Recorded 1981–2014 Girls' name Peak 1996 514 births

Banesa — girls' name

514 babies named Banesa in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s881990s2372000s1762010s13
1990s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Banesa was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

35 babies were named Banesa in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Banesa

The Social Security Administration has registered 514 babies named Banesa between 1981 and 2014, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Banesa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Banesa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 237 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Banesa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 125 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Banesa in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Banesa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 514 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Banesa at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

514

Since 1981

34 years of records

Peak year

1996

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1981

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2014

Banesa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1981

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1996)
35
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
010203040 201420072003199919951991198619821981 7

Banesa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
237 births that decade — 46% of Banesa's all-time total
1980s881990s2372000s1762010s13

Banesa by state

Where Banesa concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Banesa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
125 24.3%
#2 Texas
47 9.1%
#3 Georgia
5 1.0%
California share of Banesa's total US births 24.3%
Even split

125 of 514 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Banesa?
514 babies have been named Banesa since 1981. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1996 with 35 births.
When was Banesa most popular?
Banesa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 237 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Banesa most popular?
The top states for the name Banesa are California (125 births), Texas (47 births), Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Banesa been used?
Banesa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 34 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Banesa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Banks, Banessa, Bani, Bana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1981–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.