Banks
An English surname for someone who lived beside a hillside or a riverbank, from a Middle English word of Old Norse origin meaning bank or slope.
Banks in 2025
Banks was given to 1,188 babies in the United States in 2025 — 1,099 boys and 89 girls, making it the 555th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 2,791 babies born.
The history of Banks
Banks reached its highest point in 2025, when 1,188 babies were given the name, ranking 555th that year.
Across the 143 years of records since 1883, 6,970 babies have been named Banks. Half of them were born before 2022, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Banks by decade
| Decade | Babies named Banks | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 13 | 1,496 |
| 1890s | 5 | 2,164 |
| 1900s | 14 | 2,379 |
| 1910s | 93 | 3,447 |
| 1920s | 147 | 3,291 |
| 1930s | 87 | 4,623 |
| 1940s | 60 | 5,187 |
| 1950s | 48 | 5,612 |
| 1960s | 15 | 9,492 |
| 1970s | 10 | 11,706 |
| 1980s | 13 | 12,828 |
| 1990s | 40 | 13,103 |
| 2000s | 216 | 6,155 |
| 2010s | 1,094 | 1,817 |
| 2020s | 5,115 | 555 |
Where Banks is heading
Banks has grown more than 11 times over the past decade, from 106 babies in 2015 to 1,188 in 2025.
Names like Banks
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Banks.