Frank

Diminutive of Francis or Franklin

"Frenchman or free man"

Frank Origin and Meaning

The name Frank is a boy's name of German origin meaning "Frenchman or free man".

A Top 10 name from the 1880s until the 1920s, Frank has been falling for decades but last year reversed course for the first time in a century, edging up the popularity list a few notches. And Frank still has a certain warm, friendly real-guy grandpa flavor that could come back into style, like other such choices as Jake and Jack.

Maybe thanks to Sinatra, it's become a new hipster favorite with such couples as Diana Krall and Elvis Costello. Along with Sinatra, Frank has a wide variety of interesting namesakes, including architects Frank Lloyd Wright and Frank Gehry, artist Frank Stella, director Frank Capra, musician Frank Zappa, and Muppeteer/director Frank Oz, to name a few. Musician Frank Ocean was born Christopher Breaux.

It's worth noting that despite its long decline, Frank has always remained in the Top 500 for boys. Also, the newly-cool girls' nickname-name Frankie may have given brother Frank a style boost.

Frank Rank in US Top 1000

# 468 in the US

Frank Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 338 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Frank

• 468 US 2023
• 338 Nameberry 2025
• 549 Future 2028
• 183 England 2023
• 57 Sweden 2024
• 88 Dogs 2021
• 57 Cats 2022

20 Names Similar to Frank

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Frank.

• Stanley
• Fred
• Harold
• Ralph
• Howard
• Norman
• Roger
• Douglas
• Clifford
• Bernard
• Arnold
• Herbert
• Albert
• Martin
• Leonard
• Pete
• Ronald
• Moses
• Ted
• Walter

Famous People Named Frank

• Frank Fabra Colombian footballer
• Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra American singer and actor
• Frank Anthony Wilczek American physicist & Nobel prize winner
• (Lyman) Frank Baum American children's novelist
• Frank Joslyn Baum American novelist & film producer; son of L. Frank Baum
• Frank Billings Kellogg 45th U.S. Secretary of State
• Frank Macfarlane Burnet Australian virologist and Nobel Prize winner
• Frank Sherwood Rowland American chemist and Nobel Prize winner
• Frank Vincent Zappa American musician
• Frank Langella American actor
• Frank Edwin Wright III aka Tre Cool, American musician of Green Day
• Frank Anthony Iero American musician of My Chemical Romance and The Cellabration
• Christopher Francis "Frank" Ocean (born Christopher Edwin Breaux) American singer,songwriter
• Frank William Zombo American football player
• Franklin Delano "Frank" Gore American football player
• Frank Tayo Omiyale American football player
• Frank "Grey Wolf" Salsedo Native American actor
• Francis Edward "Frank" Turner English singer,songwriter
• Frank Black aka Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV American singer,songwriter of Black Francis and The Pixies
• Frank Frederick Borman Jr. American astronaut
• Jonah Frank King son of journalists Dana Bash and John King
• Frank Fritz American antiquer and TV personality ("American Pickers")
• Frank Dillane English actor
• Frank Harlan James Costello (b. 2006) son of English musician Elvis Costello and Canadian jazz pianist and singer Diana Krall
• Frank Gioia aka CrankthatFrank, American YouTuber

The name Frank in Pop Culture

• Frank Reynolds character on FXX's "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"
• Francis "Frank" Underwood character on Netflix's "House of Cards"
• Frank Zhang son of Mars in the Heroes of Olympus series
• Frank Hardy one of the Hardy Boys, brother of Joe Hardy
• Frank Sunderland character in the game "Silent Hill 4"
• Frank Colridge character in the game "Silent Hill: Downpour"
• Frank Breitkopf character on CBS' "Criminal Minds"
• Frank Barone character on CBS' "Everybody Loves Raymond"
• Frank Blossom character from ITV's "The Worst Witch"
• Frank Jackson character in movie "Big Fat Liar"
• Frank Hargate main character in G. A. Henty's "By Sheer Pluck"
• Frank character in movie "The Invention of Lying"
• Frank 'Grimey' Grimes one,time character on "The Simpsons"
• Frank Jameson character in novelette "Beguiling" by Liam Holt
• Frank 1st King of Narnia in 'The Magician's Nephew' by C.S. Lewis
• Francis "Frank" Delfino character on ABC's "How to Get Away with Murder"
• Frank Wheatley character in the film "Sling Blade"
• Frank Sahwit character from 'Ace Attorney'
• Frank Reagan character on CBS' "Blue Bloods"
• Frank Kennedy character from "Gone with the Wind"
• Frank Wyatt main character in G. A. Henty's "Through Russian Snows"
• Frank Longbottom Neville Longbottom's father in the Harry Potter Series
• Frank Castle A.K.A. The Punisher character from Marvel Comics
• Vernon Francis "Frank" Gallagher main character on Showtime's "Shameless"
• Frank Vanderboom character in Rusty Lake: Roots
• Frank Heffley a character from Diary of a Wimpy Kid
• Frank Lambert character on ABC TGIF sitcom "Step by Step"
• Frank Columbo main character on the crime drama series "Columbo" from Wikipedia it says about the character of Columbo that:
• "Columbo's first name has never officially been identified although the name "Frank Columbo" has been visible on pieces of identification throughout the show's history."
• Frank Drebin main character in "The Naked Gun" Film series, played by Leslie Nielsen
• Frank Cross main character in the 1988 Christmas Comedy Film "Scrooged"

International Variations of the name Frank

• Franc Slavic
• Franz German
• Franco Italian