Is Franklyn a boy or girl name?
Franklyn is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 7 girls and 12 boys were named Franklyn, so 36.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.4% of the 6,161 US babies named Franklyn were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #6,949
- Girl rank, 2024
- #12,560
- Babies named Franklyn since 1885
- 6,161
- Most popular year
- 1933
- 133 babies
Boys and girls named Franklyn, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 28 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 68 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 532 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 805 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 819 | 5 | 0.6% |
| 1940s | 686 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 571 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 462 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 365 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 462 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 500 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 391 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 268 | 50 | 15.7% |
| 2020s | 105 | 33 | 23.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12 | #6,949 | 7 | #12,560 |
| 2023 | 17 | #5,523 | 5 | #15,967 |
| 2022 | 24 | #4,342 | 9 | #10,641 |
| 2021 | 24 | #4,287 | 5 | #16,050 |
| 2020 | 28 | #3,750 | 7 | #12,583 |
| 2019 | 26 | #4,040 | 14 | #7,869 |
| 2018 | 33 | #3,398 | 12 | #8,796 |
| 2017 | 23 | #4,366 | 9 | #10,992 |
| 2016 | 23 | #4,368 | 9 | #11,164 |
| 2015 | 23 | #4,336 | 6 | #15,126 |
| 2014 | 20 | #4,748 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 20 | #4,679 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 31 | #3,469 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 24 | #4,145 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 45 | #2,697 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 30 | #3,581 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 54 | #2,387 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 40 | #2,944 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 44 | #2,672 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 40 | #2,725 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 38 | #2,760 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 35 | #2,804 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 32 | #2,901 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 39 | #2,503 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 39 | #2,448 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 42 | #2,211 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 52 | #1,883 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 54 | #1,777 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 39 | #2,158 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 50 | #1,762 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 49 | #1,785 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 49 | #1,750 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 43 | #1,890 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 58 | #1,510 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 64 | #1,399 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 74 | #1,260 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 54 | #1,434 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 56 | #1,321 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 38 | #1,672 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 35 | #1,743 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 47 | #1,387 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 46 | #1,385 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 36 | #1,660 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 40 | #1,527 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 36 | #1,634 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 32 | #1,763 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 35 | #1,604 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 35 | #1,583 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 40 | #1,415 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 26 | #1,851 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 33 | #1,524 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 37 | #1,386 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 39 | #1,353 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 38 | #1,387 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 50 | #1,171 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 61 | #985 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 43 | #1,154 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 38 | #1,222 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 40 | #1,184 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 48 | #1,074 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 45 | #1,153 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 48 | #1,106 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 45 | #1,159 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 45 | #1,187 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 49 | #1,122 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 46 | #1,144 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 53 | #1,055 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 54 | #1,032 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 64 | #937 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 69 | #896 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 66 | #909 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 54 | #983 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 53 | #986 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 54 | #954 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 58 | #901 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 72 | #812 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 71 | #805 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 66 | #855 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 52 | #929 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 77 | #692 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 44 | #976 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 67 | #805 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 91 | #678 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 66 | #765 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 80 | #676 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 77 | #677 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 73 | #716 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 72 | #707 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 77 | #677 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 95 | #593 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 84 | #659 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 133 | #486 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 78 | #697 | 5 | #4,658 |
| 1931 | 55 | #864 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 75 | #731 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 73 | #737 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 62 | #836 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 71 | #783 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 82 | #703 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 89 | #681 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 68 | #820 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 95 | #659 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 95 | #661 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 94 | #670 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 76 | #758 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 84 | #678 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 84 | #681 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 89 | #629 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 57 | #827 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 70 | #702 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 55 | #690 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 40 | #737 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 23 | #949 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 15 | #873 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 15 | #796 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 7 | #1,195 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 11 | #852 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 10 | #895 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 6 | #1,172 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 8 | #953 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 5 | #1,271 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 9 | #813 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 5 | #1,197 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 7 | #891 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 10 | #712 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,144 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 6 | #948 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 7 | #887 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 5 | #1,088 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 6 | #871 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Franklyn reached #486 in 1933. As a girl name, it reached #4,658 in 1932. 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 Franklyn
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.