Fran
Fran was the 11111th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1958, when it ranked 1790th with 20 babies. More babies were named Fran in the 1950s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,111 boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 195820 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,339babies recorded
Fran popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #11,111 | — | 6 |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | — | #8,561 | — | 5 |
| 1980 | #4,385 | #3,937 | 17 | 10 |
| 1970 | #2,093 | #3,985 | 39 | 7 |
| 1960 | #593 | #2,000 | 280 | 17 |
| 1950 | #901 | — | 97 | — |
| 1940 | #930 | — | 60 | — |
| 1930 | #2,592 | — | 12 | — |
| 1920 | #3,738 | — | 8 | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Fran, counting every spelling?
Fran has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Fran?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Fran (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Fran born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Fran.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Fran?
About 300 people born in the US named Fran are alive today, with a median age of 57; half are between 36 and 66. That makes Fran a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Fran by state
How common Fran was among boys born in each state in 1956–1960, around its peak. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Fran: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Fran, they share its era and feel.
Fran is also a nickname for Francesca, Frances, Francis and Francine.
Questions about the name Fran
How popular is the name Fran?
Fran was the 11111th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1958, when it ranked 1790th with 20 babies. More babies were named Fran in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Fran a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Fran in the US.
Where was Fran most popular?
In 1956–1960, Fran was most common in Pennsylvania (0.01 per 1,000 boys).