Franklyn has been given to about 6,196 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1933, which makes it a interwar name.
Its best year was 1933, when 133 babies were given the name, ranking 486th. The typical living American called Franklyn is about 52 years old today. It is relatively most common in Texas, where it accounts for 0.00% 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.