Gender
Male
Origin
- English
- Free man: landholder.
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Franklyn
Pronunciation
f-rankl-yn, fr(a)-nk-lyn
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1933 (rank #486, 133 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4396, 23 births)
- Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #7713, 14 births); most recent 2025 (rank #8860, 11 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | 11 |
| 2024 | 12 | 7 |
| 2023 | 17 | 5 |
| 2022 | 24 | 9 |
| 2021 | 24 | 5 |
| 2020 | 28 | 7 |
| 2019 | 26 | 14 |
| 2018 | 33 | 12 |
| 2017 | 23 | 9 |
| 2016 | 23 | 9 |
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 2015 (rank #833, 37 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1613, 16 births)
- Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #5666, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | – |
| 2024 | 9 | – |
| 2023 | 15 | – |
| 2022 | 24 | 3 |
| 2021 | 10 | – |
| 2020 | 25 | – |
| 2019 | 32 | – |
| 2018 | 21 | – |
| 2017 | 23 | – |
| 2016 | 20 | – |
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