How Many People Are Named Franklin?
An estimated 80,054 people in the United States have the first name Franklin. It is predominantly male (99.5%). The average bearer is 53 years old, and Franklin peaked in popularity in 1933 with 5,387 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Franklin as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Franklin paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Franklin is overwhelmingly male, 778 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
80,054
About 1 in 4,282 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.5% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1933
5,387 births
Total Registered
141,588
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Franklin
Franklin is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 141,588 total births registered, 99.5% were male.
Franklin as a male name
Ranked #385 in 2024
840 male births in 2024
Peak: 1933 (5,363 births)
Franklin as a female name
Ranked #8,080 in 2024
13 female births in 2024
Peak: 1933 (24 births)
Franklin: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Franklin span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 26,518 babies were registered. Franklin has declined significantly from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Franklin by Decade
How has Franklin tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,098 | 1,098 | 0 | |
| 1890s | 986 | 986 | 0 | |
| 1900s | 1,196 | 1,196 | 0 | |
| 1910s | 8,032 | 8,005 | 27 | |
| 1920s | 12,596 | 12,509 | 87 | |
| 1930s | 26,518 | 26,380 | 138 | |
| 1940s | 19,403 | 19,311 | 92 | |
| 1950s | 17,096 | 17,012 | 84 | |
| 1960s | 13,988 | 13,890 | 98 | |
| 1970s | 9,426 | 9,354 | 72 | |
| 1980s | 8,294 | 8,223 | 71 | |
| 1990s | 7,147 | 7,122 | 25 | |
| 2000s | 5,490 | 5,485 | 5 | |
| 2010s | 6,351 | 6,315 | 36 | |
| 2020s | 3,967 | 3,924 | 43 | |
Franklin by State
Birth registrations for Franklin span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Pennsylvania, California. The lowest are in Wyoming, Rhode Island, Vermont. On average, about 2,636 Franklins were registered per state.
Franklin + Last Name Combinations
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Franklin: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Franklin?
We estimate approximately 80,054 people named Franklin are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 4,282 Americans share this first name.
Is Franklin a common name?
Franklin is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 141,588 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Franklin most popular?
Franklin reached peak popularity in 1933, when 5,387 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Franklin is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Franklin a male name?
Franklin is predominantly male. 99.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Franklin Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Franklin Smith, Franklin Johnson, Franklin Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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