Masculine dossier · first seen 1885
Franklyn
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1933
Peak era
1933
Peak births
133
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Silent Generation
Quick answers about Franklyn
How many people are named Franklyn?
An estimated 3,041 living Americans are named Franklyn.
How rare is Franklyn?
Franklyn is very rare among babies today, with 23 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 82.7% from its 1933 peak.
How old is the typical Franklyn?
The median age of a living American named Franklyn is approximately 42 years, with most bearers falling between 26 and 63 years old.
Is Franklyn still popular?
Not especially. Franklyn has been declining since its 1933 peak and registered 23 births in 2025.
Where is Franklyn most common?
Franklyn has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 6.2× more often than the national baseline.
1885Peak 19332025
Peak year
1933
Decline from peak
82.7%
2025
23
All-time
6,097
Where it lives now
Franklyn is most concentrated in New York — about 5.3× the national rate in the 2000s.
States where Franklyn is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.