Franklin Name Popularity

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How popular is Franklin?

Ranking 435th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Franklin is somewhat popular.

Currently in the top 500, this name has been part of the top 1000 most popular since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began record keeping.

Its highest popularity ranking of #33 was reached in 1933 with 5,363 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Franklin was 68 in 1897.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Franklin occurred roughly during the years 1896-1900, 1905-1920, and 1929-1933, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1936-1939, 1963-1967, and 1969-1972.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

How popular will Franklin be?

For a number of years, the name Franklin has remained mostly unchanged in popularity. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Franklin for their newborn has risen.

The name Franklin still has a solid footing and has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

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		Franklin (Girl)		Franklin (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		8	11,700	690	435
2017		7	13,131	704	439
2016		< 5	--	742	423
2015		< 5	--	689	444
2014		5	17,377	658	450
2013		< 5	--	550	495
2012		< 5	--	494	528
2011		5	17,652	519	502
2010		< 5	--	510	505
2009		< 5	--	510	530
2008		< 5	--	589	469
2007		< 5	--	578	469
2006		< 5	--	621	438
2005		< 5	--	567	451
2004		5	16,967	507	489
2003		< 5	--	539	466
2002		< 5	--	507	470
2001		< 5	--	533	451
2000		< 5	--	530	448
1999		< 5	--	573	411
1998		< 5	--	636	389
1997		< 5	--	588	400
1996		< 5	--	694	351
1995		< 5	--	662	363
1994		5	14,160	702	350
1993		6	12,294	703	345
1992		5	13,998	849	310
1991		< 5	--	860	298
1990		9	8,714	850	299
1989		7	10,049	898	277
1988		9	7,912	831	280
1987		9	7,563	808	270
1986		9	7,313	786	272
1985		8	7,800	812	264
1984		9	6,977	795	263
1983		< 5	--	739	278
1982		9	7,055	858	258
1981		< 5	--	815	268
1980		11	6,037	878	253
1979		5	10,692	858	248
1978		11	5,678	836	248
1977		12	5,299	866	240
1976		8	6,812	804	247
1975		5	9,524	864	238
1974		5	9,195	914	229
1973		10	5,297	945	227
1972		9	5,620	928	231
1971		< 5	--	1,126	209
1970		7	6,554	1,220	208
1969		7	6,156	1,223	204
1968		13	3,854	1,183	198
1967		9	4,723	1,198	194
1966		11	4,036	1,302	188
1965		11	4,026	1,370	185
1964		12	3,945	1,501	187
1963		12	3,865	1,521	195
1962		6	6,094	1,528	199
1961		6	6,058	1,525	195
1960		11	3,993	1,534	195
1959		7	5,207	1,556	190
1958		9	4,289	1,585	182
1957		13	3,368	1,693	179
1956		13	3,400	1,786	167
1955		6	5,409	1,767	162
1954		8	4,394	1,819	157
1953		5	5,959	1,763	158
1952		7	4,622	1,721	159
1951		7	4,518	1,693	152
1950		8	4,074	1,625	153
1949		6	4,874	1,623	155
1948		5	5,517	1,550	159
1947		10	3,537	1,770	152
1946		12	2,934	1,721	141
1945		11	2,796	1,894	119
1944		5	4,801	1,816	121
1943		10	3,115	1,970	119
1942		10	3,059	2,365	103
1941		12	2,579	2,204	98
1940		11	2,623	2,392	87
1939		11	2,645	1,856	106
1938		15	2,150	2,020	100
1937		17	1,949	2,514	77
1936		19	1,756	2,940	64
1935		17	1,951	2,609	71
1934		17	1,947	4,154	46
1933		24	1,524	5,363	33
1932		9	3,132	2,754	66
1931		< 5	--	1,090	147
1930		9	3,153	1,078	149
1929		11	2,801	1,060	148
1928		12	2,671	1,104	146
1927		13	2,607	1,183	144
1926		7	4,027	1,201	142
1925		7	4,165	1,295	134
1924		5	5,373	1,284	134
1923		6	4,598	1,264	132
1922		10	3,234	1,317	126
1921		9	3,510	1,350	126
1920		7	4,136	1,451	119
1919		10	3,088	1,206	129
1918		5	5,098	1,275	129
1917		7	3,860	1,194	124
1916		< 5	--	1,073	130
1915		< 5	--	1,001	132
1914		5	3,845	770	134
1913		< 5	--	593	132
1912		< 5	--	497	129
1911		< 5	--	220	152
1910		< 5	--	176	170
1909		< 5	--	168	150
1908		< 5	--	133	171
1907		< 5	--	122	177
1906		< 5	--	125	156
1905		< 5	--	98	187
1904		< 5	--	108	169
1903		< 5	--	116	155
1902		< 5	--	97	176
1901		< 5	--	92	163
1900		< 5	--	137	151
1899		< 5	--	116	138
1898		< 5	--	112	152
1897		< 5	--	68	208
1896		< 5	--	96	167
1895		< 5	--	103	150
1894		< 5	--	84	180
1893		< 5	--	99	150
1892		< 5	--	109	147
1891		< 5	--	109	125
1890		< 5	--	90	157
1889		< 5	--	100	148
1888		< 5	--	129	123
1887		< 5	--	89	143
1886		< 5	--	127	117
1885		< 5	--	117	118
1884		< 5	--	93	147
1883		< 5	--	94	131
1882		< 5	--	112	125
1881		< 5	--	117	107
1880		< 5	--	120	112

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.