Banks
Top 1000
About Banks
Banks is a topographical surname that refers not to those places where people keep their money but to riverbanks or hillsides, and specifically the people who live and work on them. A name with two very different connotations then, Banks manages to sound smart, preppy, and upwardly-mobile, with a touch of rugged, outdoorsy charm too.
Joining the ranks of plural names and one syllable favorites, Banks entered the US Top 1000 in 2019. It has since risen to be in the Top 400, sharing the lime light with Brooks, Briggs, Beau, and Blake.
As of October 2026, Banks ranked #310 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #488.
Editor's take: The name Banks is a boy's name meaning "one who lives on the hillside or riverbank".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,671 | 92 | 47.9 |
| 2015 | #1,539 | 106 | 55.3 |
| 2016 | #1,390 | 126 | 66.4 |
| 2017 | #1,487 | 113 | 61 |
| 2018 | #1,203 | 156 | 85.9 |
| 2019 | #915 | 240 | 133.8 |
| 2020 | #753 | 322 | 186.6 |
| 2021 | #504 | 582 | 332.7 |
| 2022 | #407 | 787 | 450.7 |
| 2023 | #348 | 941 | 550.1 |
| 2024 | #366 | 899 | 521.8 |
| 2025 | #310 | 1,099 | 643.4 |
World rankings
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