Franklin
Last seen for girls in 2024 at #7,967 · #359 for boys in 2025, 909 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1933 · 5,363 births
- Debut · boys
- 120 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 9 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 141,728since 1880
Franklin over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #359 | 909 | |
| 2024 | #7,967 | 13 | #388 | 841 |
| 2023 | #13,462 | 6 | #408 | 784 |
| 2022 | #9,680 | 10 | #407 | 788 |
| 2021 | #13,464 | 6 | #395 | 801 |
| 2020 | #11,090 | 8 | #414 | 718 |
| 2019 | #9,112 | 11 | #422 | 739 |
| 2018 | #11,427 | 8 | #436 | 693 |
| 2017 | #12,713 | 7 | #437 | 710 |
| 2016 | — | #423 | 745 | |
| 2015 | — | #444 | 690 | |
| 2014 | #16,513 | 5 | #449 | 664 |
| 2013 | — | #497 | 551 | |
| 2012 | — | #529 | 495 | |
| 2011 | #16,764 | 5 | #499 | 520 |
| 2010 | — | #505 | 510 | |
| 2009 | — | #529 | 511 | |
| 2008 | — | #469 | 589 | |
| 2007 | — | #469 | 580 | |
| 2006 | — | #438 | 622 | |
| 2005 | — | #451 | 567 | |
| 2004 | #16,099 | 5 | #487 | 508 |
| 2003 | — | #466 | 539 | |
| 2002 | — | #470 | 507 | |
| 2001 | — | #452 | 534 | |
| 2000 | — | #447 | 530 | |
| 1999 | — | #411 | 573 | |
| 1998 | — | #389 | 636 | |
| 1997 | — | #398 | 590 | |
| 1996 | — | #351 | 694 | |
| 1995 | — | #363 | 662 | |
| 1994 | #13,430 | 5 | #350 | 702 |
| 1993 | #11,780 | 6 | #345 | 703 |
| 1992 | #13,317 | 5 | #310 | 849 |
| 1991 | — | #298 | 860 | |
| 1990 | #8,501 | 9 | #296 | 852 |
| 1989 | #9,681 | 7 | #277 | 898 |
| 1988 | #7,691 | 9 | #280 | 831 |
| 1987 | #7,353 | 9 | #270 | 808 |
| 1986 | #7,134 | 9 | #272 | 786 |
| 1985 | #7,563 | 8 | #264 | 812 |
| 1984 | #6,810 | 9 | #262 | 797 |
| 1983 | — | #278 | 742 | |
| 1982 | #6,888 | 9 | #258 | 857 |
| 1981 | — | #267 | 814 | |
| 1980 | #5,912 | 11 | #253 | 879 |
| 1979 | #10,210 | 5 | #248 | 857 |
| 1978 | #5,563 | 11 | #247 | 837 |
| 1977 | #5,213 | 12 | #240 | 860 |
| 1976 | #6,611 | 8 | #247 | 804 |
| 1975 | #9,067 | 5 | #238 | 864 |
| 1974 | #8,775 | 5 | #229 | 913 |
| 1973 | #5,191 | 10 | #227 | 944 |
| 1972 | #5,480 | 9 | #231 | 928 |
| 1971 | — | #208 | 1,126 | |
| 1970 | #6,362 | 7 | #208 | 1,219 |
| 1969 | #5,974 | 7 | #204 | 1,224 |
| 1968 | #3,789 | 13 | #198 | 1,182 |
| 1967 | #4,625 | 9 | #194 | 1,200 |
| 1966 | #3,959 | 11 | #188 | 1,304 |
| 1965 | #3,952 | 11 | #185 | 1,368 |
| 1964 | #3,879 | 12 | #189 | 1,498 |
| 1963 | #3,801 | 12 | #195 | 1,522 |
| 1962 | #5,860 | 6 | #199 | 1,530 |
| 1961 | #5,851 | 6 | #195 | 1,527 |
| 1960 | #3,920 | 11 | #194 | 1,537 |
| 1959 | #4,625 | 8 | #190 | 1,553 |
| 1958 | #4,193 | 9 | #182 | 1,587 |
| 1957 | #3,309 | 13 | #180 | 1,688 |
| 1956 | #3,321 | 13 | #167 | 1,793 |
| 1955 | #5,208 | 6 | #163 | 1,764 |
| 1954 | #4,278 | 8 | #157 | 1,822 |
| 1953 | #5,673 | 5 | #158 | 1,759 |
| 1952 | #4,483 | 7 | #159 | 1,722 |
| 1951 | #4,385 | 7 | #152 | 1,695 |
| 1950 | #3,962 | 8 | #153 | 1,624 |
| 1949 | #4,673 | 6 | #155 | 1,621 |
| 1948 | #5,243 | 5 | #159 | 1,551 |
| 1947 | #3,448 | 10 | #152 | 1,772 |
| 1946 | #2,880 | 12 | #140 | 1,721 |
| 1945 | #2,742 | 11 | #119 | 1,896 |
| 1944 | #4,574 | 5 | #121 | 1,817 |
| 1943 | #3,040 | 10 | #119 | 1,973 |
| 1942 | #2,986 | 10 | #103 | 2,365 |
| 1941 | #2,532 | 12 | #98 | 2,205 |
| 1940 | #2,572 | 11 | #87 | 2,391 |
| 1939 | #2,592 | 11 | #106 | 1,856 |
| 1938 | #2,113 | 15 | #100 | 2,021 |
| 1937 | #1,914 | 17 | #77 | 2,514 |
| 1936 | #1,741 | 19 | #64 | 2,939 |
| 1935 | #1,917 | 17 | #71 | 2,611 |
| 1934 | #1,913 | 17 | #46 | 4,156 |
| 1933 | #1,513 | 24 | #33 | 5,363 |
| 1932 | #3,047 | 9 | #66 | 2,754 |
| 1931 | — | #148 | 1,089 | |
| 1930 | #3,055 | 9 | #149 | 1,078 |
| 1929 | #2,737 | 11 | #148 | 1,061 |
| 1928 | #2,623 | 12 | #146 | 1,103 |
| 1927 | #2,552 | 13 | #144 | 1,183 |
| 1926 | #3,873 | 7 | #142 | 1,202 |
| 1925 | #4,028 | 7 | #134 | 1,294 |
| 1924 | #5,061 | 5 | #134 | 1,284 |
| 1923 | #4,376 | 6 | #132 | 1,264 |
| 1922 | #3,152 | 10 | #126 | 1,317 |
| 1921 | #3,400 | 9 | #126 | 1,350 |
| 1920 | #3,957 | 7 | #119 | 1,451 |
| 1919 | #3,005 | 10 | #129 | 1,206 |
| 1918 | #4,809 | 5 | #129 | 1,275 |
| 1917 | #3,713 | 7 | #124 | 1,194 |
| 1916 | — | #130 | 1,073 | |
| 1915 | — | #132 | 1,001 | |
| 1914 | #3,618 | 5 | #134 | 770 |
| 1913 | — | #132 | 593 | |
| 1912 | — | #129 | 497 | |
| 1911 | — | #152 | 220 | |
| 1910 | — | #170 | 176 | |
| 1909 | — | #150 | 168 | |
| 1908 | — | #171 | 133 | |
| 1907 | — | #177 | 122 | |
| 1906 | — | #156 | 125 | |
| 1905 | — | #186 | 98 | |
| 1904 | — | #169 | 108 | |
| 1903 | — | #154 | 116 | |
| 1902 | — | #175 | 97 | |
| 1901 | — | #163 | 92 | |
| 1900 | — | #151 | 137 | |
| 1899 | — | #138 | 116 | |
| 1898 | — | #151 | 112 | |
| 1897 | — | #207 | 68 | |
| 1896 | — | #164 | 96 | |
| 1895 | — | #150 | 103 | |
| 1894 | — | #179 | 84 | |
| 1893 | — | #150 | 99 | |
| 1892 | — | #147 | 109 | |
| 1891 | — | #125 | 109 | |
| 1890 | — | #156 | 90 | |
| 1889 | — | #148 | 100 | |
| 1888 | — | #123 | 129 | |
| 1887 | — | #143 | 89 | |
| 1886 | — | #116 | 127 | |
| 1885 | — | #118 | 117 | |
| 1884 | — | #147 | 93 | |
| 1883 | — | #131 | 94 | |
| 1882 | — | #125 | 112 | |
| 1881 | — | #107 | 117 | |
| 1880 | — | #112 | 120 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Franklin was already there! It came in at #112, and was given to 120 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1896–1897, when fewer than 97 boys a year got the name.
Where Franklin is popular in 1931
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Delaware#59 · 1 in 292
- Maryland#70 · 1 in 363
- West Virginia#85 · 1 in 450
- Virginia#100 · 1 in 527
- Pennsylvania#100 · 1 in 757
Best ever in a state: #8 in West Virginia, 1933.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | #59 | 5 | 1 in 292 |
| Maryland | #70 | 32 | 1 in 363 |
| West Virginia | #85 | 36 | 1 in 450 |
| Pennsylvania | #100 | 101 | 1 in 757 |
| Virginia | #100 | 40 | 1 in 527 |
| South Carolina | #102 | 29 | 1 in 566 |
| Kentucky | #103 | 46 | 1 in 538 |
| Connecticut | #105 | 12 | 1 in 891 |
| District of Columbia | #107 | 5 | 1 in 701 |
| Arizona | #109 | 10 | 1 in 406 |
| New Jersey | #111 | 29 | 1 in 935 |
| Tennessee | #111 | 37 | 1 in 657 |
| Florida | #114 | 18 | 1 in 624 |
| Massachusetts | #114 | 25 | 1 in 1,190 |
| Georgia | #117 | 45 | 1 in 607 |
| Maine | #121 | 10 | 1 in 630 |
| North Carolina | #127 | 46 | 1 in 688 |
| Arkansas | #128 | 26 | 1 in 630 |
| Michigan | #132 | 40 | 1 in 973 |
| New York | #134 | 77 | 1 in 1,171 |
| Oregon | #136 | 7 | 1 in 772 |
| Illinois | #137 | 55 | 1 in 980 |
| Ohio | #137 | 45 | 1 in 1,066 |
| Indiana | #138 | 26 | 1 in 917 |
| Alabama | #142 | 31 | 1 in 832 |
| Oklahoma | #143 | 27 | 1 in 802 |
| Iowa | #158 | 19 | 1 in 998 |
| Nebraska | #160 | 12 | 1 in 946 |
| Minnesota | #168 | 16 | 1 in 1,244 |
| Wisconsin | #171 | 15 | 1 in 1,570 |
| Mississippi | #183 | 15 | 1 in 1,208 |
| Missouri | #183 | 20 | 1 in 1,358 |
| South Dakota | #184 | 5 | 1 in 1,114 |
| California | #185 | 30 | 1 in 1,212 |
| Colorado | #189 | 7 | 1 in 1,212 |
| Washington | #205 | 5 | 1 in 1,852 |
| Texas | #238 | 39 | 1 in 1,416 |
| Kansas | #240 | 7 | 1 in 2,052 |
| Louisiana | #365 | 6 | 1 in 3,072 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Franklin
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 29 spots since 2024 (#388 → #359)
- 55 spots since 2020 (#414 → #359)
- 85 spots since 2015 (#444 → #359)
- Biggest jump: 82 spots in 1932 (#148 → #66)
- Biggest drop: 60 spots in 2009 (#469 → #529)
Rise & fade · boys
53 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1933 at #33 (5,363 births)
- Births halved by 1935, 2 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 9 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 9 yrs · run 1932–1938
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 185
- Highest: 1 in 185 boys born in 1933 were named Franklin (0.54%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,879 boys born in 2025 (0.05%)
Era · boys
The 1930s
- 18.6% of all boys named Franklin (26,381) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,098 | #107 (1881) | #127 |
| 1890s | 986 | #125 (1891) | #157 |
| 1900s | 1,196 | #150 (1909) | #165 |
| 1910s | 8,005 | #124 (1917) | #136 |
| 1920s | 12,509 | #119 (1920) | #135 |
| 1930s | 26,381 | #33 (1933) | #86 |
| 1940s | 19,312 | #87 (1940) | #125 |
| 1950s | 17,007 | #152 (1951) | #166 |
| 1960s | 13,892 | #185 (1965) | #194 |
| 1970s | 9,352 | #208 (1970) | #232 |
| 1980s | 8,224 | #253 (1980) | #268 |
| 1990s | 7,121 | #296 (1990) | #351 |
| 2000s | 5,487 | #438 (2006) | #468 |
| 2010s | 6,317 | #422 (2019) | #464 |
| 2020s | 4,841 | #359 (2025) | #395 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Franklin in 1931
boys
#148
1,089 births · 1 in 955 boys
Top boys' names in 1931
More about 1931
boys
1,039,665 boys got a published name in 1931; 1 in 955 of them was named Franklin, which outranked 96.6% of the 4,321 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Franklin
Biggest movers since 1930
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.