Franklin

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Franklin is a masculine English given name. It is of English coming from the medieval English Frankeleyn, coming from the Anglo-Norman fraunclein. Its meaning is landowner of free but not noble origin.

From Wikipedia

Franklin first appears in the data in 2014 and has been recorded in 4 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2017 with 8 babies (rank #205 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Franklin

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Franklin yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

4Destiny numberThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Franklin

Franklin Delano Rooseveltstatesperson · b. 1882
Franklin Piercestatesperson · b. 1804
Franklin J. Schaffnertrade unionist · b. 1921
Franklin Chang-Díazphysicist · b. 1950

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
2014	5	#278
2015	2	#589
2016	4	#350
2017	8	#205