How Many People Are Named Benjamin Franklin?

There are approximately 295 people named Benjamin Franklin living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,161,879 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Benjamin with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Franklin. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.

Estimated People with This Name

295

1 in 1,161,879 Americans

Combination Rarity

Uncommon

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Benjamin

Last Name

Franklin

Benjamin: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Benjamin. The peak year was 1989 with 15,788 births. The average person named Benjamin today is 31 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the Franklin Surname

Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Franklin, from the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau.

White

54.38%

Black

38.76%

Hispanic

2.70%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.54%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.83%

Two or More Races

2.78%

How we calculated this

The first name "Benjamin" has an estimated frequency of 0.210% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Franklin" appears at a rate of 40.89 per 100,000 people in the 2010 U.S. Census.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 295 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Benjamin

Benjamin Smith Benjamin Johnson Benjamin Williams Benjamin Brown Benjamin Jones Benjamin Garcia Benjamin Harrison

Other people with the surname Franklin