How Many People Are Named Franz?
people named Franz are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 176,450 people in the US has this name
Based on 2,864 babies named Franz in Social Security records from 1889 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
60 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
German form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS). This name was borne by the influential author Franz Kafka (1883-1924), writer of 'The Trial' and 'The Castle' among other works. Also, rulers of Austria and the Holy Roman Empire have had this name.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Franz in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Franz alive today is about 45 years old, and 44% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 29 and 62 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Franz first appears in the records in 1889 and was given most often in 1963, to 60 babies. In 2025, 17 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1889 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Franz has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #833, in 1889. In 2025 it ranked #5,457.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #5,457 |
| Best rank | #833 (1889) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,152 in the 1960s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Franz alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Franz were born in California than in any other state: about 164 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Franz was given 4.3 times as often in New York and 4 times in California.
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