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Franklin is a given name of Old English, Medieval English origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 141,588 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 140,810 as boys and 778 as girls. Franklin gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1933 and has since declined significantly. It is the #530 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	853
2023	786
2022	797
2021	807
2020	724
2019	750
2018	701
2017	717
2016	745
2015	690
2014	668
2013	550
2012	495
2011	525
2010	510
2009	511
2008	589
2007	580
2006	622
2005	567
2004	512
2003	539
2002	507
2001	533
2000	530
1999	573
1998	636
1997	590
1996	694
1995	662
1994	707
1993	710
1992	854
1991	860
1990	861
1989	905
1988	840
1987	817
1986	795
1985	820
1984	805
1983	742
1982	866
1981	814
1980	890
1979	863
1978	848
1977	872
1976	812
1975	869
1974	918
1973	954
1972	937
1971	1,126
1970	1,227
1969	1,231
1968	1,195
1967	1,209
1966	1,315
1965	1,379
1964	1,512
1963	1,533
1962	1,536
1961	1,532
1960	1,546
1959	1,563
1958	1,596
1957	1,701
1956	1,806
1955	1,770
1954	1,830
1953	1,766
1952	1,729
1951	1,702
1950	1,633
1949	1,627
1948	1,556
1947	1,782
1946	1,733
1945	1,906
1944	1,822
1943	1,983
1942	2,375
1941	2,217
1940	2,402
1939	1,867
1938	2,036
1937	2,531
1936	2,958
1935	2,628
1934	4,172
1933	5,387
1932	2,763
1931	1,089
1930	1,087
1929	1,072
1928	1,115
1927	1,196
1926	1,209
1925	1,301
1924	1,289
1923	1,270
1922	1,327
1921	1,359
1920	1,458
1919	1,216
1918	1,280
1917	1,201
1916	1,073
1915	1,001
1914	775
1913	593
1912	497
1911	220
1910	176
1909	168
1908	133
1907	122
1906	125
1905	98
1904	108
1903	116
1902	97
1901	92
1900	137
1899	116
1898	112
1897	68
1896	96
1895	103
1894	84
1893	99
1892	109
1891	109
1890	90
1889	100
1888	129
1887	89
1886	127
1885	117
1884	93
1883	94
1882	112
1881	117
1880	120