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
- 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
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | |
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 1950
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Alaska#59 · 1 in 230
- Delaware#68 · 1 in 335
- West Virginia#76 · 1 in 419
- South Carolina#85 · 1 in 386
- Wyoming#91 · 1 in 426
Best ever in a state: #8 in West Virginia, 1933.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | #59 | 6 | 1 in 230 |
| Delaware | #68 | 10 | 1 in 335 |
| West Virginia | #76 | 58 | 1 in 419 |
| South Carolina | #85 | 74 | 1 in 386 |
| Wyoming | #91 | 7 | 1 in 426 |
| Maryland | #92 | 48 | 1 in 509 |
| Georgia | #95 | 98 | 1 in 443 |
| Virginia | #98 | 78 | 1 in 475 |
| Vermont | #105 | 6 | 1 in 634 |
| Alabama | #113 | 65 | 1 in 585 |
| Arkansas | #113 | 39 | 1 in 571 |
| North Carolina | #122 | 77 | 1 in 652 |
| Pennsylvania | #122 | 96 | 1 in 1,129 |
| Florida | #123 | 48 | 1 in 635 |
| New Jersey | #124 | 35 | 1 in 1,315 |
| Hawaii | #126 | 11 | 1 in 536 |
| Kentucky | #130 | 43 | 1 in 831 |
| Colorado | #134 | 21 | 1 in 779 |
| Ohio | #135 | 86 | 1 in 1,056 |
| Tennessee | #141 | 44 | 1 in 891 |
| Arizona | #144 | 14 | 1 in 712 |
| Iowa | #146 | 29 | 1 in 1,037 |
| New York | #147 | 97 | 1 in 1,555 |
| District of Columbia | #150 | 12 | 1 in 1,093 |
| Oklahoma | #150 | 26 | 1 in 915 |
| South Dakota | #152 | 8 | 1 in 1,009 |
| Maine | #156 | 8 | 1 in 1,171 |
| Connecticut | #164 | 8 | 1 in 2,326 |
| Oregon | #168 | 13 | 1 in 1,293 |
| Kansas | #170 | 17 | 1 in 1,171 |
| Idaho | #172 | 7 | 1 in 979 |
| Massachusetts | #172 | 14 | 1 in 3,392 |
| Michigan | #174 | 47 | 1 in 1,655 |
| Indiana | #178 | 27 | 1 in 1,664 |
| Mississippi | #178 | 27 | 1 in 1,078 |
| Missouri | #179 | 28 | 1 in 1,489 |
| Wisconsin | #183 | 18 | 1 in 2,175 |
| Montana | #184 | 5 | 1 in 1,365 |
| Utah | #187 | 8 | 1 in 1,201 |
| Nebraska | #194 | 9 | 1 in 1,647 |
| Illinois | #196 | 48 | 1 in 1,932 |
| California | #197 | 82 | 1 in 1,488 |
| New Mexico | #218 | 8 | 1 in 1,236 |
| Washington | #228 | 11 | 1 in 2,462 |
| Texas | #232 | 68 | 1 in 1,527 |
| Minnesota | #260 | 8 | 1 in 4,453 |
| Louisiana | #264 | 17 | 1 in 2,083 |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1933 at #33 (5,363 births)
- Births halved by 1935, 2 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 9 yrs · run 1932–1938
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 185 boys born in 1933 were named Franklin (0.54%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,879 boys born in 2025 (0.05%)
- 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 1950
Top girls' names in 1950
Top boys' names in 1950
More about 1950
girls
1,713,054 girls got a published name in 1950; 1 in 214,132 of them was named Franklin, which outranked 35.1% of the 6,109 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,662Willadean9
- #3,662Wynetta9
- #3,662Xenia9
- #3,962Franklin8
- #3,962Adonna8
- #3,962Alanda8
- #3,962Albertina8
- #4,315Aaron7
- #4,315Abbey7
- #4,315Adelene7
Tied with 352 names at #3,962; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,790,262 boys got a published name in 1950; 1 in 1,102 of them was named Franklin, which outranked 96.4% of the 4,196 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.