Unisex name · since 2020

Banksy

Since 2020, U.S. Social Security records show 27 babies named Banksy, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#13313
among girls today
27
born since 2020
2020s
peak decade
25%
more common than other girls

Yes -- Banksy is the #13313 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 27 recorded since 2020.

Banksy has 27 recorded births among girls since 2020, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13313 as of the latest data, more common than 25% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2020 to 2024.

  • #13313 among girls today
  • 27 born since 2020
  • 2020s peak decade
  • 25% more common than other girls

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

Banksy is currently the #13313 unisex name in America, more common than 25% of girls - 27 born since 2020, peaking in the 2020s.

#13313
among girls today
27
born since 2020
2020s
peak decade
25%
more common than other girls

Banksy vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings

0%100%Median name50%24.8%
Banksy vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#13313
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 25% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Banksy was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

7 babies were named Banksy in 2020 - its busiest year on record.

How Banksy compares

27 9th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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

Banksy's all-time total is 93% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Banksy Median girls name (Emerly) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 27 382 567,345
Peak-year births 7 48 19,840

Banksy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Banksy's full recorded timeline at 2022, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2021, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Banksy at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

27

Since 2020

5 years of records

Peak year

2020

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#13,313

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2020

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 2024

Banksy popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–2024

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
7
Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
5.566.577.5 2020202120222024 7

Banksy popularity over time - boys

5 total births recorded since 2020 (Banksy as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 5 births
5 2020 5

Banksy by decade

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

2020s was Banksy's strongest decade.

27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Banksy births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 27 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Banksy?
27 babies have been named Banksy since 2020. It currently ranks #13313 among girls. The peak year was 2020 with 7 births.
When was Banksy most popular?
Banksy was most popular in the 2020s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Is Banksy a unisex name?
Yes, Banksy is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 27 births, and as a boy's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Banksy been used?
The SSA has tracked Banksy since 2020 -- 5 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Banksy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Banesa, Banks, Banessa, Bani, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 2020–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Banksy: #13313 Unisex Name - 27 Births, Peak 2020." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/banksy. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Banksy 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 July 2026.