Banx
Boy name · #2477 in 2025 · Uniqueness 49/100
Banx is currently the #2477 boy name in the United States — 55 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #8040, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 32,727 boys born in 2025 was named Banx.
The 13-year story
Banx first appears in the Social Security records in 2012, when 9 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 66 babies and a rank of #2173. 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 Banx per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Banx in class?
Banx scores 49 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 Banx is most common
State-level data for Banx is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Banx
Statistically, parents drawn to Banx tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Lynx, Brix, Bleu, Kove, and Lenyx.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Banx | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 55 | #2451 |
| 2024 | 50 | #2637 |
| 2023 | 66 | #2173 |
| 2022 | 64 | #2243 |
| 2021 | 40 | #3021 |
| 2020 | 30 | #3570 |
| 2019 | 21 | #4639 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9670 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8840 |
| 2016 | 12 | #6726 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8040 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8789 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8158 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Banx a popular boy name?
Banx ranked #2477 among boys in 2025 with 55 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #8040.
When was the name Banx most popular?
Banx peaked in 2023, when 66 American boys received the name (ranked #2173 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Banx?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 32,727 newborn American boys was named Banx. It scores 49/100 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.