Is Franklin a boy or girl name?
Franklin is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 13 girls and 840 boys were named Franklin, so 1.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.5% of the 141,588 US babies named Franklin were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #385
- Girl rank, 2024
- #8,080
- Babies named Franklin since 1880
- 141,588
- Most popular year
- 1933
- 5,387 babies
Boys and girls named Franklin, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,098 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 986 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 1,196 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 8,005 | 27 | 0.3% |
| 1920s | 12,509 | 87 | 0.7% |
| 1930s | 26,380 | 138 | 0.5% |
| 1940s | 19,311 | 92 | 0.5% |
| 1950s | 17,012 | 84 | 0.5% |
| 1960s | 13,890 | 98 | 0.7% |
| 1970s | 9,354 | 72 | 0.8% |
| 1980s | 8,223 | 71 | 0.9% |
| 1990s | 7,122 | 25 | 0.3% |
| 2000s | 5,485 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 2010s | 6,315 | 36 | 0.6% |
| 2020s | 3,924 | 43 | 1.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 840 | #385 | 13 | #8,080 |
| 2023 | 780 | #410 | 6 | #13,999 |
| 2022 | 787 | #408 | 10 | #9,928 |
| 2021 | 801 | #395 | 6 | #14,058 |
| 2020 | 716 | #415 | 8 | #11,430 |
| 2019 | 739 | #422 | 11 | #9,326 |
| 2018 | 693 | #436 | 8 | #11,772 |
| 2017 | 710 | #437 | 7 | #13,178 |
| 2016 | 745 | #423 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 690 | #445 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 663 | #449 | 5 | #17,412 |
| 2013 | 550 | #497 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 495 | #529 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 520 | #500 | 5 | #17,670 |
| 2010 | 510 | #505 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 511 | #529 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 589 | #469 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 580 | #469 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 622 | #438 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 567 | #451 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 507 | #489 | 5 | #16,976 |
| 2003 | 539 | #466 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 507 | #470 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 533 | #453 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 530 | #448 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 573 | #411 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 636 | #389 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 590 | #398 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 694 | #351 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 662 | #363 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 702 | #350 | 5 | #14,162 |
| 1993 | 704 | #345 | 6 | #12,295 |
| 1992 | 849 | #310 | 5 | #13,999 |
| 1991 | 860 | #298 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 852 | #296 | 9 | #8,715 |
| 1989 | 898 | #277 | 7 | #10,053 |
| 1988 | 831 | #280 | 9 | #7,916 |
| 1987 | 808 | #270 | 9 | #7,566 |
| 1986 | 786 | #272 | 9 | #7,316 |
| 1985 | 812 | #264 | 8 | #7,802 |
| 1984 | 796 | #263 | 9 | #6,981 |
| 1983 | 742 | #278 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 857 | #258 | 9 | #7,058 |
| 1981 | 814 | #268 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 879 | #253 | 11 | #6,037 |
| 1979 | 858 | #248 | 5 | #10,697 |
| 1978 | 837 | #248 | 11 | #5,675 |
| 1977 | 860 | #240 | 12 | #5,301 |
| 1976 | 804 | #247 | 8 | #6,812 |
| 1975 | 864 | #238 | 5 | #9,529 |
| 1974 | 913 | #229 | 5 | #9,199 |
| 1973 | 944 | #227 | 10 | #5,297 |
| 1972 | 928 | #231 | 9 | #5,621 |
| 1971 | 1,126 | #208 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 1,220 | #208 | 7 | #6,558 |
| 1969 | 1,224 | #204 | 7 | #6,157 |
| 1968 | 1,182 | #198 | 13 | #3,854 |
| 1967 | 1,200 | #194 | 9 | #4,730 |
| 1966 | 1,304 | #188 | 11 | #4,037 |
| 1965 | 1,368 | #185 | 11 | #4,028 |
| 1964 | 1,500 | #188 | 12 | #3,944 |
| 1963 | 1,521 | #195 | 12 | #3,868 |
| 1962 | 1,530 | #199 | 6 | #6,099 |
| 1961 | 1,526 | #195 | 6 | #6,061 |
| 1960 | 1,535 | #195 | 11 | #3,995 |
| 1959 | 1,555 | #190 | 8 | #4,757 |
| 1958 | 1,587 | #182 | 9 | #4,289 |
| 1957 | 1,688 | #180 | 13 | #3,373 |
| 1956 | 1,793 | #167 | 13 | #3,402 |
| 1955 | 1,764 | #163 | 6 | #5,411 |
| 1954 | 1,822 | #157 | 8 | #4,397 |
| 1953 | 1,761 | #158 | 5 | #5,959 |
| 1952 | 1,722 | #159 | 7 | #4,624 |
| 1951 | 1,695 | #152 | 7 | #4,518 |
| 1950 | 1,625 | #153 | 8 | #4,073 |
| 1949 | 1,621 | #155 | 6 | #4,874 |
| 1948 | 1,551 | #159 | 5 | #5,516 |
| 1947 | 1,772 | #152 | 10 | #3,537 |
| 1946 | 1,721 | #141 | 12 | #2,933 |
| 1945 | 1,895 | #119 | 11 | #2,796 |
| 1944 | 1,817 | #121 | 5 | #4,800 |
| 1943 | 1,973 | #119 | 10 | #3,115 |
| 1942 | 2,365 | #103 | 10 | #3,060 |
| 1941 | 2,205 | #98 | 12 | #2,579 |
| 1940 | 2,391 | #87 | 11 | #2,624 |
| 1939 | 1,856 | #106 | 11 | #2,645 |
| 1938 | 2,021 | #100 | 15 | #2,151 |
| 1937 | 2,514 | #77 | 17 | #1,949 |
| 1936 | 2,939 | #64 | 19 | #1,757 |
| 1935 | 2,611 | #71 | 17 | #1,951 |
| 1934 | 4,155 | #46 | 17 | #1,947 |
| 1933 | 5,363 | #33 | 24 | #1,524 |
| 1932 | 2,754 | #66 | 9 | #3,133 |
| 1931 | 1,089 | #148 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 1,078 | #149 | 9 | #3,153 |
| 1929 | 1,061 | #148 | 11 | #2,800 |
| 1928 | 1,103 | #146 | 12 | #2,672 |
| 1927 | 1,183 | #144 | 13 | #2,608 |
| 1926 | 1,202 | #142 | 7 | #4,027 |
| 1925 | 1,294 | #134 | 7 | #4,166 |
| 1924 | 1,284 | #134 | 5 | #5,373 |
| 1923 | 1,264 | #132 | 6 | #4,597 |
| 1922 | 1,317 | #126 | 10 | #3,235 |
| 1921 | 1,350 | #126 | 9 | #3,510 |
| 1920 | 1,451 | #119 | 7 | #4,136 |
| 1919 | 1,206 | #129 | 10 | #3,087 |
| 1918 | 1,275 | #129 | 5 | #5,098 |
| 1917 | 1,194 | #124 | 7 | #3,860 |
| 1916 | 1,073 | #130 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 1,001 | #132 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 770 | #134 | 5 | #3,845 |
| 1913 | 593 | #132 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 497 | #129 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 220 | #152 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 176 | #170 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 168 | #150 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 133 | #171 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 122 | #177 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 125 | #156 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 98 | #187 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 108 | #169 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 116 | #155 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 97 | #176 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 92 | #163 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 137 | #151 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 116 | #138 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 112 | #152 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 68 | #208 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 96 | #167 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 103 | #150 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 84 | #180 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 99 | #150 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 109 | #147 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 109 | #125 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 90 | #157 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 100 | #148 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 129 | #123 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 89 | #143 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 127 | #117 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 117 | #118 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 93 | #147 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 94 | #131 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 112 | #125 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 117 | #107 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 120 | #112 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Franklin reached #33 in 1933. As a girl name, it reached #1,524 in 1933. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1930s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Franklin
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.