Banks
#2,099 for girls in 2025, 89 births · #310 for boys in 2025, 1,099 births
Given to boys 92.7% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2025 · 1,099 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 6,459since 1883
Banks over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,099 | 89 | #310 | 1,099 |
| 2024 | #2,011 | 97 | #366 | 902 |
| 2023 | #2,314 | 79 | #348 | 941 |
| 2022 | #2,208 | 85 | #408 | 787 |
| 2021 | #2,251 | 82 | #504 | 582 |
| 2020 | #3,141 | 50 | #753 | 322 |
| 2019 | #5,612 | 22 | #913 | 241 |
| 2018 | #12,464 | 7 | #1,202 | 156 |
| 2017 | — | #1,488 | 113 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,389 | 126 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,538 | 106 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,670 | 92 | |
| 2013 | — | #2,278 | 56 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,983 | 71 | |
| 2011 | — | #2,317 | 55 | |
| 2010 | — | #2,511 | 49 | |
| 2009 | — | #2,702 | 45 | |
| 2008 | — | #3,921 | 26 | |
| 2007 | — | #4,996 | 18 | |
| 2006 | — | #3,083 | 35 | |
| 2005 | — | #3,615 | 26 | |
| 2004 | — | #6,520 | 11 | |
| 2003 | — | #5,558 | 13 | |
| 2002 | — | #6,088 | 11 | |
| 2001 | — | #4,890 | 15 | |
| 2000 | — | #4,573 | 16 | |
| 1999 | — | #6,042 | 10 | |
| 1998 | — | #7,560 | 7 | |
| 1997 | — | #8,110 | 6 | |
| 1996 | — | #6,496 | 8 | |
| 1995 | — | — | ||
| 1994 | — | — | ||
| 1993 | — | — | ||
| 1992 | — | — | ||
| 1991 | — | — | ||
| 1990 | — | #5,382 | 9 | |
| 1989 | — | — | ||
| 1988 | — | #6,426 | 6 | |
| 1987 | — | — | ||
| 1986 | — | #5,332 | 7 | |
| 1985 | — | — | ||
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| 1976 | — | — | ||
| 1975 | — | — | ||
| 1974 | — | #5,227 | 5 | |
| 1973 | — | — | ||
| 1972 | — | — | ||
| 1971 | — | — | ||
| 1970 | — | #4,724 | 5 | |
| 1969 | — | — | ||
| 1968 | — | — | ||
| 1967 | — | — | ||
| 1966 | — | #3,948 | 5 | |
| 1965 | — | — | ||
| 1964 | — | — | ||
| 1963 | — | — | ||
| 1962 | — | — | ||
| 1961 | — | #4,065 | 5 | |
| 1960 | — | #4,038 | 5 | |
| 1959 | — | — | ||
| 1958 | — | — | ||
| 1957 | — | #3,993 | 5 | |
| 1956 | — | #3,216 | 7 | |
| 1955 | — | #2,964 | 8 | |
| 1954 | — | #2,743 | 9 | |
| 1953 | — | — | ||
| 1952 | — | #2,514 | 10 | |
| 1951 | — | #2,662 | 9 | |
| 1950 | — | — | ||
| 1949 | — | #3,690 | 5 | |
| 1948 | — | #3,316 | 6 | |
| 1947 | — | #2,356 | 11 | |
| 1946 | — | #2,690 | 8 | |
| 1945 | — | — | ||
| 1944 | — | — | ||
| 1943 | — | #3,231 | 6 | |
| 1942 | — | #2,712 | 8 | |
| 1941 | — | #2,656 | 8 | |
| 1940 | — | #2,671 | 8 | |
| 1939 | — | #2,288 | 10 | |
| 1938 | — | #2,646 | 8 | |
| 1937 | — | #2,479 | 9 | |
| 1936 | — | #2,854 | 7 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,951 | 7 | |
| 1934 | — | #2,393 | 10 | |
| 1933 | — | #3,004 | 7 | |
| 1932 | — | #2,465 | 10 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,651 | 9 | |
| 1930 | — | #2,609 | 10 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,199 | 13 | |
| 1928 | — | #2,048 | 15 | |
| 1927 | — | #2,034 | 16 | |
| 1926 | — | #2,725 | 10 | |
| 1925 | — | #2,313 | 13 | |
| 1924 | — | #2,641 | 11 | |
| 1923 | — | #2,446 | 12 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,644 | 22 | |
| 1921 | — | #2,376 | 13 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,642 | 22 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,811 | 18 | |
| 1918 | — | #2,165 | 14 | |
| 1917 | — | #2,423 | 11 | |
| 1916 | — | #2,259 | 12 | |
| 1915 | — | #2,621 | 9 | |
| 1914 | — | #2,457 | 8 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,945 | 9 | |
| 1912 | — | #2,269 | 6 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,537 | 6 | |
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | — | #1,155 | 7 | |
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | #1,002 | 7 | |
| 1904 | — | — | ||
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| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | #963 | 5 | |
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | #679 | 8 | |
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | #892 | 5 | |
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Banks! It came in at #892, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1883–1886, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Banks is popular in 2020
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Nebraska#271 · 1 in 975
- Utah#314 · 1 in 1,205
- South Carolina#336 · 1 in 1,429
- Kansas#357 · 1 in 1,524
- Georgia#369 · 1 in 1,734
Best ever in a state: #97 in South Dakota, 2023.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | #271 | 9 | 1 in 975 |
| Utah | #314 | 16 | 1 in 1,205 |
| South Carolina | #336 | 14 | 1 in 1,429 |
| Kansas | #357 | 9 | 1 in 1,524 |
| Georgia | #369 | 29 | 1 in 1,734 |
| North Carolina | #381 | 25 | 1 in 1,958 |
| Alabama | #383 | 12 | 1 in 1,814 |
| Iowa | #552 | 5 | 1 in 2,714 |
| Wisconsin | #554 | 8 | 1 in 2,993 |
| Tennessee | #568 | 11 | 1 in 3,098 |
| Louisiana | #570 | 8 | 1 in 2,696 |
| Oregon | #585 | 5 | 1 in 3,096 |
| Colorado | #608 | 8 | 1 in 3,138 |
| Kentucky | #653 | 5 | 1 in 3,926 |
| Washington | #768 | 7 | 1 in 4,738 |
| California | #770 | 31 | 1 in 6,117 |
| Virginia | #815 | 7 | 1 in 5,523 |
| Arizona | #877 | 5 | 1 in 6,392 |
| Ohio | #914 | 8 | 1 in 6,811 |
| Texas | #934 | 23 | 1 in 7,359 |
| Illinois | #1,031 | 7 | 1 in 7,806 |
| Florida | #1,046 | 11 | 1 in 8,201 |
| Pennsylvania | #1,201 | 5 | 1 in 10,799 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Indiana | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Maryland | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Michigan | — | — | — |
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| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Jersey | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| New York | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Oklahoma | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Banks
- 56 spots since 2024 (#366 → #310)
- 443 spots since 2020 (#753 → #310)
- 1,228 spots since 2015 (#1,538 → #310)
- Biggest jump: 289 spots in 2019 (#1,202 → #913)
- Biggest drop: 18 spots in 2024 (#348 → #366)
- Debuted 1883
- Peaked 2025 at #310 (1,099 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 10 yrs · run 2019–2025
- Highest: 1 in 1,554 boys born in 2025 were named Banks (0.06%)
- 71.7% of all boys named Banks (4,633) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 13 | #679 (1887) | #786 |
| 1890s | 5 | #963 (1891) | #963 |
| 1900s | 14 | #1,002 (1905) | #1,079 |
| 1910s | 93 | #1,537 (1911) | #2,165 |
| 1920s | 147 | #1,642 (1920) | #2,207 |
| 1930s | 87 | #2,288 (1939) | #2,634 |
| 1940s | 60 | #2,356 (1947) | #2,915 |
| 1950s | 48 | #2,514 (1952) | #3,015 |
| 1960s | 15 | #3,948 (1966) | #4,017 |
| 1970s | 10 | #4,724 (1970) | #4,976 |
| 1980s | 13 | #5,332 (1986) | #5,879 |
| 1990s | 40 | #5,382 (1990) | #6,718 |
| 2000s | 216 | #2,702 (2009) | #4,595 |
| 2010s | 1,065 | #913 (2019) | #1,729 |
| 2020s | 4,633 | #310 (2025) | #448 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Banks in 2020
Top girls' names in 2020
Top boys' names in 2020
More about 2020
girls
1,616,549 girls got a published name in 2020; 1 in 32,331 of them was named Banks, which outranked 82.1% of the 17,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,091Yadira51
- #3,091Zayah51
- #3,091Zenaida51
- #3,141Banks50
- #3,141Adaly50
- #3,141Adelyne50
- #3,141Alizay50
- #3,179Adamaris49
- #3,179Aiden49
- #3,179Aly49
Tied with 37 names at #3,141; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,726,076 boys got a published name in 2020; 1 in 5,360 of them was named Banks, which outranked 94.6% of the 14,060 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- ↓ 380Vivaan#875 → #1,255
- ↓ 282Alexzander#890 → #1,172
- ↓ 268Reyansh#806 → #1,074
- ↓ 266Javion#949 → #1,215
- ↓ 224Kenny#862 → #1,086
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.