Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Banks*

#1,424 most common boys' name of all time · #3,439 across all names · 93% male / 7% female · used 1883–2025 · notable crossover

Rank among boys
#1,424
Rank overall
#3,439 of 105,966
First appeared
1883
Years on the list
86 of 146
All-time
6,970
Since 2016
5,780
Peak year
2025 #310
Best rank
#310 2025
Girls Boys peak 1,188/yr
1900192019401960198020002020

Banks first appears in 1883. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 89 1,099 1,188 #310
2024 97 902 999 #366
2023 79 941 1,020 #348
2022 85 787 872 #408
2021 82 582 664 #504
2020 50 322 372 #753
2019 22 241 263 #913
2018 7 156 163 #1,204
2017 113 113 #1,489
2016 126 126 #1,391
2015 106 106 #1,539
2014 92 92 #1,671
2013 56 56 #2,280
2012 71 71 #1,988
2011 55 55 #2,317
2010 49 49 #2,516
2009 45 45 #2,706
2008 26 26 #3,928
2007 18 18 #5,006
2006 35 35 #3,091
2005 26 26 #3,624
2004 11 11 #6,544
2003 13 13 #5,572
2002 11 11 #6,107
2001 15 15 #4,901
2000 16 16 #4,587
1999 10 10 #6,068
1998 7 7 #7,603
1997 6 6 #8,156
1996 8 8 #6,521
1990 9 9 #5,407
1988 6 6 #6,475
1986 7 7 #5,371
1974 5 5 #5,283
1970 5 5 #4,785
1966 5 5 #4,006
1961 5 5 #4,129
1960 5 5 #4,089
1957 5 5 #4,053
1956 7 7 #3,268
1955 8 8 #3,009
1954 9 9 #2,780
1952 10 10 #2,549
1951 9 9 #2,695
1949 5 5 #3,743
1948 6 6 #3,356
1947 11 11 #2,382
1946 8 8 #2,720
1943 6 6 #3,273
1942 8 8 #2,755
1941 8 8 #2,707
1940 8 8 #2,707
1939 10 10 #2,336
1938 8 8 #2,688
1937 9 9 #2,518
1936 7 7 #2,900
1935 7 7 #2,999
1934 10 10 #2,424
1933 7 7 #3,039
1932 10 10 #2,512
1931 9 9 #2,693
1930 10 10 #2,643
1929 13 13 #2,236
1928 15 15 #2,080
1927 16 16 #2,067
1926 10 10 #2,754
1925 13 13 #2,346
1924 11 11 #2,670
1923 12 12 #2,476
1922 22 22 #1,660
1921 13 13 #2,397
1920 22 22 #1,654
1919 18 18 #1,829
1918 14 14 #2,185
1917 11 11 #2,452
1916 12 12 #2,292
1915 9 9 #2,657
1914 8 8 #2,495
1913 9 9 #1,984
1912 6 6 #2,324
1911 6 6 #1,612
1909 7 7 #1,214
1905 7 7 #1,055
1891 5 5 #1,073
1887 8 8 #743
1883 5 5 #988