Franklin

Given to 142,506 US babies since 1880

▲ Rising +22% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#359
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
909
boys 909
Peak year
1933
5,363 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
142,506
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Franklin was most popular in 1933, when 5,363 babies recorded as boys got the name (5.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 909 babies were named Franklin, ranking #359 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 22%.01.534.5618801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1933 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Franklin was most popular in 1933, when 5,363 babies recorded as boys got the name (5.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 909 babies were named Franklin, ranking #359 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 22%.01.534.561880192019602000Peak 1933

Franklin was most popular in 1933, when 5,363 babies recorded as boys got the name (5.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 909 babies were named Franklin, ranking #359 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 22%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 909 359
2024 13 7967 841 388
2023 6 13462 784 408
2022 10 9680 788 407
2021 6 13464 801 395
2020 8 11090 718 414
2019 11 9112 739 422
2018 8 11427 693 436
2017 7 12713 710 437
2016 <5 — 745 423
2015 <5 — 690 444
2014 5 16513 664 449
2013 <5 — 551 497
2012 <5 — 495 529
2011 5 16764 520 499
2010 <5 — 510 505
2009 <5 — 511 529
2008 <5 — 589 469
2007 <5 — 580 469
2006 <5 — 622 438
2005 <5 — 567 451
2004 5 16099 508 487
2003 <5 — 539 466
2002 <5 — 507 470
2001 <5 — 534 452
2000 <5 — 530 447
1999 <5 — 573 411
1998 <5 — 636 389
1997 <5 — 590 398
1996 <5 — 694 351
1995 <5 — 662 363
1994 5 13430 702 350
1993 6 11780 703 345
1992 5 13317 849 310
1991 <5 — 860 298
1990 9 8501 852 296
1989 7 9681 898 277
1988 9 7691 831 280
1987 9 7353 808 270
1986 9 7134 786 272
1985 8 7563 812 264
1984 9 6810 797 262
1983 <5 — 742 278
1982 9 6888 857 258
1981 <5 — 814 267
1980 11 5912 879 253
1979 5 10210 857 248
1978 11 5563 837 247
1977 12 5213 860 240
1976 8 6611 804 247
1975 5 9067 864 238
1974 5 8775 913 229
1973 10 5191 944 227
1972 9 5480 928 231
1971 <5 — 1,126 208
1970 7 6362 1,219 208
1969 7 5974 1,224 204
1968 13 3789 1,182 198
1967 9 4625 1,200 194
1966 11 3959 1,304 188
1965 11 3952 1,368 185
1964 12 3879 1,498 189
1963 12 3801 1,522 195
1962 6 5860 1,530 199
1961 6 5851 1,527 195
1960 11 3920 1,537 194
1959 8 4625 1,553 190
1958 9 4193 1,587 182
1957 13 3309 1,688 180
1956 13 3321 1,793 167
1955 6 5208 1,764 163
1954 8 4278 1,822 157
1953 5 5673 1,759 158
1952 7 4483 1,722 159
1951 7 4385 1,695 152
1950 8 3962 1,624 153
1949 6 4673 1,621 155
1948 5 5243 1,551 159
1947 10 3448 1,772 152
1946 12 2880 1,721 140
1945 11 2742 1,896 119
1944 5 4574 1,817 121
1943 10 3040 1,973 119
1942 10 2986 2,365 103
1941 12 2532 2,205 98
1940 11 2572 2,391 87
1939 11 2592 1,856 106
1938 15 2113 2,021 100
1937 17 1914 2,514 77
1936 19 1741 2,939 64
1935 17 1917 2,611 71
1934 17 1913 4,156 46
1933 24 1513 5,363 33
1932 9 3047 2,754 66
1931 <5 — 1,089 148
1930 9 3055 1,078 149
1929 11 2737 1,061 148
1928 12 2623 1,103 146
1927 13 2552 1,183 144
1926 7 3873 1,202 142
1925 7 4028 1,294 134
1924 5 5061 1,284 134
1923 6 4376 1,264 132
1922 10 3152 1,317 126
1921 9 3400 1,350 126
1920 7 3957 1,451 119
1919 10 3005 1,206 129
1918 5 4809 1,275 129
1917 7 3713 1,194 124
1916 <5 — 1,073 130
1915 <5 — 1,001 132
1914 5 3618 770 134
1913 <5 — 593 132
1912 <5 — 497 129
1911 <5 — 220 152
1910 <5 — 176 170
1909 <5 — 168 150
1908 <5 — 133 171
1907 <5 — 122 177
1906 <5 — 125 156
1905 <5 — 98 186
1904 <5 — 108 169
1903 <5 — 116 154
1902 <5 — 97 175
1901 <5 — 92 163
1900 <5 — 137 151
1899 <5 — 116 138
1898 <5 — 112 151
1897 <5 — 68 207
1896 <5 — 96 164
1895 <5 — 103 150
1894 <5 — 84 179
1893 <5 — 99 150
1892 <5 — 109 147
1891 <5 — 109 125
1890 <5 — 90 156
1889 <5 — 100 148
1888 <5 — 129 123
1887 <5 — 89 143
1886 <5 — 127 116
1885 <5 — 117 118
1884 <5 — 93 147
1883 <5 — 94 131
1882 <5 — 112 125
1881 <5 — 117 107
1880 <5 — 120 112

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Where Franklin is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 1% · boys 99% across all years