Franklin

Origin	Gender	Meaning
American	Either	limit
Jamaican	Boy	Free man
Mormon	Boy	Franklin D. Richards, early church leader
Old French	Boy	free man

Fun Facts About the Name Franklin

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Scrabble Score

15 points

Dictionary Definition

a. defined as: "An English freeholder, or substantial householder."

Similar & Rhyming Names

UitzilinFlinNolinCitlalinJoselin

Popularity of Franklin

Popularity Analysis

The name Franklin first appeared in the social security administration database in 1880. Its highest recorded popularity was in 1933 when it reached rank #33. It broke into the top 100 for 9 years. As of 2024, it ranked #385.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
2024	385	Male	0.0455%
2023	410	Male	0.0424%
2022	408	Male	0.0420%
2021	395	Male	0.0427%
2020	414	Male	0.0387%
2019	421	Male	0.0384%
2018	436	Male	0.0357%
2017	439	Male	0.0357%
2016	423	Male	0.0367%
2015	444	Male	0.0338%
2014	450	Male	0.0321%
2013	495	Male	0.0272%
2012	529	Male	0.0243%
2011	503	Male	0.0255%
2010	503	Male	0.0250%
2009	530	Male	0.0239%
2008	468	Male	0.0271%
2007	469	Male	0.0261%
2006	438	Male	0.0284%
2005	452	Male	0.0266%
2004	487	Male	0.0240%
2003	466	Male	0.0256%
2002	468	Male	0.0246%
2001	450	Male	0.0258%
2000	448	Male	0.0254%
1999	411	Male	0.0281%
1998	389	Male	0.0314%
1997	399	Male	0.0295%
1996	350	Male	0.0347%
1995	363	Male	0.0329%
1994	349	Male	0.0345%
1993	345	Male	0.0341%
1992	311	Male	0.0404%
1991	298	Male	0.0406%
1990	298	Male	0.0396%
1989	276	Male	0.0429%
1988	280	Male	0.0415%
1987	269	Male	0.0415%
1986	272	Male	0.0409%
1985	264	Male	0.0422%
1984	263	Male	0.0425%
1983	278	Male	0.0397%
1982	257	Male	0.0455%
1981	265	Male	0.0438%
1980	253	Male	0.0473%
1979	247	Male	0.0479%
1978	248	Male	0.0489%
1977	240	Male	0.0504%
1976	247	Male	0.0492%
1975	238	Male	0.0533%
1974	229	Male	0.0560%
1973	226	Male	0.0588%
1972	231	Male	0.0553%
1971	208	Male	0.0620%
1970	208	Male	0.0639%
1969	204	Male	0.0667%
1968	198	Male	0.0667%
1967	194	Male	0.0673%
1966	189	Male	0.0716%
1965	185	Male	0.0724%
1964	189	Male	0.0738%
1963	195	Male	0.0738%
1962	198	Male	0.0728%
1961	196	Male	0.0707%
1960	195	Male	0.0709%
1959	189	Male	0.0718%
1958	182	Male	0.0736%
1957	179	Male	0.0776%
1956	167	Male	0.0831%
1955	162	Male	0.0845%
1954	157	Male	0.0881%
1953	158	Male	0.0879%
1952	159	Male	0.0871%
1951	152	Male	0.0887%
1950	153	Male	0.0896%
1949	155	Male	0.0900%
1948	160	Male	0.0865%
1947	152	Male	0.0955%
1946	141	Male	0.1041%
1945	119	Male	0.1382%
1944	121	Male	0.1305%
1943	119	Male	0.1354%
1942	103	Male	0.1680%
1941	98	Male	0.1758%
1940	87	Male	0.2013%
1939	106	Male	0.1639%
1938	100	Male	0.1774%
1937	77	Male	0.2300%
1936	65	Male	0.2762%
1935	71	Male	0.2439%
1934	46	Male	0.3916%
1933	33	Male	0.5252%
1932	66	Male	0.2569%
1931	148	Male	0.1021%
1930	149	Male	0.0956%
1929	148	Male	0.0958%
1928	146	Male	0.0971%
1927	144	Male	0.1018%
1926	142	Male	0.1047%
1925	134	Male	0.1126%
1924	134	Male	0.1098%
1923	132	Male	0.1114%
1922	126	Male	0.1172%
1921	126	Male	0.1186%
1920	119	Male	0.1318%
1919	129	Male	0.1188%
1918	129	Male	0.1213%
1917	124	Male	0.1245%
1916	130	Male	0.1164%
1915	132	Male	0.1135%
1914	134	Male	0.1127%
1913	132	Male	0.1106%
1912	129	Male	0.1101%
1911	152	Male	0.0912%
1910	170	Male	0.0844%
1909	150	Male	0.0950%
1908	171	Male	0.0799%
1907	177	Male	0.0769%
1906	156	Male	0.0868%
1905	187	Male	0.0684%
1904	169	Male	0.0780%
1903	155	Male	0.0897%
1902	176	Male	0.0731%
1901	163	Male	0.0796%
1900	151	Male	0.0844%
1899	138	Male	0.1007%
1898	152	Male	0.0848%
1897	208	Male	0.0558%
1896	167	Male	0.0744%
1895	150	Male	0.0813%
1894	180	Male	0.0673%
1893	150	Male	0.0818%
1892	147	Male	0.0829%
1891	125	Male	0.0998%
1890	157	Male	0.0752%
1889	148	Male	0.0840%
1888	123	Male	0.0993%
1887	143	Male	0.0814%
1886	117	Male	0.1067%
1885	118	Male	0.1009%
1884	147	Male	0.0758%
1883	131	Male	0.0836%
1882	125	Male	0.0918%
1881	107	Male	0.1080%
1880	112	Male	0.1013%

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