Banks
Boy name · #310 in 2025 · Uniqueness 21/100
In 2025, 1,099 baby boys were named Banks, placing it at #310 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #1538, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 1,638 boys born in 2025 was named Banks.
The 142-year story
Banks first appears in the Social Security records in 1883, when 5 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 1,099 babies and a rank of #310. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Banks per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Banks in class?
Banks scores 21 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "popular" band. A low score means broad familiarity: teachers will spell it right, and your child may share it with a classmate. For many families that's a feature, not a bug.
Where Banks is most common
Geography matters for names, and Banks is no exception. In 2025 the states with the most Bankss were TX (99), NC (71), GA (70), FL (58), CA (56). Raw counts naturally favor populous states, but the spread still hints at where the name is part of the local naming culture.
Names like Banks
Statistically, parents drawn to Banks tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Briggs, Wells, Bodie, Baker, and Ares.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Banks | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,099 | #310 |
| 2024 | 902 | #366 |
| 2023 | 941 | #348 |
| 2022 | 787 | #408 |
| 2021 | 582 | #504 |
| 2020 | 322 | #753 |
| 2019 | 241 | #913 |
| 2018 | 156 | #1202 |
| 2017 | 113 | #1488 |
| 2016 | 126 | #1389 |
| 2015 | 106 | #1538 |
| 2014 | 92 | #1670 |
| 2013 | 56 | #2278 |
| 2012 | 71 | #1983 |
| 2011 | 55 | #2317 |
| 2010 | 49 | #2511 |
| 2009 | 45 | #2702 |
| 2008 | 26 | #3921 |
| 2007 | 18 | #4996 |
| 2006 | 35 | #3083 |
| 2005 | 26 | #3615 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6520 |
| 2003 | 13 | #5558 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6088 |
| 2001 | 15 | #4890 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Banks a popular boy name?
Banks ranked #310 among boys in 2025 with 1,099 babies given the name — inside the top 500: established but not ubiquitous. Ten years earlier it ranked #1538.
When was the name Banks most popular?
Banks peaked in 2025, when 1,099 American boys received the name (ranked #310 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Banks?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 1,638 newborn American boys was named Banks. It scores 21/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "popular".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.