Franklyn
Meaning
“An English spelling variant of Franklin, from Middle English frankelin, a free landholder; attested since the 1100s.”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Franklyn has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
662 people · the #11,006 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 333,333 · median age 27
Among people named Franklyn living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Franklyn
People given the name Franklyn in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1950 to 2009. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Franklyn deep dive
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