US rank #4273 Boys' name Peak 2024 145 births

Bankston — #4273 US boys' name

145 babies named Bankston in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s102010s502020s85
#4273
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 70% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Bankston was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

25 babies were named Bankston in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bankston

The Social Security Administration has registered 145 babies named Bankston between 2002 and 2024, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bankston currently holds the #4273 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bankston performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 85 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Bankston shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Bankston in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bankston 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 145 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.

Bankston at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

145

Since 2002

23 years of records

Peak year

2024

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#4,273

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2002

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2024

Bankston popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2002

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
25
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
051015202530 2024202220202018201620132002 5

Bankston by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
85 births that decade — 59% of Bankston's all-time total
2000s102010s502020s85

Bankston by state

Where Bankston concentrates geographically — total births since 2002

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Bankston
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
12 8.3%
#2 Texas
5 3.4%
Alabama share of Bankston's total US births 8.3%
Even split

12 of 145 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bankston?
145 babies have been named Bankston since 2002. It currently ranks #4273 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 25 births.
When was Bankston most popular?
Bankston was most popular in the 2020s decade with 85 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Bankston most popular?
The top states for the name Bankston are Alabama (12 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Bankston been used?
Bankston has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 23 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Bankston?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Banks, Bane, Banner, Banyan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 2002–2024 (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.