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Banyan
OriginIndian
Meaning"the God tree"
About Banyan
This evocative name of a dramatic tropical Indian fig tree is ready to move west.
Pronounced BAN-yun.
As of October 2026, Banyan ranked #10857 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3896 in 2011.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | #3,994 | 26 | 13.6 |
| 2016 | #4,337 | 23 | 12.1 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | #4,499 | 22 | 12.3 |
| 2020 | #4,874 | 19 | 11 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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