Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Frank
Endangered
Down 96.6% from peak
Peak era
1918
Peak births
17,018
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
Quick answers about Frank
How many people are named Frank?
An estimated 311,091 living Americans are named Frank.
How rare is Frank?
Frank is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 584 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 96.6% from its 1918 peak.
How old is the typical Frank?
The median age of a living American named Frank is approximately 61 years, with most bearers falling between 45 and 72 years old.
Is Frank still popular?
No. Frank is endangered as a baby name, down 96.6% from its 1918 peak with 584 births in 2025.
Where is Frank most common?
Frank has its strongest geographic signal in Alaska, where it appears 2.7× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19182025
Peak year
1918
Decline from peak
96.6%
2025
584
All-time
915,978
Where it lives now
Frank is most concentrated in New Jersey — about 2.7× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Frank is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.