Boys' name · since 1889

Franz

2,864 babies named Franz in U.S. Social Security records since 1889, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#2,619 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#5,408 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
2,864
born since 1889
1960s
peak decade

2,864 babies have been named Franz since 1889, making it today's #5408 boys' name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Franz has been recorded 2,864 times among boys since 1889, currently ranked #5408 nationally and more common than 61% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1889 to 2025.

  • #2,619 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #5,408 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 2,864 born since 1889
  • 1960s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Franz ranks #2,619 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,408 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,864 born since 1889, peaking in the 1960s.

#2,619 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#5,408 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
2,864
born since 1889
1960s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%61.1%
Franz vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Franz's 2,864 recorded births place it above 94.24% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

10 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Franz compares

2,864 Top 18% higher than 82% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Franz's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Franz Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 2,864 369 358,536
Peak-year births 60 34 22,252

Franz's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Franz's full recorded timeline at 1964, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1895, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1963 peak of 60 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Franz popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1889–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1963)
60
Annual births at peak, across 137 years of records
020406080 188919191935195119671983199920152025 17

Franz by decade

1960s is the heaviest window (446 births, 16% of the file).

1960s was Franz's strongest decade.

446 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.

Franz births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 446 births (16% of all-time use).

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

How Franz compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Franz's total volume

Franz vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -137, 1.7%-51, 5.6%-146, 2.6%-48, 6.4%-57, 3.7%-140, 5.3%-123, 2.4%-93, 7%-145, 1.7%-144, 1.9%-105, 6.4%-47, 6.4%-108, 8.4%-146, 2.1%-112, 4%Franz-137, 2.1%Franz
Franz vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Franz by state

Where Franz concentrates geographically, total births since 1889

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Franz
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
185 6.5%
#2 New York
145 5.1%
#3 Illinois
29 1.0%
#4 Texas
29 1.0%
#5 Florida
10 0.3%
#6 New Jersey
6 0.2%
#7 Minnesota
5 0.2%
#8 Ohio
5 0.2%
California share of Franz's total US births 6.5%
Even split

185 of 2,864 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Franz appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Franz? ▼
2,864 babies have been named Franz since 1889. All-time, it sits at #2,619 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #5,408 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 1963 with 60 births.
Where does Franz sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Franz ranks #2,619 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,408 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Franz most popular? ▼
Franz was most popular in the 1960s decade with 446 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
Where is Franz most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Franz are California (185 births), New York (145 births), Illinois (29 births).
How long has the name Franz been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Franz since 1889 -- 137 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Franz? ▼
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 Franz's data

  • Franz's decade-level peak was the 1960s (446 total births); usage has since declined to 84 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Franzs (185 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

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

Keep exploring Franz

Nearby Names Like Franz

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

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

Compare Franz side by side: Franz vs Frank Franz vs Francis Franz vs Francisco

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Franz

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Graydon #5409
3,509 births · Peak 2010
Pryor #5406
484 births · Peak 2019
Errol #5410
8,631 births · Peak 1941
Jabez #5405
1,134 births · Peak 2002
Bryon #5411
14,720 births · Peak 1970
Hays #5404
740 births · Peak 2024
Darrel #5412
29,769 births · Peak 1960

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Franz: 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, 1889–2025 (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 Franz 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.