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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 171 babies (rank #291 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

1,175

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

171

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	20	#768
1997	17	#885
1998	18	#863
1999	32	#577
2000	27	#677
2001	31	#606
2002	21	#852
2003	20	#952
2004	27	#795
2005	33	#752
2006	27	#894
2007	37	#747
2008	36	#793
2009	38	#770
2010	51	#637
2011	85	#446
2012	88	#450
2013	121	#342
2014	139	#329
2015	136	#343
2016	171	#291

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#768

1997

#885

1998

#863

1999

#577

2000

#677

2001

#606

2002

#852

2003

#952

2004

#795

2005

#752

2006

#894

2007

#747

2008

#793

2009

#770

2010

#637

2011

#446

2012

#450

2013

121

#342

2014

139

#329

2015

136

#343

2016

171

#291

Meaning

Numerology of Franklin

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Franklin

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