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Franklin Name Origin: English
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Pronunciation: f-rank-lin, fr(an)-klin
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Franklin Name Popularity
How popular is the name Franklin? Here’s everything we know.
Year |
Rank |
# Births |
% Births |
1910 |
184 |
113 |
0.0321% |
1911 |
157 |
173 |
0.0465% |
1912 |
132 |
456 |
0.0904% |
1913 |
133 |
562 |
0.0991% |
1914 |
134 |
740 |
0.1062% |
1915 |
133 |
967 |
0.1064% |
1916 |
130 |
1,053 |
0.109% |
1917 |
125 |
1,164 |
0.1163% |
1918 |
127 |
1,257 |
0.1171% |
1919 |
127 |
1,186 |
0.1133% |
1920 |
118 |
1,435 |
0.1291% |
1921 |
126 |
1,340 |
0.117% |
1922 |
126 |
1,311 |
0.1177% |
1923 |
132 |
1,243 |
0.111% |
1924 |
134 |
1,263 |
0.1088% |
1925 |
134 |
1,269 |
0.1123% |
1926 |
142 |
1,188 |
0.108% |
1927 |
144 |
1,165 |
0.1052% |
1928 |
146 |
1,076 |
0.1006% |
1929 |
149 |
1,022 |
0.0987% |
1930 |
149 |
1,062 |
0.1017% |
1931 |
147 |
1,057 |
0.1071% |
1932 |
66 |
2,752 |
0.2786% |
1933 |
33 |
5,357 |
0.575% |
1934 |
46 |
4,148 |
0.4291% |
1935 |
71 |
2,596 |
0.2671% |
1936 |
64 |
2,935 |
0.3047% |
1937 |
77 |
2,506 |
0.2543% |
1938 |
100 |
1,995 |
0.1949% |
1939 |
108 |
1,830 |
0.1799% |
1940 |
87 |
2,376 |
0.2235% |
1941 |
98 |
2,189 |
0.1945% |
1942 |
103 |
2,347 |
0.1859% |
1943 |
119 |
1,959 |
0.1501% |
1944 |
122 |
1,799 |
0.1452% |
1945 |
119 |
1,874 |
0.1537% |
1946 |
141 |
1,696 |
0.1149% |
1947 |
152 |
1,756 |
0.1052% |
1948 |
158 |
1,537 |
0.0963% |
1949 |
154 |
1,598 |
0.0993% |
1950 |
153 |
1,615 |
0.1003% |
1951 |
152 |
1,687 |
0.0995% |
1952 |
159 |
1,694 |
0.097% |
1953 |
158 |
1,751 |
0.0989% |
1954 |
157 |
1,809 |
0.099% |
1955 |
162 |
1,747 |
0.095% |
1956 |
167 |
1,766 |
0.0935% |
1957 |
178 |
1,678 |
0.0872% |
1958 |
182 |
1,562 |
0.0826% |
1959 |
190 |
1,536 |
0.0808% |
1960 |
195 |
1,508 |
0.0796% |
1961 |
195 |
1,507 |
0.0798% |
1962 |
200 |
1,503 |
0.0819% |
1963 |
195 |
1,509 |
0.0841% |
1964 |
187 |
1,482 |
0.0842% |
1965 |
186 |
1,347 |
0.0824% |
1966 |
188 |
1,282 |
0.0821% |
1967 |
195 |
1,170 |
0.0771% |
1968 |
199 |
1,151 |
0.0767% |
1969 |
202 |
1,206 |
0.0783% |
1970 |
207 |
1,193 |
0.075% |
1971 |
209 |
1,109 |
0.0738% |
1972 |
231 |
899 |
0.066% |
1973 |
226 |
913 |
0.0704% |
1974 |
229 |
876 |
0.0674% |
1975 |
239 |
832 |
0.0647% |
1976 |
247 |
769 |
0.0597% |
1977 |
239 |
846 |
0.0628% |
1978 |
245 |
811 |
0.0603% |
1979 |
248 |
835 |
0.0592% |
1980 |
252 |
855 |
0.0585% |
1981 |
268 |
772 |
0.0525% |
1982 |
256 |
826 |
0.0553% |
1983 |
279 |
698 |
0.0473% |
1984 |
265 |
760 |
0.0511% |
1985 |
264 |
786 |
0.0518% |
1986 |
272 |
753 |
0.0499% |
1987 |
271 |
777 |
0.0509% |
1988 |
276 |
808 |
0.0518% |
1989 |
277 |
863 |
0.0535% |
1990 |
300 |
817 |
0.0493% |
1991 |
299 |
826 |
0.0507% |
1992 |
310 |
819 |
0.0513% |
1993 |
344 |
677 |
0.0434% |
1994 |
351 |
665 |
0.0433% |
1995 |
365 |
620 |
0.0411% |
1996 |
350 |
664 |
0.0443% |
1997 |
401 |
549 |
0.0371% |
1998 |
389 |
600 |
0.0401% |
1999 |
412 |
535 |
0.0357% |
2000 |
445 |
500 |
0.0327% |
2001 |
460 |
482 |
0.032% |
2002 |
465 |
476 |
0.0318% |
2003 |
464 |
502 |
0.033% |
2004 |
494 |
464 |
0.0304% |
2005 |
456 |
527 |
0.0345% |
2006 |
441 |
581 |
0.0371% |
2007 |
470 |
540 |
0.0342% |
2008 |
477 |
546 |
0.0353% |
2009 |
519 |
477 |
0.0319% |
2010 |
503 |
471 |
0.0327% |
2011 |
498 |
478 |
0.0336% |
2012 |
530 |
449 |
0.0315% |
2013 |
494 |
509 |
0.0358% |
2014 |
444 |
625 |
0.0429% |
2015 |
434 |
661 |
0.0454% |
2016 |
413 |
715 |
0.0496% |
2017 |
433 |
669 |
0.0479% |
2018 |
436 |
646 |
0.047% |
2019 |
413 |
696 |
0.0514% |
District of Columbia (DC)
Data via SSA.gov.
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Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
Francois
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Frenchman; free man
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Latin
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Frankie
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Frenchman; free man
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Latin
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Franko
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Frenchman; free man
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Latin
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Franky
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Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
Albion
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White; rock, crag
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Latin
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Helena
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Sun ray, shining light
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Greek
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Otto
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Wealth
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German
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