Franklyn vs Frank

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

Name A

Franklyn

Boy name · Rank #6842

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Name B

Frank

Boy name · Rank #468

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Metric Franklyn Frank
Current Rank #6842 #468
Total Births (all years) 6,097 915,978
Peak Year 1933 1918
Peak Year Births 133 17,018
Peak Decade 1930s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1885 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Franklyn Frank
1880s 11 30,967
1890s 28 28,718
1900s 68 29,046
1910s 532 116,017
1920s 805 151,830
1930s 819 108,090
1940s 686 119,417
1950s 571 112,321
1960s 462 87,155
1970s 365 46,917
1980s 462 33,590
1990s 500 23,970
2000s 391 14,475
2010s 268 9,480
2020s 129 3,985

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Franklyn Frank
2014 20 991
2015 23 945
2016 23 957
2017 23 890
2018 33 807
2019 26 773
2020 28 694
2021 24 691
2022 25 708
2023 17 650
2024 12 658
2025 23 584

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, 1885–2025.

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