Franklin

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Franklin

Gender: Masculine
Language: English
Etymology:
The Franks were a Germanic tribe in Western Europe who's name meant “free.” Their name gave rise to the word and surname Franklin, or “freeman.” The Franks eventually settled in what is now called France.

History:
Franklin was a surname, but it began to be bestowed as a first name in honor of Benjamin Franklin.

Pronunciation: frank-linn.

Diminutives:
English: Frank, Frankie.

Alternates: Franklyn.

Famous Bearers:
Educators, Scholars, and Social Workers:
Franklin Buchanan (1800-1874)
First superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy.
Franklin H. Giddings (1855-1931)
American sociologist.

Miscellaneous:
Franklin Pierce Adams (1881-1960)
American journalist.

Places:
Franklin
An American state from 1785 to 1790.

Political Figures:
Franklin Pierce (1804-1869)
14th President of the United States.
Franklin K. Lane (1864-1921)
American Secretary of the Interior from 1913 to 1920.
Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945)
32nd President of the United States.

Scientists:
Franklin Hiram King (1848-1911)
American agricultural scientist. Invented the cylindrical silo.
Franklin W. Stahl (1929-)
American geneticist.

Singers and Entertainers:
Franklin Schaffner (1920-1989)
American filmmaker and television director.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.077 % named Franklin

Popularity of Franklin:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1850: 74th most popular.
1875: 36th most popular.
1900-1910: 167th most popular.
1910-1920: 137th most popular.
1920-1930: 137th most popular.
1930-1940: 75th most popular.
1940-1950: 127th most popular.
1950-1960: 160th most popular.
1960-1970: 194th most popular.
1970-1980: 249th most popular.
1980-1990: 278th most popular.
1990: 310st most popular.
1991: 307th most popular.
1992: 317th most popular.
1993: 350th most popular.
1994: 358th most popular.
1995: 363rd most popular.
1996: 353rd most popular.
1997: 399th most popular.
1998: 392nd most popular.
1999: 413th most popular.
2000: 456th most popular.
2001: 455th most popular.
2002: 469th most popular.
2003: 470th most popular.