Franklyn

Where Franklyn comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Franklyn.

Franklyn through the years
  1. 1878
    Franklyn Farnum born
    American actor
  2. 1885
    First appearance
    #836 among boys with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1933
    Peak, #486
    133 babies named Franklyn, the most in any year.
  4. 1941
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #762.
  5. 1949
    Franklyn Ajaye born
    American actor and comedian
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Franklyn Farnum · American actor, 1878–1961
  • Franklyn Ajaye · American actor and comedian, born 1949
  • Franklyn Nubuasah · Motswana catholic archbishop, born 1949
  • Franklyn Seales · American actor, 1952–1990
  • Franklyn Barrett · Australian film director and cinematographer, 1873–1964

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.