Franklin has been given to about 142,506 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1933, which makes it a interwar name.
Franklin ranks 359th among American boys in 2025, with 909 born that year. Its best year was 1933, when 5,387 babies were given the name, ranking 33rd. The typical living American called Franklin is about 62 years old today. It is relatively most common in South Dakota, where it accounts for 0.13% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.