Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Franklyn

#1,519 most common boys' name of all time · #3,696 across all names · 98% male / 2% female · used 1885–2025

Rank among boys
#1,519
Rank overall
#3,696 of 105,966
First appeared
1885
Years on the list
131 of 146
All-time
6,196
Since 2016
322
Peak year
1933 #486
Best rank
#486 1933
Girls Boys peak 133/yr
1900192019401960198020002020

Franklyn first appears in 1885. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 11 23 34 #4,399
2024 7 12 19 #6,844
2023 5 17 22 #5,484
2022 9 25 34 #4,190
2021 5 24 29 #4,254
2020 7 28 35 #3,743
2019 14 26 40 #4,013
2018 12 33 45 #3,382
2017 9 23 32 #4,340
2016 9 23 32 #4,334
2015 6 23 29 #4,309
2014 — 20 20 #4,714
2013 — 20 20 #4,637
2012 — 31 31 #3,456
2011 — 24 24 #4,114
2010 — 45 45 #2,687
2009 — 30 30 #3,559
2008 — 54 54 #2,379
2007 — 40 40 #2,924
2006 — 44 44 #2,663
2005 — 40 40 #2,704
2004 — 38 38 #2,745
2003 — 35 35 #2,790
2002 — 32 32 #2,884
2001 — 39 39 #2,492
2000 — 39 39 #2,427
1999 — 42 42 #2,202
1998 — 52 52 #1,876
1997 — 54 54 #1,775
1996 — 39 39 #2,151
1995 — 50 50 #1,763
1994 — 49 49 #1,777
1993 — 49 49 #1,744
1992 — 43 43 #1,888
1991 — 58 58 #1,506
1990 — 64 64 #1,396
1989 — 74 74 #1,260
1988 — 54 54 #1,433
1987 — 56 56 #1,324
1986 — 38 38 #1,670
1985 — 35 35 #1,732
1984 — 47 47 #1,385
1983 — 46 46 #1,379
1982 — 36 36 #1,662
1981 — 40 40 #1,524
1980 — 36 36 #1,631
1979 — 32 32 #1,763
1978 — 35 35 #1,599
1977 — 35 35 #1,580
1976 — 40 40 #1,415
1975 — 26 26 #1,844
1974 — 33 33 #1,524
1973 — 37 37 #1,387
1972 — 39 39 #1,353
1971 — 38 38 #1,388
1970 — 50 50 #1,174
1969 — 61 61 #984
1968 — 43 43 #1,152
1967 — 38 38 #1,222
1966 — 40 40 #1,184
1965 — 48 48 #1,070
1964 — 45 45 #1,150
1963 — 48 48 #1,111
1962 — 45 45 #1,157
1961 — 45 45 #1,186
1960 — 49 49 #1,121
1959 — 46 46 #1,144
1958 — 53 53 #1,054
1957 — 54 54 #1,032
1956 — 64 64 #937
1955 — 69 69 #894
1954 — 66 66 #912
1953 — 54 54 #980
1952 — 53 53 #987
1951 — 54 54 #957
1950 — 58 58 #900
1949 — 72 72 #810
1948 — 71 71 #810
1947 — 66 66 #859
1946 — 52 52 #931
1945 — 77 77 #696
1944 — 44 44 #982
1943 — 67 67 #806
1942 — 91 91 #678
1941 — 66 66 #768
1940 — 80 80 #679
1939 — 77 77 #679
1938 — 73 73 #716
1937 — 72 72 #710
1936 — 77 77 #677
1935 — 95 95 #597
1934 — 84 84 #662
1933 — 133 133 #486
1932 5 78 83 #700
1931 — 55 55 #864
1930 — 75 75 #734
1929 — 73 73 #737
1928 — 62 62 #841
1927 — 71 71 #784
1926 — 82 82 #706
1925 — 89 89 #681
1924 — 68 68 #821
1923 — 95 95 #657
1922 — 95 95 #663
1921 — 94 94 #670
1920 — 76 76 #762
1919 — 84 84 #681
1918 — 84 84 #682
1917 — 89 89 #632
1916 — 57 57 #830
1915 — 70 70 #703
1914 — 55 55 #694
1913 — 40 40 #743
1912 — 23 23 #955
1911 — 15 15 #883
1910 — 15 15 #816
1909 — 7 7 #1,225
1908 — 11 11 #862
1907 — 10 10 #915
1906 — 6 6 #1,197
1905 — 8 8 #978
1904 — 5 5 #1,317
1903 — 9 9 #836
1902 — 5 5 #1,246
1901 — 7 7 #917
1898 — 10 10 #741
1894 — 5 5 #1,186
1893 — 6 6 #1,010
1892 — 7 7 #949
1888 — 5 5 #1,134
1885 — 6 6 #922