Franklin remains a common boys' name (#359 in 2025), down from a peak of #33 in 1933.
Franklin is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #359 for boy births in the United States (and #708 across all names), given to 909 babies. Franklin first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1933 (5,363 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 909 | 909 | — | #359 |
| 2024 | 854 | 854 | #8,117 | #388 |
| 2023 | 790 | 790 | #14,014 | #408 |
| 2022 | 798 | 798 | #9,938 | #407 |
| 2021 | 807 | 807 | #14,063 | #395 |
| 2020 | 726 | 726 | #11,437 | #414 |
| 2019 | 750 | 750 | #9,331 | #422 |
| 2018 | 701 | 701 | #11,778 | #436 |
| 2017 | 717 | 717 | #13,184 | #437 |
| 2016 | 745 | 750 | — | #423 |
| 2015 | 690 | 690 | — | #445 |
| 2014 | 669 | 669 | #17,413 | #449 |
| 2013 | 551 | 551 | — | #497 |
| 2012 | 495 | 495 | — | #529 |
| 2011 | 525 | 525 | #17,671 | #500 |
| 2010 | 510 | 515 | — | #505 |
| 2009 | 511 | 517 | — | #529 |
| 2008 | 589 | 589 | — | #469 |
| 2007 | 580 | 580 | — | #469 |
| 2006 | 622 | 629 | — | #438 |
| 2005 | 567 | 577 | — | #451 |
| 2004 | 513 | 518 | #16,977 | #488 |
| 2003 | 539 | 539 | — | #466 |
| 2002 | 507 | 515 | — | #470 |
| 2001 | 534 | 541 | — | #452 |
| 2000 | 530 | 537 | — | #448 |
| 1999 | 573 | 585 | — | #411 |
| 1998 | 636 | 643 | — | #389 |
| 1997 | 590 | — | — | #398 |
| 1996 | 694 | — | — | #351 |
| 1995 | 662 | — | — | #363 |
| 1994 | 707 | — | #14,162 | #350 |
| 1993 | 709 | — | #12,295 | #345 |
| 1992 | 854 | — | #14,000 | #310 |
| 1991 | 860 | — | — | #298 |
| 1990 | 861 | — | #8,716 | #296 |
| 1989 | 905 | — | #10,053 | #277 |
| 1988 | 840 | — | #7,916 | #280 |
| 1987 | 817 | — | #7,565 | #270 |
| 1986 | 795 | — | #7,316 | #272 |
| 1985 | 820 | — | #7,802 | #264 |
| 1984 | 806 | — | #6,983 | #262 |
| 1983 | 742 | — | — | #278 |
| 1982 | 866 | — | #7,057 | #258 |
| 1981 | 814 | — | — | #268 |
| 1980 | 890 | — | #6,037 | #253 |
| 1979 | 862 | — | #10,698 | #248 |
| 1978 | 848 | — | #5,675 | #248 |
| 1977 | 872 | — | #5,301 | #240 |
| 1976 | 812 | — | #6,811 | #247 |
| 1975 | 869 | — | #9,529 | #238 |
| 1974 | 918 | — | #9,198 | #229 |
| 1973 | 954 | — | #5,296 | #227 |
| 1972 | 937 | — | #5,624 | #231 |
| 1971 | 1,126 | — | — | #208 |
| 1970 | 1,226 | — | #6,559 | #208 |
| 1969 | 1,231 | — | #6,158 | #204 |
| 1968 | 1,195 | — | #3,853 | #198 |
| 1967 | 1,209 | — | #4,730 | #194 |
| 1966 | 1,315 | — | #4,037 | #188 |
| 1965 | 1,379 | — | #4,028 | #185 |
| 1964 | 1,510 | — | #3,944 | #189 |
| 1963 | 1,534 | — | #3,868 | #195 |
| 1962 | 1,536 | — | #6,098 | #199 |
| 1961 | 1,533 | — | #6,060 | #195 |
| 1960 | 1,548 | — | #3,993 | #194 |
| 1959 | 1,561 | — | #4,757 | #190 |
| 1958 | 1,596 | — | #4,289 | #182 |
| 1957 | 1,701 | — | #3,373 | #180 |
| 1956 | 1,806 | — | #3,401 | #167 |
| 1955 | 1,770 | — | #5,411 | #163 |
| 1954 | 1,830 | — | #4,398 | #157 |
| 1953 | 1,764 | — | #5,958 | #158 |
| 1952 | 1,729 | — | #4,623 | #159 |
| 1951 | 1,702 | — | #4,518 | #152 |
| 1950 | 1,632 | — | #4,073 | #153 |
| 1949 | 1,627 | — | #4,874 | #155 |
| 1948 | 1,556 | — | #5,516 | #159 |
| 1947 | 1,782 | — | #3,537 | #152 |
| 1946 | 1,733 | — | #2,933 | #140 |
| 1945 | 1,907 | — | #2,796 | #119 |
| 1944 | 1,822 | — | #4,800 | #121 |
| 1943 | 1,983 | — | #3,115 | #119 |
| 1942 | 2,375 | — | #3,060 | #103 |
| 1941 | 2,217 | — | #2,578 | #98 |
| 1940 | 2,402 | — | #2,624 | #87 |
| 1939 | 1,867 | — | #2,646 | #106 |
| 1938 | 2,036 | — | #2,151 | #100 |
| 1937 | 2,531 | — | #1,949 | #77 |
| 1936 | 2,958 | — | #1,757 | #64 |
| 1935 | 2,628 | — | #1,951 | #71 |
| 1934 | 4,173 | — | #1,947 | #46 |
| 1933 | 5,387 | — | #1,524 | #33 |
| 1932 | 2,763 | — | #3,133 | #66 |
| 1931 | 1,089 | — | — | #148 |
| 1930 | 1,087 | — | #3,153 | #149 |
| 1929 | 1,072 | — | #2,800 | #148 |
| 1928 | 1,115 | — | #2,672 | #146 |
| 1927 | 1,196 | — | #2,608 | #144 |
| 1926 | 1,209 | — | #4,027 | #142 |
| 1925 | 1,301 | — | #4,167 | #134 |
| 1924 | 1,289 | — | #5,373 | #134 |
| 1923 | 1,270 | — | #4,597 | #132 |
| 1922 | 1,327 | — | #3,235 | #126 |
| 1921 | 1,359 | — | #3,510 | #126 |
| 1920 | 1,458 | — | #4,136 | #119 |
| 1919 | 1,216 | — | #3,087 | #129 |
| 1918 | 1,280 | — | #5,098 | #129 |
| 1917 | 1,201 | — | #3,860 | #124 |
| 1916 | 1,073 | — | — | #130 |
| 1915 | 1,001 | — | — | #132 |
| 1914 | 775 | — | #3,845 | #134 |
| 1913 | 593 | — | — | #132 |
| 1912 | 497 | — | — | #129 |
| 1911 | 220 | — | — | #152 |
| 1910 | 176 | — | — | #170 |
| 1909 | 168 | — | — | #150 |
| 1908 | 133 | — | — | #171 |
| 1907 | 122 | — | — | #177 |
| 1906 | 125 | — | — | #156 |
| 1905 | 98 | — | — | #187 |
| 1904 | 108 | — | — | #169 |
| 1903 | 116 | — | — | #155 |
| 1902 | 97 | — | — | #176 |
| 1901 | 92 | — | — | #163 |
| 1900 | 137 | — | — | #151 |
| 1899 | 116 | — | — | #138 |
| 1898 | 112 | — | — | #152 |
| 1897 | 68 | — | — | #208 |
| 1896 | 96 | — | — | #167 |
| 1895 | 103 | — | — | #150 |
| 1894 | 84 | — | — | #180 |
| 1893 | 99 | — | — | #150 |
| 1892 | 109 | — | — | #147 |
| 1891 | 109 | — | — | #125 |
| 1890 | 90 | — | — | #157 |
| 1889 | 100 | — | — | #148 |
| 1888 | 129 | — | — | #123 |
| 1887 | 89 | — | — | #143 |
| 1886 | 127 | — | — | #117 |
| 1885 | 117 | — | — | #118 |
| 1884 | 93 | — | — | #147 |
| 1883 | 94 | — | — | #131 |
| 1882 | 112 | — | — | #125 |
| 1881 | 117 | — | — | #107 |
| 1880 | 120 | — | — | #112 |