Girl
Fran
The name Fran carries the meaning "free one". It belongs mostly to the 1950s at this point. These days, it is one of the rarer names on record. It has appeared in U.S. birth records in nearly every decade since 1900, a genuinely long run.
EtymologyShort for Frances/Francis
EtymologyMeaning "free one"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
71
1920s
106
1930s
295
1940s
1,222
1950s
1,752
1960s
1,392
1970s
287
1980s
130
1990s
38
2000s
18
2010s
23
Peaked in the 1950s · 5,334 total U.S. births since 1900