Fran
About Fran
This short form has been pretty much replaced by Frankie, however, it could fit in with other clunky but charming names, like Peggy, Bess, and Enid.
Pronounced FRAN.
As of October 2026, Fran ranked #17346 in US births in 2015 SSA, peaked at #593 in 1960.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
Similar names
These 20 names were selected by our users looking for other names like Fran.
- Gail
- Berta
- Jeanette
- Darlene
- Suzette
- Lassie
- Bertha
- Jennie
- Tanisha
- Janice
- Margarita
- Paulette
- Dodie
- Meg
- Fanny
- Williamina
- Midge
- Pollyanna
- Mindy
- Fannie
Fran on lists
Famous Frans
- Francine Joy "Fran" Drescher
American actress
- Fran Jeffries (born Frances Ann Makris)
American singer, actress & model
- Frances Helen "Fran" Allison
American TV and radio comedienne
- Fran Warren (born Frances Wolfe)
American pop singer
- Francesca "Fran" Kirby
English football player
- Frances Joan "Fran" Brill
American Muppeteer and actress
- Frances Ann "Fran" Lebowitz
American author and speaker
- Francesca Mary "Fran" Unsworth
English journalist and BBC executive
- Frances Helen "Fran" Wilde
New Zealand MP
Fran in pop culture
- Francine Joy "Fran" Fine
character on TV's "The Nanny" played by Fran Drescher
- Frances "Fran" Sinclair
mother on sitcom "Dinosaurs"
- Fran Katzenjammer
character from British TV series "Black Books"
- Fran Stalinovskovichdavidovitchsky
character in the movie "Dodgeball"
- Fran Carvey
character in the movie "The Getaway"
- "Kukla
Fran and Ollie," TV puppet show starring Fran Allison
- "Fran
" 1985 Australian movie
- Fran
character from the video game Final Fantasy XII
- Fran
red squirrel from Disney's "Higglytown Heroes"
- FRAN (Friendly Replicator Android)
character in TV's "Stargate Atlantis"
- Fran
character in video game "Inazuma Eleven GO VS Danball Senki W."
- Fran Bow
from the eponymous video game