Banyan vs Banks

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

Name A

Banyan

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Name B

Banks

Boy name · Rank #366

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Banyan Banks
2014 13 92
2015 26 106
2016 23 126
2017 14 113
2018 15 156
2019 22 240
2020 19 322
2021 18 582
2022 10 787
2023 8 941
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, 1996–2023.

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