Franklyn
Franklyn is both a surname and given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Franklyn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Franklyn is both a surname and given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Franklyn
Franklyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1885, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1933, when 133 Franklyns were born — ranking #486 that year. As of 2026, Franklyn ranks #7,086 for baby boys with 10 births, falling sharply (-44%). In total, more than 6K Franklyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Franklyn
Franklyn is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1885 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Franklyn's peak popularity came in 1933 when it ranked #486. Use the chart and map above to compare Franklyn's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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