Unisex name · since 1883
Banks
Banks has 6,459 recorded births since 1883 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,530 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #310 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,459
- born since 1883
- 2020s
- peak decade
6,459 babies have been named Banks since 1883, making it today's #310 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Banks recorded 6,459 times among boys since 1883, holding rank #310 nationally today, ahead of 98% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1883 to 2025.
- #1,530 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #310 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 6,459 born since 1883
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Banks ranks #1,530 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #310 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 6,459 born since 1883, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,530 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #310 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,459
- born since 1883
- 2020s
- peak decade
Banks's 6,459 recorded births place it above 96.63% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
41 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
How Banks compares
6,459 Top 11% higher than 89% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Banks's all-time total is 18x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Banks | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,459 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,099 | 34 | 22,252 |
Banks's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Banks's full recorded timeline at 1952, 93% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 7% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1883, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 1,099 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Banks popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 1,099
- Annual births at peak, across 143 years of records
Banks popularity over time - girls
511 total births recorded since 2018 (Banks as girls' name)
Banks by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (4,633 births, 72% of the file).
2020s was Banks's strongest decade.
4,633 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Banks births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 13
1880s
13 births
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 14
1900s
14 births
- 1910s 93
1910s
93 births
- 1920s 147
1920s
147 births
- 1930s 87
1930s
87 births
- 1940s 60
1940s
60 births
- 1950s 48
1950s
48 births
- 1960s 15
1960s
15 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s 40
1990s
40 births
- 2000s 216
2000s
216 births
- 2010s 1,065
2010s
1,065 births
- 2020s
2020s
4,633 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 4,633 births (72% of all-time use).
How Banks compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Banks's total volume
Banks by state
Where Banks concentrates geographically, total births since 1883
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 532 | 8.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 468 | 7.2% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 380 | 5.9% |
| #4 | California | | 334 | 5.2% |
| #5 | South Carolina | | 292 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Florida | | 260 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Utah | | 240 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 201 | 3.1% |
532 of 6,459 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Banks appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Banks's data
- North Carolina records the most Bankss (532 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Banks: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~142 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, 1883–2025 (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 Banks 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.