How Many People Are Named Franz?
An estimated 2,016 people in the United States have the first name Franz. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Franz peaked in popularity in 1963 with 59 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Franz as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Franz paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,016
About 1 in 170,017 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1963
59 births
Total Registered
2,846
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Franz
Franz is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,846 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Franz as a male name
Ranked #5,500 in 2024
17 male births in 2024
Peak: 1963 (59 births)
Franz: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Franz span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 445 babies were registered. Franz has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Franz by Decade
How has Franz tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Franz by State
Birth registrations for Franz span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Illinois. The lowest are in Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio. On average, about 42 Franzs were registered per state.
Franz + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Franz as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Franz
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Franz: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Franz?
We estimate approximately 2,016 people named Franz are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 170,017 Americans share this first name.
Is Franz a common name?
Franz is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,846 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Franz most popular?
Franz reached peak popularity in 1963, when 59 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Franz is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Franz a male name?
Franz is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Franz Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Franz Smith, Franz Johnson, Franz Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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