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Frank

Frank ranks #100 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 3 places, 18 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #117 among boy dog names.
Frank's popularity trend

Frank's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2015.

0.02%0.04%0.06%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
18
across 3 places
Popularity rank
#100
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
−329
2014 → 2019
Gender split
98% male
2% female98% male

Gender split comes from 58 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Frank mean?
/ˈfɹeɪ̯ŋk/1 syllableOrigin: Germanic languages

Frank traces back to the Franks, the Germanic tribal confederation whose name meant roughly "free" or "free man" — the same root behind the English word "frank," meaning honest and candid. As a given name, Frank is also used as a short form of Francis, from the Latin Franciscus, meaning "Frenchman," or literally "a Frank."

Frank has a plain-spoken, no-nonsense warmth to it — an old-school name that suits a steady, straightforward companion with a bit of classic charm.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Frank shows up

Cats named Frank per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
SeattleWA, US0.09%
TorontoON, CA0.03%
Surf Coast ShireVIC, AU0.13%

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