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Frank

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Frank: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

A French pronunciation, as its file is labelled. Recording by Speaker: Arthur Crbz; Recorder: Arthur Crbz. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Frank: Recorded every year since 1945, it reached #22 in 1968, and it stood at #186 in 2025.

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #155 to #301.200020052010201520202025#155#301
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
View as table
England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#292
1997#301
1998#255
1999#275
2000#255
2001#290
2002#287
2003#254
2004#237
2005#219
2006#228
2007#230
2008#266
2009#259
2010#239
2011#241
2012#226
2013#235
2014#197
2015#187
2016#175
2017#181
2018#155
2019#158
2020#172
2021#192
2022#193
2023#183
2024#194
2025#186

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 80 of the 81 years from 1945 to 2025.

In 2025: #186 among boys in England and Wales, #286 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #459 among boys in Norway.

Official data from 7 national registrars across 7 regions, 1945–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #61 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #22 among boys in Norway, in 1968 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #186 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 7 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #22 in Norway in 1968.

Frank's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#186272HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#194256HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#183281HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#193267HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#192285HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#172305HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#158345HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#155360HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#181311HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#175326HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#187306HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#197290HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#235219HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#226227HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#241198HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#239195HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#259172HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#266164HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#230189HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#228178HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#219167HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#237138HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#254122HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#28797HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#29095HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#255111HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#275101HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#255114HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#30187HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#29286HighVerified
1967New South Wales, Australiamale#8673InsufficientNot yet available
1966New South Wales, Australiamale#9262InsufficientNot yet available
1965New South Wales, Australiamale#9563InsufficientNot yet available
1964New South Wales, Australiamale#7690InsufficientNot yet available
1963New South Wales, Australiamale#9068InsufficientNot yet available
1962New South Wales, Australiamale#8282InsufficientNot yet available
1961New South Wales, Australiamale#9074InsufficientNot yet available
1960New South Wales, Australiamale#7993InsufficientNot yet available
1959New South Wales, Australiamale#74101InsufficientNot yet available
1958New South Wales, Australiamale#8184InsufficientNot yet available
1957New South Wales, Australiamale#8085InsufficientNot yet available
1956New South Wales, Australiamale#8670InsufficientNot yet available
1955New South Wales, Australiamale#8768InsufficientNot yet available
1954New South Wales, Australiamale#8471InsufficientNot yet available
1953New South Wales, Australiamale#9265InsufficientNot yet available
1952New South Wales, Australiamale#8573InsufficientNot yet available
1955New Zealandmale#10046HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandmale#2567HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandmale#3484HighVerified
2022Northern Irelandmale#2647HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandmale#2667HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandmale#3045HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandmale#18512HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandmale#3654HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandmale#2298HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandmale#2328HighVerified
2015Northern Irelandmale#3145HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandmale#3155HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandmale#2716HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandmale#3115HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandmale#3753HighVerified
2009Northern Irelandmale#2935HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandmale#2666HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandmale#2765HighVerified
2006Northern Irelandmale#2237HighVerified
2004Northern Irelandmale#2644HighVerified
2003Northern Irelandmale#2634HighVerified
2025Norwaymale#4595HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#3619HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#3629HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#3807HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#4664HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#31610HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#4964HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#4486HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#4466HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#34911HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#28416HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#4427HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#4556HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#4437HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#4636HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#4298HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#4188HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#4756HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#33311HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#4576HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#4027HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#3709HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#30811HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#27215HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#27716HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#25417HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#23422HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#23421HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#21026HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#19731HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#18933HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#16142HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#16939HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#14549HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#10572HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#9681HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#8393HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#9283HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#8296HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#71107HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#65120HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#70118HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#68126HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#65118HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#50166HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#55149HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#45166HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#46163HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#35220HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#35227HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#33273HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#38252HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#35287HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#29328HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#28332HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#27345HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#22394HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#23361HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#24372HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#24354HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#25340HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#30277HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#26293HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#26281HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#28282HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#29285HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#34257HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#38230HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#38226HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#39221HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#38227HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#41201HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#50170HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#51156HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#49163HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#59134HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#61130HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#68111HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#74103HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#61126HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#28615HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#26716HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#26816HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#30614HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#18229HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#26118HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#21424HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#25719HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#19729HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#17733HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#22824HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandmale#26718HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandmale#27118HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandmale#24023HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#22524HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#22025HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#28316HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#21924HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#25315HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandmale#25713HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandmale#18122HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandmale#2839HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandmale#18716HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandmale#18517HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandmale#16519HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandmale#20611HighVerified
1999Republic of Irelandmale#18015HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandmale#19311HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandmale#16219HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandmale#2617HighVerified
1995Republic of Irelandmale#19812HighVerified
1994Republic of Irelandmale#19211HighVerified
1993Republic of Irelandmale#2139HighVerified
1992Republic of Irelandmale#19212HighVerified
1991Republic of Irelandmale#20110HighVerified
1990Republic of Irelandmale#18313HighVerified
1989Republic of Irelandmale#15419HighVerified
1988Republic of Irelandmale#2078HighVerified
1987Republic of Irelandmale#15220HighVerified
1986Republic of Irelandmale#16516HighVerified
1985Republic of Irelandmale#16316HighVerified
1984Republic of Irelandmale#19211HighVerified
1983Republic of Irelandmale#19811HighVerified
1982Republic of Irelandmale#16916HighVerified
1981Republic of Irelandmale#20211HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandmale#19114HighVerified
1979Republic of Irelandmale#17216HighVerified
1978Republic of Irelandmale#2426HighVerified
1977Republic of Irelandmale#18413HighVerified
1976Republic of Irelandmale#16419HighVerified
1975Republic of Irelandmale#16817HighVerified
1974Republic of Irelandmale#17316HighVerified
1973Republic of Irelandmale#16917HighVerified
1972Republic of Irelandmale#18014HighVerified
1971Republic of Irelandmale#17414HighVerified
1970Republic of Irelandmale#1979HighVerified
1969Republic of Irelandmale#16313HighVerified
1968Republic of Irelandmale#2076HighVerified
1967Republic of Irelandmale#14215HighVerified
1966Republic of Irelandmale#13914HighVerified
1965Republic of Irelandmale#2075HighVerified
1964Republic of Irelandmale#1649HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#4786HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Frank is officially recorded

7 official registrars have recorded Frank, between 1945 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1945Norway: recorded in 1946Norway: recorded in 1947Norway: recorded in 1948Norway: recorded in 1949Norway: recorded in 1950Norway: recorded in 1951Norway: recorded in 1952Norway: recorded in 1953Norway: recorded in 1954Norway: recorded in 1955Norway: recorded in 1956Norway: recorded in 1957Norway: recorded in 1958Norway: recorded in 1959Norway: recorded in 1960Norway: recorded in 1961Norway: recorded in 1962Norway: recorded in 1963Norway: recorded in 1964Norway: recorded in 1965Norway: recorded in 1966Norway: recorded in 1967Norway: recorded in 1968Norway: recorded in 1969Norway: recorded in 1970Norway: recorded in 1971Norway: recorded in 1972Norway: recorded in 1973Norway: recorded in 1974Norway: recorded in 1975Norway: recorded in 1976Norway: recorded in 1977Norway: recorded in 1978Norway: recorded in 1979Norway: recorded in 1980Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1984Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1991Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1995Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 1999Norway: recorded in 2000Norway: recorded in 2001Norway: recorded in 2002Norway: recorded in 2003Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2005Norway: recorded in 2006Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2008Norway: recorded in 2009Norway: recorded in 2011Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2014Norway: recorded in 2015Norway: recorded in 2016Norway: recorded in 2017Norway: recorded in 2018Norway: recorded in 2019Norway: recorded in 2020Norway: recorded in 2021Norway: recorded in 2022Norway: recorded in 2023Norway: recorded in 2024Norway: recorded in 2025Norway: highest position in 1968New South Wales, Austra…New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1952New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1953New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1954New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1955New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1956New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1957New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1958New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1959New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1960New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1961New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1962New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1963New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1964New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1965New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1966New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1967New South Wales, Australia: highest position in 1959New ZealandNew Zealand: recorded in 1955New Zealand: highest position in 1955Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1964Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1965Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1966Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1967Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1968Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1969Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1970Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1971Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1972Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1973Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1974Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1975Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1976Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1977Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1978Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1979Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1980Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1981Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1982Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1983Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1984Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1985Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1986Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1987Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1988Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1989Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1990Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1991Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1992Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1993Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1994Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1995Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1996Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1997Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1998Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1999Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2000Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2001Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2002Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1966England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2018Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2003Northern Ireland: recorded in 2004Northern Ireland: recorded in 2006Northern Ireland: recorded in 2007Northern Ireland: recorded in 2008Northern Ireland: recorded in 2009Northern Ireland: recorded in 2011Northern Ireland: recorded in 2012Northern Ireland: recorded in 2013Northern Ireland: recorded in 2014Northern Ireland: recorded in 2015Northern Ireland: recorded in 2016Northern Ireland: recorded in 2017Northern Ireland: recorded in 2018Northern Ireland: recorded in 2019Northern Ireland: recorded in 2020Northern Ireland: recorded in 2021Northern Ireland: recorded in 2022Northern Ireland: recorded in 2023Northern Ireland: recorded in 2024Northern Ireland: highest position in 2019ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419452025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1945–202580#22 in 1968
New South Wales, Australia1952–196716#74 in 1959
New Zealand19551#100 in 1955
Republic of Ireland1964–202562#139 in 1966
England and Wales1996–202530#155 in 2018
Northern Ireland2003–202420#185 in 2019
Scotland20241#478 in 2024

Its high point came 69 years earlier in New Zealand (1955) than in Scotland (2024).

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What is known about Frank

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
7 official registrars, 1945–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Reported
A recorded pronunciation is available.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 7 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #22 in Norway in 1968. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.