Banks
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning dweller by the banks or riverbanks.
Babies a year
19
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
#310
up from #366
UK popularity
#1406
19 babies
How Banks has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2019 | #915 |
| 2020 | #752 |
| 2021 | #503 |
| 2022 | #404 |
| 2023 | #348 |
| 2024 | #366 |
| 2025 | #310 |
Banks by the numbers
In 2025, 19 babies in England and Wales were named Banks. In the US, 113 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 126 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Sounds like Banks
Names that are said the same way as Banks, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Banx3 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Banks
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