Banks*
#1,424 most common boys' name of all time · #3,439 across all names · 93% boys / 7% girls · 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
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
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |