Gender
Origin
- English
- Free Man
Free man, landholder
Syllables
2
Themes
- Presidential
- Surname
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Franklin
Pronunciation
f-rank-lin, fr(an)-klin
Famous People
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, President Franklin Pierce
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1933 (rank #33, 5,362 births); most recent 2025 (rank #359, 909 births)
- Girls: peak in 1933 (rank #1513, 24 births); most recent 2024 (rank #7937, 13 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 909 | – |
| 2024 | 840 | 13 |
| 2023 | 780 | 6 |
| 2022 | 787 | 10 |
| 2021 | 801 | 6 |
| 2020 | 716 | 8 |
| 2019 | 739 | 11 |
| 2018 | 693 | 8 |
| 2017 | 710 | 7 |
| 2016 | 745 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #260, 184 births); most recent 2025 (rank #287, 158 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 158 |
| 2024 | 126 |
| 2023 | 127 |
| 2022 | 162 |
| 2021 | 184 |
| 2020 | 171 |
| 2019 | 161 |
| 2018 | 160 |
| 2017 | 175 |
| 2016 | 171 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1945 (rank #201, 36 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2735, 8 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2014 | 5 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #616, 4 births); most recent 2024 (rank #748, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #522, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #433, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1945 (rank #91, 18 births); most recent 2023 (rank #493, 6 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2021 | 13 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2015 | 6 |
| 2014 | 5 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence