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Franklin

Boy's name · #359 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Few names move less than Franklin — on the books since 1880, #359 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 142,000 boys have carried the name since. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 38 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#223 in Ecuador (2025) · #223 in New Zealand (2025) · #287 in England & Wales (2025) · #515 in Canada (2025) · #666 in Sweden (2025) · #1,460 in Austria (2025) · #3,604 in Italy (2024) · #4,240 in France (2025) · #785 in Ireland (2024) · #937 in Netherlands (2024) · #522 in Scotland (2022) · #433 in N. Ireland (2021) and 3 more.

Famous Franklins

• Franklin Delano Roosevelt — President of the United States from 1933 to 1945 (1882–1945)
• Franklin Pierce — President of the United States from 1853 to 1857 (1804–1869)
• Franklin J. Schaffner — American film director (1920–1989)
• Franklin Chang-Díaz — American astronaut and entrepreneur (born 1950)
• Franklin Jonas — American actor (born 2000)

In stories & tradition

• Franklin Richards — Fictional character in Marvel Comics
• Franklin Clinton — Grand Theft Auto V (video game)
• Franklin (Foggy Nelson) — Daredevil (comics)

What Franklins become

Among 780 notable people named Franklin:

Lawyers & judges appear 2.5× more often than among typical names — e.g. Franklin Thomas Backus, American lawyer and politician (1813–1870).

Spellings & nicknames

About 220 boys a year are given Frankie as their full name.

Similar names: Alvin · Francis · Edwin · Marvin · Melvin · Forrest

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