Frank - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Frank \f-ra-nk\ is pronounced frank. Short form of Francis or Franklin. Used as an independent name since the 17th century. Frankie is occasionally used for girls. Franz (frahnz) is a German form. Musicians Frank Sinatra, Frank Zappa; astronaut Frank Borman; actors Frank Langella, Franco Nero, Frankie Muniz; architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

Frank has 8 variant forms: Franc, Franco, Franck, Francke, Frankie, Franky, Frantz and Franz.

For more information, see also the related name Pancho.

Baby names that sound like Frank are Franko, Ferenc, Franche, Franklyn and French.

Frank is a very popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Frank. Click here to compare Frank with related baby names.