Frank
Diminutive of Francis or Franklin
"Frenchman or free man"Share
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Updated Mon Mar 25 2024
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.
# 439 in the US
Frank Rank in US Top 1000
# 384 on Nameberry
Frank Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
Frank Popularity
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Famous People Named Frank
- Frank FabraColombian footballer
- Francis Albert "Frank" SinatraAmerican singer and actor
- Frank Anthony WilczekAmerican physicist & Nobel prize winner
- (Lyman) Frank BaumAmerican children's novelist
- Frank Joslyn BaumAmerican novelist & film producer; son of L. Frank Baum
- Frank Billings Kellogg45th U.S. Secretary of State
- Frank Macfarlane BurnetAustralian virologist and Nobel Prize winner
- Frank Sherwood RowlandAmerican chemist and Nobel Prize winner
- Frank Vincent ZappaAmerican musician
- Frank LangellaAmerican actor
- Frank Edwin Wright IIIaka Tre Cool, American musician of Green Day
- Frank Anthony IeroAmerican musician of My Chemical Romance and The Cellabration
- Christopher Francis "Frank" Ocean (born Christopher Edwin Breaux)American singer,songwriter
- Frank William ZomboAmerican football player
- Franklin Delano "Frank" GoreAmerican football player
- Frank Tayo OmiyaleAmerican football player
- Frank "Grey Wolf" SalsedoNative American actor
- Francis Edward "Frank" TurnerEnglish singer,songwriter
- Frank Black aka Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IVAmerican singer,songwriter of Black Francis and The Pixies
- Frank Frederick Borman Jr.American astronaut
- Jonah Frank Kingson of journalists Dana Bash and John King
- Frank FritzAmerican antiquer and TV personality ("American Pickers")
- Frank DillaneEnglish actor
- Frank Harlan James Costello (b. 2006)son of English musician Elvis Costello and Canadian jazz pianist and singer Diana Krall
- Frank Gioiaaka CrankthatFrank, American YouTuber
Frank in Pop Culture
- Frank Reynoldscharacter on FXX's "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"
- Francis "Frank" Underwoodcharacter on Netflix's "House of Cards"
- Frank Zhangson of Mars in the Heroes of Olympus series
- Frank Hardyone of the Hardy Boys, brother of Joe Hardy
- Frank Sunderlandcharacter in the game "Silent Hill 4"
- Frank Colridgecharacter in the game "Silent Hill: Downpour"
- Frank Breitkopfcharacter on CBS' "Criminal Minds"
- Frank Baronecharacter on CBS' "Everybody Loves Raymond"
- Frank Blossomcharacter from ITV's "The Worst Witch"
- Frank Jacksoncharacter in movie "Big Fat Liar"
- Frank Hargatemain character in G. A. Henty's "By Sheer Pluck"
- Frankcharacter in movie "The Invention of Lying"
- Frank 'Grimey' Grimesone,time character on "The Simpsons"
- Frank Jamesoncharacter in novelette "Beguiling" by Liam Holt
- Frank1st King of Narnia in 'The Magician's Nephew' by C.S. Lewis
- Francis "Frank" Delfinocharacter on ABC's "How to Get Away with Murder"
- Frank Wheatleycharacter in the film "Sling Blade"
- Frank Sahwitcharacter from 'Ace Attorney'
- Frank Reagancharacter on CBS' "Blue Bloods"
- Frank Kennedycharacter from "Gone with the Wind"
- Frank Wyattmain character in G. A. Henty's "Through Russian Snows"
- Frank LongbottomNeville Longbottom's father in the Harry Potter Series
- Frank Castle A.K.A. The Punishercharacter from Marvel Comics
- Vernon Francis "Frank" Gallaghermain character on Showtime's "Shameless"
- Frank Vanderboomcharacter in Rusty Lake: Roots
- Frank Heffleya character from Diary of a Wimpy Kid
- Frank Lambertcharacter on ABC TGIF sitcom "Step by Step"
- Frank Columbomain 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 identifiedalthough the name "Frank Columbo" has been visible on pieces of identification throughout the show's history."
- Frank Drebinmain character in "The Naked Gun" Film series, played by Leslie Nielsen
- Frank Crossmain character in the 1988 Christmas Comedy Film "Scrooged"