Is Franz a boy or girl name?

Franz is a boy’s name. Of the 2,864 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Franz

Recorded 1889–2025 · United States

Franz was most popular in 1963, when 60 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,316 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,378, with 17 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,864 people named Franz.

Franz over time

Births per year. The dot marks Franz’s peak in 1963. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Franz a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Franz is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 2,864 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Franz

Where Franz is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org