Meaning and history
From an English surname derived from Middle English frankelin, meaning “freeman,” Franklin became a given name in the United States in honor of Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), the American statesman, inventor, scientist, and philosopher, and it was further popularized during the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945).
20062006: 622 births, rank #438
2007: 580 births, rank #469
2008: 589 births, rank #469
2009: 511 births, rank #529
2010: 510 births, rank #505
20112011: 520 births, rank #499
2012: 495 births, rank #529
2013: 551 births, rank #497
2014: 664 births, rank #449
2015: 690 births, rank #444
20162016: 745 births, rank #423
2017: 710 births, rank #437
2018: 693 births, rank #436
2019: 739 births, rank #422
2020: 718 births, rank #414
20212021: 801 births, rank #395
2022: 788 births, rank #407
2023: 784 births, rank #408
2024: 841 births, rank #388
20252025: 909 births, rank #359
Franklin rose from #388 to #359 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 1933, with 5,363 births.