Girls' name · since 1888

Bannie

Bannie has 92 recorded births since 1888 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

92
total births
1888–1928
years on record
1920s
peak decade
36%
born in that decade

Bannie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 92 have been recorded since 1888.

Bannie has 92 recorded births among girls since 1888, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 1928.

  • 92 total births
  • 1888–1928 years on record
  • 1920s peak decade
  • 36% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

92 girls have been named Bannie since 1888, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1928.

92
total births
1888–1928
years on record
1920s
peak decade
36%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Bannie was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

9 babies were named Bannie in 1924 - its busiest year on record.

Bannie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Bannie's SSA record in two at 1916 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1893, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1924 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Bannie at a glance

Last recorded 1928

Total births

92

Since 1888

41 years of records

Peak year

1924

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1928

Active since

1888

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 1928

Bannie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–1928

Last recorded 1928
Peak year (1924)
9
Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
45678910 18881895190919151918192119241928 5

Bannie by decade

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

1920s was Bannie's strongest decade.

33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.

Bannie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 33 births (36% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bannie?
Bannie has been given to 92 babies in the U.S. since 1888, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1928. 9 babies were born in 1924, its single highest year.
When was Bannie most popular?
Bannie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
How long has the name Bannie been used?
The SSA has tracked Bannie since 1888 -- 41 years through the most recent 1928 data.
What names are similar to Bannie?
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 June 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, 1888–1928 (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. "Bannie: Baby Name Since 1888 - 92 Births, Peak 1924." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/bannie. 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 Bannie 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 June 2026.