Franklyn is an uncommon variant of Franklin that peaked in 1933 and has since faded.
Franklyn is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #4,441 among boys (23) and #9,056 among girls (11) — overall #7,323 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | 34 | #9,056 | #4,441 |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | #12,608 | #6,975 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | #15,981 | #5,530 |
| 2022 | 34 | 34 | #10,648 | #4,213 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | #16,062 | #4,287 |
| 2020 | 35 | 35 | #12,593 | #3,752 |
| 2019 | 40 | 40 | #7,872 | #4,044 |
| 2018 | 45 | 45 | #8,800 | #3,398 |
| 2017 | 32 | 32 | #10,998 | #4,367 |
| 2016 | 32 | 32 | #11,164 | #4,369 |
| 2015 | 29 | 29 | #15,129 | #4,336 |
| 2014 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,748 |
| 2013 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,681 |
| 2012 | 31 | 31 | — | #3,469 |
| 2011 | 24 | 24 | — | #4,145 |
| 2010 | 45 | 45 | — | #2,697 |
| 2009 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,581 |
| 2008 | 54 | 54 | — | #2,387 |
| 2007 | 40 | 40 | — | #2,944 |
| 2006 | 44 | 44 | — | #2,673 |
| 2005 | 40 | 40 | — | #2,725 |
| 2004 | 38 | 38 | — | #2,760 |
| 2003 | 35 | 35 | — | #2,804 |
| 2002 | 32 | 32 | — | #2,901 |
| 2001 | 39 | 39 | — | #2,503 |
| 2000 | 39 | 39 | — | #2,448 |
| 1999 | 42 | 49 | — | #2,211 |
| 1998 | 52 | 52 | — | #1,883 |
| 1997 | 54 | — | — | #1,777 |
| 1996 | 39 | — | — | #2,158 |
| 1995 | 50 | — | — | #1,762 |
| 1994 | 49 | — | — | #1,785 |
| 1993 | 49 | — | — | #1,750 |
| 1992 | 43 | — | — | #1,890 |
| 1991 | 58 | — | — | #1,510 |
| 1990 | 64 | — | — | #1,399 |
| 1989 | 74 | — | — | #1,260 |
| 1988 | 54 | — | — | #1,434 |
| 1987 | 56 | — | — | #1,322 |
| 1986 | 38 | — | — | #1,671 |
| 1985 | 35 | — | — | #1,743 |
| 1984 | 47 | — | — | #1,386 |
| 1983 | 46 | — | — | #1,385 |
| 1982 | 36 | — | — | #1,660 |
| 1981 | 40 | — | — | #1,527 |
| 1980 | 36 | — | — | #1,635 |
| 1979 | 32 | — | — | #1,762 |
| 1978 | 35 | — | — | #1,604 |
| 1977 | 35 | — | — | #1,582 |
| 1976 | 40 | — | — | #1,415 |
| 1975 | 26 | — | — | #1,851 |
| 1974 | 33 | — | — | #1,524 |
| 1973 | 37 | — | — | #1,386 |
| 1972 | 39 | — | — | #1,353 |
| 1971 | 38 | — | — | #1,387 |
| 1970 | 50 | — | — | #1,171 |
| 1969 | 61 | — | — | #985 |
| 1968 | 43 | — | — | #1,154 |
| 1967 | 38 | — | — | #1,222 |
| 1966 | 40 | — | — | #1,184 |
| 1965 | 48 | — | — | #1,074 |
| 1964 | 45 | — | — | #1,153 |
| 1963 | 48 | — | — | #1,105 |
| 1962 | 45 | — | — | #1,158 |
| 1961 | 45 | — | — | #1,187 |
| 1960 | 49 | — | — | #1,122 |
| 1959 | 46 | — | — | #1,144 |
| 1958 | 53 | — | — | #1,055 |
| 1957 | 54 | — | — | #1,032 |
| 1956 | 64 | — | — | #937 |
| 1955 | 69 | — | — | #895 |
| 1954 | 66 | — | — | #909 |
| 1953 | 54 | — | — | #983 |
| 1952 | 53 | — | — | #986 |
| 1951 | 54 | — | — | #954 |
| 1950 | 58 | — | — | #901 |
| 1949 | 72 | — | — | #812 |
| 1948 | 71 | — | — | #805 |
| 1947 | 66 | — | — | #855 |
| 1946 | 52 | — | — | #929 |
| 1945 | 77 | — | — | #692 |
| 1944 | 44 | — | — | #976 |
| 1943 | 67 | — | — | #805 |
| 1942 | 91 | — | — | #678 |
| 1941 | 66 | — | — | #765 |
| 1940 | 80 | — | — | #676 |
| 1939 | 77 | — | — | #677 |
| 1938 | 73 | — | — | #716 |
| 1937 | 72 | — | — | #707 |
| 1936 | 77 | — | — | #677 |
| 1935 | 95 | — | — | #593 |
| 1934 | 84 | — | — | #659 |
| 1933 | 133 | — | — | #486 |
| 1932 | 83 | — | #4,658 | #697 |
| 1931 | 55 | — | — | #864 |
| 1930 | 75 | — | — | #731 |
| 1929 | 73 | — | — | #737 |
| 1928 | 62 | — | — | #836 |
| 1927 | 71 | — | — | #783 |
| 1926 | 82 | — | — | #703 |
| 1925 | 89 | — | — | #681 |
| 1924 | 68 | — | — | #820 |
| 1923 | 95 | — | — | #659 |
| 1922 | 95 | — | — | #661 |
| 1921 | 94 | — | — | #670 |
| 1920 | 76 | — | — | #758 |
| 1919 | 84 | — | — | #678 |
| 1918 | 84 | — | — | #681 |
| 1917 | 89 | — | — | #629 |
| 1916 | 57 | — | — | #827 |
| 1915 | 70 | — | — | #702 |
| 1914 | 55 | — | — | #690 |
| 1913 | 40 | — | — | #737 |
| 1912 | 23 | — | — | #949 |
| 1911 | 15 | — | — | #873 |
| 1910 | 15 | — | — | #796 |
| 1909 | 7 | — | — | #1,195 |
| 1908 | 11 | — | — | #852 |
| 1907 | 10 | — | — | #895 |
| 1906 | 6 | — | — | #1,172 |
| 1905 | 8 | — | — | #953 |
| 1904 | 5 | — | — | #1,271 |
| 1903 | 9 | — | — | #813 |
| 1902 | 5 | — | — | #1,197 |
| 1901 | 7 | — | — | #891 |
| 1898 | 10 | — | — | #712 |
| 1894 | 5 | — | — | #1,144 |
| 1893 | 6 | — | — | #948 |
| 1892 | 7 | — | — | #887 |
| 1888 | 5 | — | — | #1,088 |
| 1885 | 6 | — | — | #871 |