Boy name Old English origin

Franklin

FRANK-lin · 8 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Free landholder
Language
Old English
Culture
English
Style era
modern
Themes
classic · regal
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#385
2024 births840
Peak year1933
First appeared1880
Total US births140,810
1933 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
FrankFranky
Alternate spellings
Franklyn
In other languages
Franklin

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