Frank vs Franklin

Side-by-side comparison of Frank and Franklin - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Frank

Boy name · Rank #468

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Name B

Franklin

Boy name · Rank #388

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Metric Frank Franklin
Current Rank #468 #388
Total Births (all years) 915,978 141,728
Peak Year 1918 1933
Peak Year Births 17,018 5,363
Peak Decade 1920s 1930s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Frank Franklin
1880s 30,967 1,098
1890s 28,718 986
1900s 29,046 1,196
1910s 116,017 8,005
1920s 151,830 12,509
1930s 108,090 26,381
1940s 119,417 19,312
1950s 112,321 17,007
1960s 87,155 13,892
1970s 46,917 9,352
1980s 33,590 8,224
1990s 23,970 7,121
2000s 14,475 5,487
2010s 9,480 6,317
2020s 3,985 4,841

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Frank Franklin
2014 991 664
2015 945 690
2016 957 745
2017 890 710
2018 807 693
2019 773 739
2020 694 718
2021 691 801
2022 708 788
2023 650 784
2024 658 841
2025 584 909

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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