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Fran

Short form of Francis, Frances or related names.

PronunciationSpanish /ˈfɾan/; English /ˈfɹæn/
Usage languagesCroatian, English, Italian, Slovene, Spanish
US rank (2025)#10,695

Meaning and history

Fran is a short form of Francis, Frances, or related names.

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20062006: no US SSA record for this spelling
2007: no US SSA record for this spelling
2008: no US SSA record for this spelling
2009: no US SSA record for this spelling
2010: no US SSA record for this spelling
20112011: no US SSA record for this spelling
2012: 5 births, rank #12,274
2013: no US SSA record for this spelling
2014: no US SSA record for this spelling
2015: no US SSA record for this spelling
20162016: 7 births, rank #9,664
2017: 6 births, rank #10,775
2018: no US SSA record for this spelling
2019: no US SSA record for this spelling
2020: no US SSA record for this spelling
20212021: no US SSA record for this spelling
2022: no US SSA record for this spelling
2023: no US SSA record for this spelling
2024: no US SSA record for this spelling
20252025: 6 births, rank #10,695

Fran moved from #917 to #992 for girls between 1963 and 1964. Its highest annual birth count came in 1960, with 280 births.

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