Franklin
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Franklin
A doubly Presidential name, via Pierce and Roosevelt, Franklin was given an initial boost via the fame of Benjamin Franklin. It also has a literary tie to the main character of the Wilkie Collins classic The Moonstone.
Franklin for boys#359 US
Franklin was a Top 100 name at the peak of the FDR period. But will Franklin get a boost from the pro-Fran-name feeling evidenced since the ascension of Pope Francis? Time will tell.
Franklin for girls
When Frankie meets Brooklyn, what happens? You get Franklin, a Presidential name used almost exclusively for boys up until now. But parents who want an out-of-the-box long form for popular nickname Frankie might consider this.
Pronounced FRANK-lin.
As of October 2026, Franklin ranked #359 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #33 in 1933, Nameberry popularity #283.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #449 | 663 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #445 | 690 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #423 | 745 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #437 | 710 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #436 | 693 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #422 | 739 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #415 | 716 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #395 | 801 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #408 | 787 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #410 | 780 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #385 | 840 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #359 | 909 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Franklin for boys
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Famous Franklins
- Franklin PierceBoy
14th U.S. president
- Franklin Delano RooseveltBoy
31st U.S. president
- (William) Franklin Graham IIIBoy
American evangelist; son of preacher William Franklin "Billy" Graham
- Franklin Nathaniel "Frankie" JonasBoy
American actor and singer, younger brother of The Jonas Brothers
- Franklin James ShaffnerBoy
American film director
- Franklin PangbornBoy
American character actor
- Franklin Wayne SinatraBoy
son of singer Frank Sinatra
- John Franklin EndersBoy
winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
- Benjamin FranklinBoy
a founding father of the United States
- Aretha FranklinBoy
American R&B singer
- Franklin (b. 2019)Boy
son of Kaitlin Doubleday
Franklin in pop culture
- Dr. Franklin StormBoy
character in Marvel Universe
- Franklin Benjamin RichardsBoy
character in Marvel Universe
- Franklin "Foggy" NelsonBoy
character in Marvel Universe
- Franklin the TurtleBoy
children's book and TV series
- Franklin ArmstrongBoy
character in the Peanuts series by Charles Schultz
- Franklin Aloysius MumfordBoy
character on TV's "My Wife and Kids"
- Franklin BlakeBoy
character in "The Moonstone" by Wilkie Collins
- Franklin John "Frank" Rock aka Sgt. RockBoy
character in DC comics
- Franklin ClayBoy
character in DC comics
- Franklin ClintonBoy
character in video game "Grand Theft Auto 5"
- Franklin PlaskettBoy
character in film "We Need to Talk About Kevin"
- Franklin MottBoy
vampire on TV's "True Blood"
- FranklinBoy
character on TV's "Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything"
- Franklin Delano BluthBoy
a puppet on TV's Arrested Development
- "Franklin & BashBoy
" TV series featuring lawyer Jared Franklin
- FranklinBoy
character in Monica's Gang comics
- Roosevelt FranklinBoy
former "Sesame Street" Muppet
- "FranklinBoy
" song by Paramore
- FranklinBoy
Tennessee, USA