Frank Name Popularity

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How popular is Frank?

Ranking 392nd in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Frank is somewhat popular.

Currently in the top 500, this name has been part of the top 500 most popular since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began record keeping.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #6 was reached for the first time in 1880 and as recently as 1895.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1918 with 17,017 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Frank was 803 in 2018.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Frank occurred roughly during the years 1897-1900, 1906-1918, and 1939-1942, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1923-1934, 1947-1950, 1958-1966, 1969-1974, 1990-2001, and 2005-2010.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

How popular will Frank be?

For a number of years, the name Frank has steadily decreased in popularity. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Frank for their newborn has dropped.

The name Frank is chosen by a number of parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Frank is much less frequently used as a given name.

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		Frank (Girl)		Frank (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	803	392
2017		< 5	--	887	372
2016		< 5	--	957	353
2015		< 5	--	942	355
2014		< 5	--	989	336
2013		< 5	--	1,006	327
2012		< 5	--	985	319
2011		< 5	--	1,047	308
2010		< 5	--	1,076	302
2009		< 5	--	1,138	291
2008		< 5	--	1,227	278
2007		5	18,545	1,329	262
2006		< 5	--	1,400	246
2005		< 5	--	1,480	231
2004		< 5	--	1,466	230
2003		< 5	--	1,500	230
2002		< 5	--	1,587	216
2001		< 5	--	1,634	213
2000		< 5	--	1,708	208
1999		< 5	--	1,855	187
1998		< 5	--	1,885	178
1997		9	9,280	2,023	168
1996		9	9,041	2,148	162
1995		17	5,512	2,246	157
1994		12	7,257	2,479	141
1993		18	5,279	2,503	134
1992		7	10,854	2,755	125
1991		12	7,106	2,879	116
1990		13	6,590	3,185	109
1989		23	4,155	3,049	109
1988		17	4,909	3,270	99
1987		28	3,278	3,127	97
1986		32	2,926	3,178	91
1985		28	3,182	3,300	90
1984		28	3,100	3,329	86
1983		26	3,176	3,358	86
1982		29	3,038	3,604	81
1981		29	3,010	3,637	82
1980		27	3,154	3,738	81
1979		32	2,744	3,932	78
1978		30	2,757	3,776	77
1977		32	2,625	3,895	71
1976		29	2,676	3,901	68
1975		36	2,287	4,213	66
1974		44	1,940	4,366	66
1973		42	1,948	4,789	61
1972		43	1,928	5,171	56
1971		36	2,219	6,088	54
1970		49	1,809	6,805	48
1969		45	1,847	6,925	47
1968		48	1,687	6,896	49
1967		43	1,766	7,429	45
1966		29	2,210	7,793	43
1965		30	2,165	8,322	43
1964		31	2,163	9,336	41
1963		44	1,740	9,529	41
1962		42	1,762	9,756	42
1961		36	1,929	10,421	41
1960		36	1,898	10,758	40
1959		48	1,567	10,937	42
1958		55	1,438	11,316	38
1957		42	1,663	11,265	38
1956		44	1,604	11,150	38
1955		23	2,300	11,102	34
1954		38	1,653	10,992	36
1953		27	1,981	11,181	33
1952		27	1,952	11,277	32
1951		43	1,442	11,469	31
1950		30	1,738	11,610	29
1949		43	1,412	11,958	27
1948		31	1,684	12,693	25
1947		48	1,322	13,998	23
1946		51	1,213	12,664	22
1945		30	1,490	10,871	21
1944		40	1,261	11,343	21
1943		46	1,199	12,246	21
1942		43	1,214	12,244	21
1941		33	1,344	10,793	21
1940		36	1,227	10,595	20
1939		54	965	9,988	20
1938		38	1,189	10,257	18
1937		52	969	10,128	18
1936		51	963	10,186	16
1935		55	943	10,418	16
1934		54	942	10,636	16
1933		73	773	10,959	16
1932		68	835	11,495	15
1931		84	738	11,470	16
1930		88	746	12,541	13
1929		130	600	12,962	12
1928		106	681	13,568	12
1927		108	702	14,377	12
1926		93	744	14,494	12
1925		99	746	15,328	12
1924		94	767	16,041	12
1923		86	788	15,906	11
1922		77	837	16,014	10
1921		89	777	16,708	9
1920		65	907	16,430	9
1919		84	768	15,702	9
1918		71	856	17,017	9
1917		98	696	15,769	9
1916		84	738	15,291	9
1915		62	828	15,006	9
1914		46	868	12,002	9
1913		36	888	9,237	9
1912		29	948	7,912	9
1911		29	805	4,314	8
1910		21	954	3,768	8
1909		18	975	3,244	8
1908		22	840	3,146	8
1907		20	853	2,943	8
1906		15	976	2,798	8
1905		22	787	2,837	8
1904		22	761	2,799	8
1903		18	819	2,644	8
1902		17	854	2,756	8
1901		21	708	2,402	8
1900		19	871	3,477	8
1899		21	688	2,550	8
1898		19	776	2,925	8
1897		17	772	2,726	7
1896		17	798	2,845	7
1895		27	581	3,012	6
1894		19	690	2,863	7
1893		20	647	2,917	7
1892		25	557	3,150	6
1891		22	563	2,652	6
1890		34	436	3,078	6
1889		17	626	2,975	6
1888		21	556	3,459	6
1887		19	515	2,883	6
1886		22	467	3,127	6
1885		18	509	3,067	6
1884		21	440	3,218	6
1883		17	469	2,986	6
1882		11	579	3,176	6
1881		9	596	2,834	6
1880		13	479	3,242	6

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.