Recorded 1987–2006 Girls' name Peak 1993 77 births

Baneza — girls' name

77 babies named Baneza in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s552000s17
1990s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Baneza was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

11 babies were named Baneza in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Baneza

The Social Security Administration has registered 77 babies named Baneza between 1987 and 2006, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Baneza currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Baneza performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 55 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Baneza shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Baneza 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 77 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.

Baneza at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

77

Since 1987

20 years of records

Peak year

1993

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1987

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2006

Baneza popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1987

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1993)
11
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4681012 20062004200219991996199519941993199219901987 5

Baneza by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
55 births that decade — 71% of Baneza's all-time total
1980s51990s552000s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Baneza?
77 babies have been named Baneza since 1987. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1993 with 11 births.
When was Baneza most popular?
Baneza was most popular in the 1990s decade with 55 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Baneza been used?
Baneza has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 20 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Baneza?
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.

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, 1987–2006 (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.