Frank

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Male Male Name

Usage

Denmark Danish
Norway Norwegian
Sweden Swedish
Iceland Icelandic
Faroe Islands Faroese
Finland Finnish

Origin and Meaning

1) English short form of Francis [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

2) German modern form of Franko [1] [2] [3]

3) Anglicized form of Franco [3]

4) English short form of Franklin [3]

Related Names

     
Frake Frequency of occurance as female name todayFrequency of occurance as male name today Finnish
Franca Frequency of occurance as female name todayFrequency of occurance as male name today Danish Norwegian Swedish
Franch Frequency of occurance as female name todayFrequency of occurance as male name today Danish Norwegian Swedish
Franck Frequency of occurance as female name todayFrequency of occurance as male name today Danish Norwegian Swedish
Frank Frequency of occurance as female name todayFrequency of occurance as male name today Danish Faroese Finnish Icelandic Norwegian Swedish
Franka Frequency of occurance as female name todayFrequency of occurance as male name today Danish Norwegian Swedish
Franker Frequency of occurance as female name todayFrequency of occurance as male name today Danish
Frankie Frequency of occurance as female name todayFrequency of occurance as male name today Danish Norwegian Swedish
Frankku Frequency of occurance as female name todayFrequency of occurance as male name today Finnish
Prankku Frequency of occurance as female name todayFrequency of occurance as male name today Finnish

Name Days

Norway Norway

4 October

Finland (Swedish Language)Finland (Swedish Language) Finland (Swedish Language)

4 October

Sweden Sweden

4 October

Grammar

Iceland - Icelandic
Nominative: Frank
Accusative: Frank
Dative: Frank
Genitive: Franks
Faroe Islands - Faroese
Nominative: Frank
Accusative: Frank
Dative: Frank
Genitive: Franks

Further Information

Earliest Documented Usage

Sweden: 1806 [4]

Statistics

Name count per country
CountryCommonnessFemale ♀ Male ♂
Statimg f legend.pngStatimg m legend.pngas main name#also aux. name&as main name#also aux. name&
Denmark Denmark[6] Statimg f0.pngStatimg m5.png 0 n.a. 11623 n.a
Norway Norway[7] Statimg f0.pngStatimg m4.png 0 0 4802 10272
Sweden Sweden[8] Statimg f1.pngStatimg m4.png 1 11 3740 7089
Finland Finland[9] Statimg f1.pngStatimg m4.png n.a. 1 n.a 1122
  #: count of main first name only
  &: count of both main and additional first names
Name counts are approximate as statistics normally is not published for names given to less than 3 or 5 persons per country.

 

Recent statistics trend[8][6][7][9]:Name statistics for Frank(m)


Norwegian historic statistics trend[7]:

Norwegian historic statistics for Frank(m)


Sources: [8] [6] [7] [9]

References

  1. Wilfried Seibicke: Historisches Deutsches Vornamenbuch (Band 1-4)
  2. Rosa und Volker Kohlheim: Duden Lexikon der Vornamen (1998)
  3. Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: Oxford Dictionary of First Names (2003)
  4. Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn (1979)
  5. Árni Dahl: Navnabókin (2005)
  6. Danmarks Statistik, National statistics office of Denmark, http://www.dst.dk
  7. Statistisk Sentralbyrå, National statistics office of Norway, http://www.ssb.no
  8. Statistiska Centralbyrån, National statistics office of Sweden, http://www.scb.se/
  9. Väestörekisterikeskus, National Population Register Centre of Finland, http://www.vrk.fi