Over the past 110 years, 130 644 boys and 5 girls have been named Franklin. The name Franklin ranks 237th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Franklin in 1910. The peak of popularity of the name Franklin came in the 1930s and 1940s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.