Franklin
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning free landowner; from frank.
Babies a year
158
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#359
up from #385
UK popularity
#287
158 babies · up from #346
How Franklin has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #444 |
| 2016 | #423 |
| 2017 | #438 |
| 2018 | #436 |
| 2019 | #423 |
| 2020 | #413 |
| 2021 | #395 |
| 2022 | #408 |
| 2023 | #410 |
| 2024 | #385 |
| 2025 | #359 |
In 2025, 158 babies in England and Wales were named Franklin. In the US, 707 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 5,362 in 1933.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Franklin was most common in 1935, when it went to 0.24% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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