Franklyn Boy & girl
How popular is Franklyn?
#4,395 boy name in 2025
23 baby boys were named Franklyn in the US in 2025, making it the 4395th most popular boy name. Another 11 girls got the name (#8,858 for girls).
Franklyn popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #4,395 for boys (▲ 2432 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 23 boys, 11 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (0% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,293 in 2015, #3,731 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1933 (133 boys) |
| Highest rank | #486 in 1933 |
| First recorded | 1885 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 73% boys, 27% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Franklyn 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 Franklyn is most popular
Babies named Franklyn per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Franklyn by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 11 | #835 |
| 1890s | 28 | #700 |
| 1900s | 68 | #783 |
| 1910s | 532 | #629 |
| 1920s | 805 | #657 |
| 1930s | 819 | #486 |
| 1940s | 686 | #676 |
| 1950s | 571 | #892 |
| 1960s | 462 | #982 |
| 1970s | 365 | #1,170 |
| 1980s | 462 | #1,253 |
| 1990s | 500 | #1,390 |
| 2000s | 391 | #2,373 |
| 2010s | 268 | #2,681 |
| 2020s | 129 | #3,731 |
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Questions
- Is Franklyn a boy or girl name?
- Franklyn is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 73% of babies named Franklyn were boys and 27% were girls.
- How popular is the name Franklyn?
- 23 baby boys were named Franklyn in the US in 2025, making it the 4395th most popular boy name. Another 11 girls got the name (#8,858 for girls).
- When was Franklyn most popular?
- Franklyn peaked in 1933, when 133 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #486 in 1933.
- How many people are named Franklyn?
- 6,196 babies have been named Franklyn in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,377 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 43.
- Where is Franklyn most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Franklyn was most common in New York, at 0.0 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.