Boy
#322 142,192 births
Franklin Boy
#359 141,728 births
Frankie Boy
#920 42,268 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Franc: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2001–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Franc draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.