Boys' name · since 1885

Franklyn

6,097 babies named Franklyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1885, with the highest year being 1933. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#1,570 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#4,399 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
6,097
born since 1885
1930s
peak decade

6,097 babies have been named Franklyn since 1885, making it today's #4399 boys' name.

Franklyn has 6,097 recorded births among boys since 1885, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4399 as of the latest data, more common than 68% of boys, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1885 to 2025.

  • #1,570 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #4,399 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 6,097 born since 1885
  • 1930s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Franklyn ranks #1,570 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,399 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 6,097 born since 1885, peaking in the 1930s.

#1,570 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#4,399 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
6,097
born since 1885
1930s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%68.4%
Franklyn vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Franklyn's 6,097 recorded births place it above 96.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

17 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.

How Franklyn compares

6,097 Top 11% higher than 89% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Franklyn's all-time total is 17x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Franklyn Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 6,097 369 358,536
Peak-year births 133 34 22,252

Franklyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Franklyn's SSA record in two at 1960 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1888, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1933 peak of 133, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Franklyn popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1933)
133
Annual births at peak, across 141 years of records
050100150 188519121929194619631980199720142025 23

Franklyn popularity over time - girls

99 total births recorded since 1932 (Franklyn as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 99 births
46810121416 193220152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 11

Franklyn by decade

1930s is the heaviest window (819 births, 13% of the file).

1930s was Franklyn's strongest decade.

819 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 13% of all-time use.

Franklyn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1930s at 819 births (13% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Franklyn compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Franklyn's total volume

Franklyn vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -80, 4%-77, 6%-74, 7.7%-56, 10.7%-111, 2.3%-146, 2.9%-58, 3.9%-146, 1.4%-128, 5.7%-66, 4.5%-33, 7.4%-54, 6.2%-113, 6%-146, 3.1%-109, 3.9%Franklyn-141, 2.2%Franklyn
Franklyn vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Franklyn by state

Where Franklyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1885

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Franklyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
1,487 24.4%
#2 California
209 3.4%
#3 New Jersey
176 2.9%
#4 Florida
102 1.7%
#5 Pennsylvania
97 1.6%
#6 Ohio
92 1.5%
#7 Illinois
81 1.3%
#8 Michigan
63 1.0%
New York share of Franklyn's total US births 24.4%
Even split

1,487 of 6,097 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.

Franklyn appears in 17 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Franklyn? ▼
6,097 babies have been named Franklyn since 1885. All-time, it sits at #1,570 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #4,399 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 1933 with 133 births.
Where does Franklyn sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Franklyn ranks #1,570 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,399 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Franklyn most popular? ▼
Franklyn was most popular in the 1930s decade with 819 total births. The single peak year was 1933.
Where is Franklyn most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Franklyn are New York (1,487 births), California (209 births), New Jersey (176 births).
How long has the name Franklyn been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Franklyn since 1885 -- 141 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Franklyn? ▼
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.

What to do with Franklyn's data

  • Franklyn's decade-level peak was the 1930s (819 total births); usage has since declined to 129 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • New York records the most Franklyns (1,487 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Franklyn

Nearby Names Like Franklyn

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Franklyn

Frank Boy
#513 915,978 births
Francis Boy
#420 290,490 births
Francisco Boy
#322 142,192 births
Franklin Boy
#359 141,728 births
Frankie Boy
#920 42,268 births

Compare Franklyn side by side: Franklyn vs Frank Franklyn vs Francis Franklyn vs Francisco

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Names with a similar popularity rank to Franklyn

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Chauncey #4397
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Galen #4401
16,500 births · Peak 1949
Burton #4396
22,486 births · Peak 1925
Buddy #4402
22,540 births · Peak 1935
Melijah #4395
24 births · Peak 2025
Corwin #4403
4,353 births · Peak 1988

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Franklyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1885–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Franklyn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.