Too old man for a baby?!

[Midgely23]

My DP wants to call our DS Frank after his grandad. I have had some positive comments but mainly negative. Is it too harsh / old man for a baby?
I do not like Francis or Franklin so it would be just Frank or pick a different name but my DP has his heart set on Frank

Frank is fine 🙂

I know a baby Frank- I think it's definitely come back to modern again! Go for it OP :)

You’ve misread the graph. It’s at #192, not #92!

Regardless, Frank is a great strong name (although I also prefer Francis). Frankie is a sweet pet form while he is little and will fit in nicely with all the Alfies and Freddies.

It's just such an ugly name. Frankie is ok as the ie ending saves it, but Frank... no. Middle name territory.

If you don’t like it then don’t use it. It’s that simple.

I love Frank, probably because I taught the most wonderful, sunshiney little one (who is now 8). I've had a lot of Frankies but he was the only Frank (so far!).

It's bloody awful
Aa is reggie,alfie, albie etc
Just so ugly

Frank is 192, Frankie is 65th!

It’s very popular right now.

I like Frank and you can always call him Frankie when he’s small?

It’s a bit like Isabel//Isobel/Isabelle/Isabella though - you have to take all the Francis/Franklin/Frankies and Franks together (because they are pretty much all going to end up being called Frank) to see how popular it really is.

To be frank - Frank is a nice name.

I'd prefer Francis and shorten it to Frank.

I like it

Oooh Betty.... everytime I hear Frank I think of Frank Spencer 😂

I think Frankie is awful. But Frank is nice enough.

Frankie is on trend!

Francis and Franklin are horrific

I like Frank a lot. I do not like Francis or Frankie/Franklin

I quite like it, and it's no more "old man" than Jack or Harry would have been up to about 30 years ago, or Archie maybe 20 years ago.

He would very likely get called Frankie sometimes, so consider whether you can live with that. It's no fun being the kid who has to keep saying "don't call me that" when people go to call them a very ordinary version of their name that their parents don't like.

I think it's nice. I'd call him Frankie while he was small though, cranky Frankie while he's teething

I love Frank, I know several who are all Francis or Franklin (parents all in their 30's) but all known as Frank or Franky 95% of the time, and I think it works as a standalone name.

I have a Frank, also named after a grandad. He's just Frank, Francis was his grandad's name but we knew we'd never use it.

Do it, it's not harsh. He hates being called Frankie though...

You’re naming a person, not just a baby. Frank is a great name.

Frank is such an unpleasant and harsh sounding name. It's terrible.

Only in your opinion 😂