Franklin
Pronounced F R AE1 NG K L IH0 N (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1933
- 145 years in use
- 2 spellings
How popular is Franklin?
Franklin is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 147,841 children — the 237th most common boys' name on record.
It peaked in 1933, went quiet for most of a century, and is climbing again. Its best single year was 1933, when 5,496 children were given it.
Two other spellings are counted in that total — Franklyn and Francklin — because they are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Franklin and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Franklyn
- Francklin
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- F R AE1 NG K L IH0 N
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Franklin
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Franklin
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Franklin?
- Franklin ranks 237th among boys' names in US records, with 147,841 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 7,745.
- Is Franklin a unisex name?
- No. Franklin is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Franklin most popular?
- 1933, when 5,496 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Franklin spelled?
- Franklyn, Francklin. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.