Over the past 110 years, 5 girls and 130 644 boys have been named Franklin. The name Franklin ranks 18715th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Franklin in 1935. The peak of popularity of the name Franklin came in the 1930s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.