Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Franklin

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Franklin
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1933

Peak rank proxy

5,363

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Silent Generation

1880Peak 19332024

Peak year

1933

Decline from peak

84.3%

2024

840

All-time

140,810

Franklin has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1933, when 5,363 boys were named Franklin.

In 2024, only 840 boys were given the name.

Down 84.3% from its peak.

All told, about 140,810 Americans have been named Franklin and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationSilent Generation

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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