US rank #5677 Girls' name Peak 2024 270 births

Bani — #5677 US girls' name

270 babies named Bani in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s502010s1302020s85
#5677
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 68% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Bani was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

22 babies were named Bani in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bani

The Social Security Administration has registered 270 babies named Bani between 1991 and 2024, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bani currently holds the #5677 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bani performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 130 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Bani shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 60 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Bani in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bani 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 270 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.

Bani at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

270

Since 1991

34 years of records

Peak year

2024

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,677

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1991

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2024

Bani popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1991

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
22
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
0510152025 20242021201820152012200920061991 5

Bani by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
130 births that decade — 48% of Bani's all-time total
1990s52000s502010s1302020s85

Bani by state

Where Bani concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Bani
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
60 22.2%
#2 New York
5 1.9%
California share of Bani's total US births 22.2%
Even split

60 of 270 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bani?
270 babies have been named Bani since 1991. It currently ranks #5677 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 22 births.
When was Bani most popular?
Bani was most popular in the 2010s decade with 130 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Bani most popular?
The top states for the name Bani are California (60 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Bani been used?
Bani has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 34 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Bani?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Banesa, Banks, Banessa, 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, 1991–2024 (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.