Franz
2025 SSA
About Franz
Franz is the German equivalent to Francis, and you'll be hard-pressed to find a Franz outside of countries with Germanic origins. In America the name is often associated with celebrated author Franz Kafka, who was born in Prague.
Pronounced FRAHNTS.
As of October 2026, Franz ranked #5459 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #833 in 1889.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | #4,836 | 20 | 10.5 |
| 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 |
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Franz on lists
Famous Franzs
- Franz Joseph I
Emperor of Austria,Hungary
- Franz Ferdinand
Archduke of Austria,Hungary
- Franz I (Franz de Paula Maria Karl August)
Prince of Liechtenstein
- Franz Joseph I (Franz de Paula Josef Johann Nepomuk Andreas)
Prince of Liechtenstein
- Franz Joseph II (Franz Josef Maria Aloys Alfred Karl Johannes Heinrich Michael Georg Ignaz Benediktus Gerhardus Majella)
Prince of Liechtenstein
- Franz Xaver Gruber
Austrian composer of "Silent Night"
- Franz Xaver Winterhalter
German court painter
- (Franz) Joseph Haydn
Austrian composer
- Franz Uri Boas
German,American anthropologist
- Franz Alhusaine Drameh
Gambian British actor
- Franz Kafka
Czech,German novelist
- Franz Liszt
Hungarian composer
- Franz Peter Schubert
Austrian composer
- Franz Leopold Neumann
German political scientist
- Franz Marc
German painter and printmaker
- Franz Tost
Austrian racing driver
Franz in pop culture
- Franz
character in video game "Human Killing Machine"
- Franz Heinel
character in anime "Future GPX Cyber Formula"
- Franz Hopper
character in French animated series "Code Lyoko"
- Franz Kemmerich
character in E.M. Remarque's "All Quiet on the Western Front"
- Franz Liebkind
character in musical and film "The Producers"
- Franz Sanchez
character in 1989 James Bond film "Licence to Kill"
- Franz
character in "Attack on Titan"
- Hans and Franz
weightlifting duo in a "Saturday Night Live" sketch
- Franz Ferdinand
Scottish rock band