boy's name

Frans

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 193

Frans is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2018 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in 1934, when 8 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1915.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Frans over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2018, not a full ten years.

25
'10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Frans by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 10
1920s 11
1930s 20
1940s 13
1950s 12
1960s 25
1970s 20
1980s 13
1990s 7
2000s 13
2010s (to 2018) 6

How popular is Frans?

In 2018, Frans was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Frans is used

France #4,317 5 in 2006
England & Wales #5,632 3 in 2025
United States #10,789 6 in 2018

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Frans

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Frans also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Frans over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Frans

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Frans — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Frans

How popular is the name Frans?

In 2018, Frans was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Is Frans a girl's or a boy's name?

Frans is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Frans?

Frans has 1 syllable.

When was Frans most popular?

Frans peaked in 1934, when 8 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Frans a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Frans currently ranks #5,632 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.