Franklin

English
"free landholder"

Franklin Origin and Meaning

The name Franklin is a boy's name of English origin meaning "free landholder".

A doubly Presidential name, via Pierce and Roosevelt, Franklin was given an initial boost via the fame of Benjamin Franklin. It also has a literary tie to the main character of the Wilkie Collins classic The Moonstone.

Franklin was a Top 100 name at the peak of the FDR period. But will Franklin get a boost from the pro-Fran-name feeling evidenced since the ascension of Pope Francis? Time will tell.

# 410 in the US

Franklin Rank in US Top 1000

# 565 on Nameberry

Franklin Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Franklin Popularity

Famous People Named Franklin

  • Franklin Pierce
    14th U.S. president
  • Franklin Delano Roosevelt
    31st U.S. president
  • (William) Franklin Graham III
    American evangelist; son of preacher William Franklin "Billy" Graham
  • Franklin Nathaniel "Frankie" Jonas
    American actor and singer, younger brother of The Jonas Brothers
  • Franklin James Shaffner
    American film director
  • Franklin Pangborn
    American character actor
  • Franklin Wayne Sinatra
    son of singer Frank Sinatra
  • John Franklin Enders
    winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
  • Benjamin Franklin
    a founding father of the United States
  • Aretha Franklin
    American R&B singer
  • Franklin (b. 2019)
    son of Kaitlin Doubleday

Franklin in Pop Culture

  • Dr. Franklin Storm
    character in Marvel Universe
  • Franklin Benjamin Richards
    character in Marvel Universe
  • Franklin "Foggy" Nelson
    character in Marvel Universe
  • Franklin the Turtle
    children's book and TV series
  • Franklin Armstrong
    character in the Peanuts series by Charles Schultz
  • Franklin Aloysius Mumford
    character on TV's "My Wife and Kids"
  • Franklin Blake
    character in "The Moonstone" by Wilkie Collins
  • Franklin John "Frank" Rock aka Sgt. Rock
    character in DC comics
  • Franklin Clay
    character in DC comics
  • Franklin Clinton
    character in video game "Grand Theft Auto 5"
  • Franklin Plaskett
    character in film "We Need to Talk About Kevin"
  • Franklin Mott
    vampire on TV's "True Blood"
  • Franklin
    character on TV's "Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything"
  • Franklin Delano Bluth
    a puppet on TV's Arrested Development
  • "Franklin & Bash
    " TV series featuring lawyer Jared Franklin
  • Franklin
    character in Monica's Gang comics
  • Roosevelt Franklin
    former "Sesame Street" Muppet
  • "Franklin
    " song by Paramore
  • Franklin
    Tennessee, USA