Banks vs Banyan

Side-by-side comparison of Banks and Banyan — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Banks

Boy name · Rank #366

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Banyan

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Metric Banks Banyan
Current Rank #366 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 5,356 363
Peak Year 2023 2011
Peak Year Births 941 26
Peak Decade 2020ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1883 1996

Births by Decade

Decade Banks Banyan
1880ss 13 —
1890ss 5 —
1900ss 14 —
1910ss 93 —
1920ss 147 —
1930ss 87 —
1940ss 60 —
1950ss 48 —
1960ss 15 —
1970ss 10 —
1980ss 13 —
1990ss 40 5
2000ss 216 103
2010ss 1,064 200
2020ss 3,531 55

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Banks Banyan
2014 92 13
2015 106 26
2016 126 23
2017 113 14
2018 156 15
2019 240 22
2020 322 19
2021 582 18
2022 787 10
2023 941 8
2024 899 —

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1883–2024.

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