Boys' name · since 1996
Banyan
Banyan has 369 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,471 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,201 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 369
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Banyan is the #11201 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 369 recorded since 1996.
Banyan has 369 recorded births among boys since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11201 as of the latest data, more common than 20% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #9,471 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,201 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 369 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Banyan ranks #9,471 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,201 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 369 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,471 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,201 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 369
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Banyan's 369 recorded births place it above 79.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Banyan compares
369 49th 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
Banyan's all-time total is 0% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Banyan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 369 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 34 | 22,252 |
Banyan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Banyan's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Banyan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Banyan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (200 births, 54% of the file).
2010s was Banyan's strongest decade.
200 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Banyan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
103 births
- 2010s
2010s
200 births
- 2020s 61
2020s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 200 births (54% of all-time use).
Banyan by state
Where Banyan concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 33 | 8.9% |
| #2 | Hawaii | | 6 | 1.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 1.4% |
33 of 369 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Banyan's decade-level peak was the 2010s (200 total births); usage has since declined to 61 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Banyans (33 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Banyan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Banyan 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.