Today, Franklyn is a less common but recognizable name in U.S. records (ranked #4,536) with about 32 babies named Franklyn each year. But it wasn't always this way. At its height in 1933, Franklyn reached #486 nationally — 133 babies received it that single year. Its strongest stretch was the 1930s. Franklyn's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 6,161 babies have been registered as Franklyn since 1880.