Franklin Schaffner
There are approximately 1 people named Franklin Schaffner living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Franklin with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Schaffner. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Franklin
80K
Alive today
Named Schaffner
4.4K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 80K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1933
Average age: 53
Top Census group: White (57.8%)
Estimated bearers: 4.4K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #8,305
Per 100K: 1.28
Top ancestry: White (92.2%)
First name trend
Franklin: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Franklin. The peak year was 1933 with 5,387 births. The average person named Franklin today is 53 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Franklin
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Franklin, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 57.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Franklin described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Franklin at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White57.8% · 45,121
- Hispanic or Latino20.2% · 15,779
- Black or African American14.4% · 11,220
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.4% · 2,678
- Two or more races3.0% · 2,362
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 889
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Schaffner surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Schaffner, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 92.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Schaffner described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Schaffner at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White92.2% · 3,523
- Two or more races3.5% · 133
- Hispanic or Latino2.4% · 93
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.0% · 38
- Black or African American0.7% · 27
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 6
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Franklin has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0234% of the US population, based on 80,054 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Franklin right now.
The surname Schaffner appears at a rate of 1.28 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0013%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Franklin Schaffner. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Franklin
FAQ
Franklin Schaffner: questions and answers
How many people are named Franklin Schaffner?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Franklin Schaffner. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0234%) with the surname frequency (1.28 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Franklin Schaffner?
We classify Franklin Schaffner as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Franklin a male or female name?
Franklin is predominantly male. Out of 141,588 total SSA registrations, 99.5% were male and 0.5% were female. See the full Franklin profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many Americans are named Franklin Schaffner?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.