Franklin Boy

Popularity: #359 · Trend: ↗ Rising

Famous people named Franklin

Franklin D. Roosevelt served as the 32nd President of the United States during the Great Depression and World War II.

Franklin Pierce was the 14th President of the United States, serving from 1853 to 1857.

Franklin Graham is an American evangelist and missionary, known for his work with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.

Fictional characters named Franklin

Franklin is a character in the children's animated series 'Franklin,' which follows the adventures of a young turtle.

Franklin the Turtle appears in various children's books, teaching lessons about friendship and problem-solving.

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U.S. Historical Usage

The name Franklin was first seen in the United States in 1880. Franklin has ranked as high as #69 nationally, which occurred in 1933, and has been most popular in New York, Pennsylvania, California, North Carolina, and Ohio. In the past 5 years the name Franklin has been trending up compared to the previous 5 years.

Popularity Over Time (National)

Top States for Franklin (2024)

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 1912 1911 1910

State	Births	Share
CA	62	8%
TX	52	7%
OH	44	6%
IL	43	6%
MI	39	5%
NY	39	5%
MN	36	5%
FL	30	4%
PA	29	4%
WI	29	4%
NC	28	4%
GA	27	4%
MO	26	3%
IN	25	3%
WA	25	3%

Popularity Over Time (National) — Table

Year	Births
1880	120
1881	117
1882	112
1883	94
1884	93
1885	117
1886	127
1887	89
1888	129
1889	100
1890	90
1891	109
1892	109
1893	99
1894	84
1895	103
1896	96
1897	68
1898	112
1899	116
1900	137
1901	92
1902	97
1903	116
1904	108
1905	98
1906	125
1907	122
1908	133
1909	168
1910	176
1911	220
1912	497
1913	593
1914	770
1915	1,001
1916	1,073
1917	1,194
1918	1,275
1919	1,206
1920	1,451
1921	1,350
1922	1,317
1923	1,264
1924	1,284
1925	1,294
1926	1,202
1927	1,183
1928	1,103
1929	1,061
1930	1,078
1931	1,089
1932	2,754
1933	5,363
1934	4,155
1935	2,611
1936	2,939
1937	2,514
1938	2,021
1939	1,856
1940	2,391
1941	2,205
1942	2,365
1943	1,973
1944	1,817
1945	1,895
1946	1,721
1947	1,772
1948	1,551
1949	1,621
1950	1,625
1951	1,695
1952	1,722
1953	1,761
1954	1,822
1955	1,764
1956	1,793
1957	1,688
1958	1,587
1959	1,555
1960	1,535
1961	1,526
1962	1,530
1963	1,521
1964	1,500
1965	1,368
1966	1,304
1967	1,200
1968	1,182
1969	1,224
1970	1,220
1971	1,126
1972	928
1973	944
1974	913
1975	864
1976	804
1977	860
1978	837
1979	858
1980	879
1981	814
1982	857
1983	742
1984	796
1985	812
1986	786
1987	808
1988	831
1989	898
1990	852
1991	860
1992	849
1993	704
1994	702
1995	662
1996	694
1997	590
1998	636
1999	573
2000	530
2001	533
2002	507
2003	539
2004	507
2005	567
2006	622
2007	580
2008	589
2009	511
2010	510
2011	520
2012	495
2013	550
2014	663
2015	690
2016	745
2017	710
2018	693
2019	739
2020	716
2021	801
2022	787
2023	780
2024	840