Franklin
Boy nameFranklin has been given to 142,506 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1933 and currently ranks #359 for boys (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈfɹæŋklɪn/
From Middle English frankelein (“freeholder”), see franklin. The place names are mostly named after American statesman Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)API.
Origin: surnames
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
142,506
Peak year
1933 (5,387 babies)
Rank in 2025
#359 for boys
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▲ +32%
Gender split
1% girls / 99% boys
Famous people named Franklin
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
President of the United States from 1933 to 1945 (1882–1945)
Franklin Pierce
President of the United States from 1853 to 1857
Frank Rijkaard
Dutch association football player and manager
Frank Welker
American actor (born 1946)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Franklin.
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