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Franz

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

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Franz: Recorded since 1976, with a gap of 27 years, its highest recorded position is #288, and it stood at #5,137 in 2025.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 2004–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 2004 to 2025, ranging from #1456 to #5137.20052007201120152025#1456#5137
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.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
2004#2578
2005#1456
2006#2282
2007#3095
2008#3158
2011#2892
2012#3416
2015#3373
2020#3334
2025#5137

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

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 10 of the 22 years from 2004 to 2025.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1976–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

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

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2004

    First recorded at #2578 among boys in England and Wales in 2004 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #5137 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 2 regions, from 1976 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #288 in Republic of Ireland in 1976.

Franz'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#51373HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#33345HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#33735HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#34165HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#28926HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#31585HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#30955HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#22827HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#145613HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#25785HighVerified
1976Republic of Irelandmale#2884HighVerified

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

Where Franz is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Franz, between 1976 and 2025, in 11 of those 50 years. 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.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1976Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1976England and WalesEngland 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 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 200519762025
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
Republic of Ireland19761#288 in 1976
England and Wales2004–202510#1456 in 2005

Its high point came 29 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1976) than in England and Wales (2005).

No registrar recorded it for 27 years after 1976; it appears again in 2004.

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What is known about Franz

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1976–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

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 2 regions, from 1976 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #288 in Republic of Ireland in 1976. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.