Recorded 1933–1989 Boys' name Peak 1933 58 births

Franklen — boys' name

58 babies named Franklen in U.S. Social Security records since 1933, with the highest year being 1933. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s321940s81950s61960s61980s6
1930s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Franklen was born in this single decade.

1933
Single peak year

9 babies were named Franklen in 1933 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Franklen

The Social Security Administration has registered 58 babies named Franklen between 1933 and 1989, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Franklen currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1933, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Franklen performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Franklen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Franklen in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 58 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Franklen at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

58

Since 1933

57 years of records

Peak year

1933

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1933

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 1989

Franklen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1933

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1933)
9
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
5678910 19891963195119401937193619341933 9

Franklen by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
32 births that decade — 55% of Franklen's all-time total
1930s321940s81950s61960s61980s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Franklen?
58 babies have been named Franklen since 1933. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1933 with 9 births.
When was Franklen most popular?
Franklen was most popular in the 1930s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1933.
How long has the name Franklen been used?
Franklen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1933, spanning 57 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Franklen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Frank, Francis, Francisco, Franklin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1933–1989 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.