Franklin

Franklin

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

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 1955 and has been recorded in 59 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1970 with 59 babies (rank #260 that year). It was not in the 2017 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.

1,045

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1955	16	#390
1956	21	#347
1957	32	#280
1958	26	#326
1959	24	#342
1960	31	#308
1961	25	#353
1962	23	#380
1963	39	#292
1964	24	#381
1965	21	#409
1966	22	#404
1967	42	#299
1968	40	#299
1969	44	#297
1970	59	#260
1971	33	#349
1972	38	#312
1973	20	#430
1974	18	#454
1975	34	#321
1976	15	#496
1977	12	#544
1978	12	#570
1979	11	#593
1980	18	#486
1981	19	#471
1982	15	#534
1983	19	#465
1984	11	#622
1985	13	#591
1986	14	#579
1987	12	#623
1988	14	#607
1989	17	#557
1990	13	#645
1991	21	#535
1992	13	#650
1993	9	#749
1994	15	#627
1995	12	#683
1996	15	#626
1997	19	#573
1998	16	#614
1999	12	#700
2000	6	#934
2001	6	#943
2002	15	#639
2003	6	#929
2004	4	#1,077
2005	6	#917
2006	6	#906
2007	2	#1,272
2008	2	#1,248
2009	3	#1,127
2010	3	#1,101
2011	3	#1,035
2013	2	#1,158
2015	2	#73

Year

Babies

Rank

1955

#390

1956

#347

1957

#280

1958

#326

1959

#342

1960

#308

1961

#353

1962

#380

1963

#292

1964

#381

1965

#409

1966

#404

1967

#299

1968

#299

1969

#297

1970

#260

1971

#349

1972

#312

1973

#430

1974

#454

1975

#321

1976

#496

1977

#544

1978

#570

1979

#593

1980

#486

1981

#471

1982

#534

1983

#465

1984

#622

1985

#591

1986

#579

1987

#623

1988

#607

1989

#557

1990

#645

1991

#535

1992

#650

1993

#749

1994

#627

1995

#683

1996

#626

1997

#573

1998

#614

1999

#700

2000

#934

2001

#943

2002

#639

2003

#929

2004

#1,077

2005

#917

2006

#906

2007

#1,272

2008

#1,248

2009

#1,127

2010

#1,101

2011

#1,035

2013

#1,158

2015

#73

Meaning

Numerology of Franklin

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Franklin

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Year-by-Year Detail