Is Fran a boy or girl name?
Fran was mostly a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 93.1% of the 5,333 US babies named Fran were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Fran since 1912
- 5,333
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 297 babies
Boys and girls named Fran, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | 66 | 93% |
| 1920s | 0 | 106 | 100% |
| 1930s | 16 | 279 | 94.6% |
| 1940s | 49 | 1,171 | 96% |
| 1950s | 59 | 1,694 | 96.6% |
| 1960s | 97 | 1,294 | 93% |
| 1970s | 29 | 258 | 89.9% |
| 1980s | 45 | 86 | 65.6% |
| 1990s | 32 | 6 | 15.8% |
| 2000s | 18 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 18 | 5 | 21.7% |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | – |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #11,209 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,995 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,346 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,875 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,938 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 8 | #8,089 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #11,255 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #10,144 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,512 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,483 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #9,289 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,969 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 6 | #11,999 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,557 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,986 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 6 | #10,274 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,596 | 6 | #9,930 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,633 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,799 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,595 | 7 | #8,313 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,684 | 13 | #5,308 |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,272 | 15 | #4,801 |
| 1980 | 10 | #3,936 | 17 | #4,385 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,865 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,542 |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,180 | 28 | #2,855 |
| 1976 | 9 | #3,818 | 24 | #3,035 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,898 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,859 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,586 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,437 |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,759 | 39 | #2,121 |
| 1970 | 7 | #3,986 | 39 | #2,093 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,614 | 45 | #1,846 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,579 |
| 1967 | 7 | #3,358 | 70 | #1,305 |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,138 | 87 | #1,136 |
| 1965 | 9 | #2,861 | 100 | #1,050 |
| 1964 | 12 | #2,463 | 116 | #992 |
| 1963 | 13 | #2,350 | 132 | #917 |
| 1962 | 16 | #2,065 | 164 | #818 |
| 1961 | 13 | #2,359 | 247 | #651 |
| 1960 | 17 | #1,998 | 280 | #593 |
| 1959 | 15 | #2,144 | 270 | #605 |
| 1958 | 20 | #1,790 | 210 | #682 |
| 1957 | 11 | #2,537 | 190 | #726 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 161 | #774 |
| 1955 | 5 | #4,053 | 177 | #710 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 150 | #761 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 152 | #741 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 138 | #757 |
| 1951 | 8 | #2,915 | 149 | #715 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 97 | #901 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 116 | #808 |
| 1948 | 9 | #2,671 | 146 | #687 |
| 1947 | 8 | #2,959 | 161 | #660 |
| 1946 | 10 | #2,458 | 165 | #617 |
| 1945 | 6 | #3,119 | 100 | #751 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 113 | #706 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 133 | #658 |
| 1942 | 9 | #2,583 | 107 | #721 |
| 1941 | 7 | #2,973 | 70 | #872 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 60 | #930 |
| 1939 | 7 | #2,938 | 61 | #900 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,100 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,039 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,393 |
| 1935 | 9 | #2,597 | 34 | #1,230 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,425 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 9 | #2,964 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,079 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,473 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,592 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,225 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,430 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,471 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,390 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,837 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,241 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,287 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,836 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,738 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,991 |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,404 | 16 | #2,235 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,471 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,683 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,952 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 8 | #2,733 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 8 | #2,411 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,753 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Fran reached #1,790 in 1958. As a girl name, it reached #593 in 1960. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Fran
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.