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In 2024, 840 boys in the United States were named Franklin, making it the 385th most popular boy's name that year.
Its position has held steady, at 449th a decade earlier.
Its busiest year on record was 1933, with 5,387 births.
Records for Franklin go back to 1880, and 141,588 babies have been given the name since.
Germanic name meaning "free landowner." Has presidential connections through Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Franklin is of Germanic origin, described as distinguished in style.
In 2024, Franklin went to 13 girls and 840 boys — 98% boys.
In practice it reads as a boys' name in the US.
Each of these is a name in its own right in the 2024 US data, given to at least 100 babies that year.
Names of the same origin for a sister, most common first.
Germanic name meaning "free landowner." Has presidential connections through Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Franklin is of Germanic origin, and is usually described as distinguished in style.
In 2024, 840 boys in the United States were named Franklin, making it the 385th most popular boy's name that year.
In 2024, Franklin went to 13 girls and 840 boys — 98% boys. In practice it reads as a boys' name in the US.
Frankie, Frank are shorter names in current US use that share the opening of Franklin.