Total births
217
Girls' name · since 1990
Bana
217 babies named Bana in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12606
- among girls today
- 217
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 29%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Bana is the #12606 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 217 recorded since 1990.
Bana has 217 recorded births among girls since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12606 as of the latest data, more common than 29% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #12606 among girls today
- 217 born since 1990
- 2010s peak decade
- 29% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Bana is currently the #12606 girls' name in America, more common than 29% of girls - 217 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12606
- among girls today
- 217
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 29%
- more common than other girls
Bana vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#12606
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 29% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
48% of everyone ever named Bana was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
18 babies were named Bana in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Bana compares
217 38th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Bana's all-time total is 43% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bana | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 217 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 48 | 19,840 |
Bana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bana splits its recorded history at 2014: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bana at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#12,606
Active since
1990
Bana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Bana by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Bana's strongest decade.
104 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Bana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
- 2000s 34
2000s
34 births
- 2010s
2010s
104 births
- 2020s
2020s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 104 births (48% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Bana? ▼
217 babies have been named Bana since 1990. It currently ranks #12606 among girls. The peak year was 2025 with 18 births.
When was Bana most popular? ▼
Bana was most popular in the 2010s decade with 104 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Bana been used? ▼
Bana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 36 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Bana? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Banesa, Banks, Banessa, Bani, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Bana's data
- Bana's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (104 total births) through the 2020s (61) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Bana
Nearby Names Like Bana
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Bana
Banesa Girl
514 births
Banks Girl
#2032 511 births
Banessa Girl
390 births
Bani Girl
#5700 294 births
Baneen Girl
144 births
Compare Bana side by side: Bana vs Banesa Bana vs Banks Bana vs Banessa
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1990–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Bana: #12606 Girls' Name - 217 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/bana. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bana draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.