Banks
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
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.
Banks for boys#310 US
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.
Banks for girls#2105 US
Banks as a girls' name was brought into the lexicon by actress Hilary Duff and musician Matthew Koma, who chose it for their daughter, Banks Violet. As both a surname and a word name, Banks refers to financial establishments as well as river banks.
Pronounced BANKS.
As of October 2026, Banks ranked #310 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #490.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,671 | 92 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #1,539 | 106 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #1,390 | 126 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #1,487 | 113 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #1,203 | 156 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #915 | 240 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #753 | 322 | #3,147 | 50 |
| 2021 | #504 | 582 | #2,252 | 82 |
| 2022 | #407 | 787 | #2,210 | 85 |
| 2023 | #348 | 941 | #2,316 | 79 |
| 2024 | #366 | 899 | #2,052 | 94 |
| 2025 | #310 | 1,099 | #2,105 | 89 |
World rankings
Banks for boys
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Famous Bankss
- BanksyBoy
street artist
- BanksBoy
(female) musician
- York Banks AslaBoy
son of Tyra Banks
- Banks VioletBoy
daughter of Hilary Duff
- Banks VioletteBoy
contemporary visual artist
- Banks Violet Bair (b. 2018)Girl
daughter of American actress Hilary Duff and musician Matthew Koma
- BANKS (born Jillian Rose Banks)Girl
American singer
Banks in pop culture
- BanksBoy
family in "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air"
- BanksBoy
family of hobbits in "The Lord of the Rings"
- BanksBoy
family in the "Father of the Bride" movies
- BanksBoy
family in "Mary Poppins" and referenced in 2012 movie "Saving Mr. Banks"
- "The Bonnie Banks o' Loch LomondBoy
" Scottish song