Banks
Girl name · #2116 in 2025 · Uniqueness 46/100
Banks is currently the #2116 girl name in the United States — 89 babies received it in 2025. It has appeared in the national data since 2018. Roughly one in every 20,225 girls born in 2025 was named Banks.
Babies named Banks per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
The 7-year story
Banks first appears in the Social Security records in 2018, when 7 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 97 babies and a rank of #2011. 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.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Banks in class?
Banks scores 46 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Banks is most common
Geography matters for names, and Banks is no exception. In 2025 the states with the most Bankss were TX (11), CA (7), CO (6), GA (6), MN (6). 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 Baker, Asees, Bloom, Brooks, and Brixley.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Banks | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 89 | #2099 |
| 2024 | 97 | #2011 |
| 2023 | 79 | #2314 |
| 2022 | 85 | #2208 |
| 2021 | 82 | #2251 |
| 2020 | 50 | #3141 |
| 2019 | 22 | #5612 |
| 2018 | 7 | #12464 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Banks a popular girl name?
Banks ranked #2116 among girls in 2025 with 89 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked outside the reported range.
When was the name Banks most popular?
Banks peaked in 2024, when 97 American girls received the name (ranked #2011 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 20,225 newborn American girls was named Banks. It scores 46/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
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.