Franklin Boy
How popular is Franklin?
#359 boy name in 2025
909 baby boys were named Franklin in the US in 2025, making it the 359th most popular boy name.
Franklin popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #359 for boys (▲ 29 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 909 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+32% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #444 in 2015, #414 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1933 (5,363 boys) |
| Highest rank | #33 in 1933 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.7% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Franklin counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Franklin family of names ranked #357 for boys in 2025 (#382 the year before), with 932 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin | 909 | 98% |
| Franklyn | 23 | 2% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Franklin is most popular
Babies named Franklin per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Franklin by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,098 | #107 |
| 1890s | 986 | #125 |
| 1900s | 1,196 | #150 |
| 1910s | 8,005 | #124 |
| 1920s | 12,509 | #119 |
| 1930s | 26,381 | #33 |
| 1940s | 19,312 | #87 |
| 1950s | 17,007 | #152 |
| 1960s | 13,892 | #185 |
| 1970s | 9,352 | #208 |
| 1980s | 8,224 | #253 |
| 1990s | 7,121 | #296 |
| 2000s | 5,487 | #438 |
| 2010s | 6,317 | #422 |
| 2020s | 4,841 | #359 |
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Questions
- Is Franklin a boy or girl name?
- Franklin is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Franklin were boys.
- How popular is the name Franklin?
- 909 baby boys were named Franklin in the US in 2025, making it the 359th most popular boy name.
- When was Franklin most popular?
- Franklin peaked in 1933, when 5,363 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #33 in 1933.
- How many people are named Franklin?
- 142,506 babies have been named Franklin in the US since 1880. We estimate about 76,864 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 55.
- Where is Franklin most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Franklin was most common in Minnesota, at 1.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.