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Franz

/ˈfɹænz/ · 100% boys · 17 born in 2025

Franz has been given to about 2,864 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1963, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈfɹænz/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 2,086
Median age today53 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Franz per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1963 · 60
  • Born in 202517
  • All time2,864
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Franz?

Its best year was 1963, when 60 babies were given the name, ranking 973rd. The typical living American called Franz is about 53 years old today. It is relatively most common in Texas, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Franz

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Frank0.75
  2. Francis0.58
  3. Franco0.57
  4. Van0.56
  5. Franklyn0.53
  6. Frankie0.48
  7. Fritz0.49
  8. Franklin0.45

Middle names for Franz

Ranked by flow score
  1. Franz Thomas0.74
  2. Franz Cole0.73
  3. Franz Miles0.73
  4. Franz Wilder0.72
  5. Franz James0.71
  6. Franz John0.55

Sibling names for Franz

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Georginasister · 0.84
  2. Rudybrother · 0.82
  3. Santosbrother · 0.81
  4. Barronbrother · 0.81
  5. Laurelsister · 0.80
  6. Gwensister · 0.79

Where Franz is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Franz Evans0.73
  2. Franz Edwards0.73
  3. Franz Anderson0.70
  4. Franz Allen0.70
  5. Franz Adams0.70
  6. Franz Wilson0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Franz

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Franz across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.