Boys' name · since 2002
Bankston
175 babies named Bankston in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,770 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,733 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 175
- born since 2002
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Bankston is the #3733 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 175 recorded since 2002.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bankston has been recorded 175 times among boys since 2002, currently ranked #3733 nationally and more common than 73% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #13,770 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,733 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 175 born since 2002
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bankston ranks #13,770 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,733 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 175 born since 2002, peaking in the 2020s.
- #13,770 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,733 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 175
- born since 2002
- 2020s
- peak decade
Bankston's 175 recorded births place it above 69.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
How Bankston compares
175 35th percentile among 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
Bankston's all-time total is 53% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bankston | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 175 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 34 | 22,252 |
Bankston's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bankston's full recorded timeline at 2019, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 30 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bankston popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Bankston by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (115 births, 66% of the file).
2020s was Bankston's strongest decade.
115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Bankston births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
50 births
- 2020s
2020s
115 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 115 births (66% of all-time use).
Bankston by state
Where Bankston concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
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What to do with Bankston's data
- Alabama records the most Bankstons (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama 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 Bankston: 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 (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Bankston 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.