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Franko

Male#304 most common in Croatia2,570 people in Croatia
Meaning:
Free one; Frank
Origin:
Germanic

About the name Franko

A form of Franjo/Frank, from a Germanic root meaning 'free one'. Used along the Croatian coast.

Popularity with newborns

  • Boys · 2025 · 99 births · #44 that year
Position on the annual list
Franko — Position on the annual list#44#45#46#48#49#50201720182019202020212022202320242025

Positions come from the annual top 50 published for each sex. A gap in the line means the name finished below 50th that year, not that no child was given it.

People with this name in Croatia

2,570 people in Croatia are called Franko, according to the 2021 census. That is #304 among all the names in Imenko.

Where the name is found

Franko is recorded in every Croatian county.

Characteristics

ClassicInternationalModerately common

Sources

Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.