Frans
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, equivalent to English Francis. From German Franz.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Frans (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Frans has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2021. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 22 |
| 1999 | 19 |
| 2000 | 11 |
| 2001 | 17 |
| 2002 | 22 |
| 2003 | 39 |
| 2004 | 30 |
| 2005 | 33 |
| 2006 | 70 |
| 2007 | 74 |
| 2008 | 56 |
| 2009 | 68 |
| 2010 | 75 |
| 2011 | 83 |
| 2012 | 88 |
| 2013 | 129 |
| 2014 | 121 |
| 2015 | 125 |
| 2016 | 210 |
| 2017 | 205 |
| 2018 | 298 |
| 2019 | 436 |
| 2020 | 441 |
| 2021 | 561 |
| 2022 | 415 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 2,908 |
| 2000 | 2,780 |
| 2001 | 2,638 |
| 2002 | 2,521 |
| 2003 | 2,422 |
| 2004 | 2,327 |
| 2005 | 2,224 |
| 2006 | 2,206 |
| 2007 | 2,207 |
| 2008 | 2,204 |
| 2009 | 2,210 |
| 2010 | 2,230 |
| 2011 | 2,250 |
| 2012 | 2,259 |
| 2013 | 2,314 |
| 2014 | 2,377 |
| 2015 | 2,465 |
| 2016 | 2,646 |
| 2017 | 2,816 |
| 2018 | 3,093 |
| 2019 | 3,485 |
| 2020 | 3,883 |
Frans in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Frans.Hi! My name is Frans.
- Frans ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Frans called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Jag ska fika med Frans i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Frans this afternoon.
- Frans mamma är lärare.Frans's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Frans mamma is Frans's mum. Because Frans already ends in s, nothing is added.
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Questions about Frans
How do you pronounce Frans in Swedish?
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What does the name Frans mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, equivalent to English Francis. From German Franz.
How popular is Frans in Sweden?
415 babies were named Frans in 2022. In 2020, 3,883 people in Sweden had Frans as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2021 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.