Girls' name · since 1987
Baneza
Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 77 babies named Baneza, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #30,004 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 77
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
77 girls have been named Baneza since 1987, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Baneza has been recorded 77 times among girls since 1987, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2006.
- #30,004 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 77 born since 1987
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Baneza ranks #30,004 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 77 born since 1987, peaking in the 1990s.
- #30,004 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 77
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Baneza's 77 recorded births place it above 58.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Baneza's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Baneza splits its recorded history at 1995: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1987 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Baneza popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2006
- Peak year (1993)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2006.
77 total births across 20 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1993 with 11 births in a single year.
Baneza by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (55 births, 71% of the file).
1990s was Baneza's strongest decade.
55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Baneza births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
55 births
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 55 births (71% of all-time use).
Baneza decade highlights
- Peak decade 55 births
- Runner-up 17 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Baneza's data
- Baneza's decade-level peak was the 1990s (55 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Baneza: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~19 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1987–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Baneza 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 August 2026.
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