Boys' name · since 1974

Banyon

Banyon has 10 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1974 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#34,491 of 45,481
all-time among boys
10
born since 1974
1970s
peak decade

Banyon sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 10 recorded since 1974.

Banyon has 10 recorded births among boys since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2024.

  • #34,491 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 10 born since 1974
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Banyon ranks #34,491 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1974, peaking in the 1970s.

#34,491 of 45,481
all-time among boys
10
born since 1974
1970s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Banyon's 10 recorded births place it above 21.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Banyon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Banyon splits its recorded history at 2024: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births).

Banyon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2024

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (1974)
5
Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
5 19742024 5

Banyon by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (5 births, 50% of the file).

1970s was Banyon's strongest decade.

5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.

Banyon births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Banyon? ▼
Since 1974, Social Security records show 10 babies named Banyon. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #34,491 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2024. Its busiest year on record was 1974, with 5 births.
Where does Banyon sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Banyon ranks #34,491 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Banyon most popular? ▼
Banyon was most popular in the 1970s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Banyon been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Banyon since 1974 -- 51 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Banyon? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Banks, Bane, Banner, Banx, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Banyon's data

  • Banyon's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Banyon

Nearby Names Like Banyon

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Banyon

Banks Boy
#310 6,459 births
Bane Boy
#3723 1,051 births
Banner Boy
#2151 799 births
Banx Boy
#2477 379 births
Banyan Boy
#11201 369 births

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Every
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Zennie
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Banyon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1974–2024 (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 Banyon 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.