Boys' name · since 1996
Bannon
Bannon has 198 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,010 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 198
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bannon is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 198 have been recorded since 1996.
Social Security Administration records show Bannon recorded 198 times among boys since 1996, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2024.
- #13,010 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 198 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bannon ranks #13,010 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 198 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,010 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 198
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bannon's 198 recorded births place it above 71.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Bannon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bannon splits its recorded history at 2012: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2003 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bannon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2024
- Peak year (2016)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Bannon by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (106 births, 54% of the file).
2010s was Bannon's strongest decade.
106 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Bannon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
55 births
- 2010s
2010s
106 births
- 2020s 31
2020s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 106 births (54% of all-time use).
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- Bannon's decade-level peak was the 2010s (106 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Bannon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1996–2024 (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 Bannon 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.