Banks is an uncommon boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Banks is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #310 among boys (1,099) and #2,105 among girls (89) — overall #555 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,188 | 1,188 | #2,105 | #310 |
| 2024 | 999 | 999 | #2,013 | #366 |
| 2023 | 1,020 | 1,020 | #2,319 | #348 |
| 2022 | 872 | 872 | #2,211 | #408 |
| 2021 | 664 | 664 | #2,253 | #504 |
| 2020 | 372 | 372 | #3,149 | #753 |
| 2019 | 263 | 263 | #5,642 | #913 |
| 2018 | 163 | 163 | #12,691 | #1,203 |
| 2017 | 113 | 113 | — | #1,488 |
| 2016 | 126 | 126 | — | #1,390 |
| 2015 | 106 | 106 | — | #1,539 |
| 2014 | 92 | 92 | — | #1,671 |
| 2013 | 56 | 56 | — | #2,282 |
| 2012 | 71 | 71 | — | #1,983 |
| 2011 | 55 | 55 | — | #2,322 |
| 2010 | 49 | 49 | — | #2,518 |
| 2009 | 45 | 45 | — | #2,707 |
| 2008 | 26 | 26 | — | #3,934 |
| 2007 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,017 |
| 2006 | 35 | 35 | — | #3,092 |
| 2005 | 26 | 26 | — | #3,628 |
| 2004 | 11 | 11 | — | #6,578 |
| 2003 | 13 | 13 | — | #5,590 |
| 2002 | 11 | 11 | — | #6,130 |
| 2001 | 15 | 15 | — | #4,913 |
| 2000 | 16 | 16 | — | #4,601 |
| 1999 | 10 | 10 | — | #6,086 |
| 1998 | 7 | 7 | — | #7,636 |
| 1997 | 6 | — | — | #8,224 |
| 1996 | 8 | — | — | #6,555 |
| 1990 | 9 | — | — | #5,414 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | — | #6,502 |
| 1986 | 7 | — | — | #5,384 |
| 1974 | 5 | — | — | #5,281 |
| 1970 | 5 | — | — | #4,783 |
| 1966 | 5 | — | — | #3,988 |
| 1961 | 5 | — | — | #4,108 |
| 1960 | 5 | — | — | #4,073 |
| 1957 | 5 | — | — | #4,025 |
| 1956 | 7 | — | — | #3,239 |
| 1955 | 8 | — | — | #2,980 |
| 1954 | 9 | — | — | #2,758 |
| 1952 | 10 | — | — | #2,529 |
| 1951 | 9 | — | — | #2,674 |
| 1949 | 5 | — | — | #3,726 |
| 1948 | 6 | — | — | #3,342 |
| 1947 | 11 | — | — | #2,369 |
| 1946 | 8 | — | — | #2,708 |
| 1943 | 6 | — | — | #3,250 |
| 1942 | 8 | — | — | #2,722 |
| 1941 | 8 | — | — | #2,672 |
| 1940 | 8 | — | — | #2,678 |
| 1939 | 10 | — | — | #2,299 |
| 1938 | 8 | — | — | #2,665 |
| 1937 | 9 | — | — | #2,498 |
| 1936 | 7 | — | — | #2,879 |
| 1935 | 7 | — | — | #2,978 |
| 1934 | 10 | — | — | #2,407 |
| 1933 | 7 | — | — | #3,030 |
| 1932 | 10 | — | — | #2,476 |
| 1931 | 9 | — | — | #2,671 |
| 1930 | 10 | — | — | #2,622 |
| 1929 | 13 | — | — | #2,215 |
| 1928 | 15 | — | — | #2,054 |
| 1927 | 16 | — | — | #2,047 |
| 1926 | 10 | — | — | #2,739 |
| 1925 | 13 | — | — | #2,323 |
| 1924 | 11 | — | — | #2,662 |
| 1923 | 12 | — | — | #2,461 |
| 1922 | 22 | — | — | #1,652 |
| 1921 | 13 | — | — | #2,386 |
| 1920 | 22 | — | — | #1,646 |
| 1919 | 18 | — | — | #1,814 |
| 1918 | 14 | — | — | #2,169 |
| 1917 | 11 | — | — | #2,433 |
| 1916 | 12 | — | — | #2,272 |
| 1915 | 9 | — | — | #2,645 |
| 1914 | 8 | — | — | #2,469 |
| 1913 | 9 | — | — | #1,958 |
| 1912 | 6 | — | — | #2,296 |
| 1911 | 6 | — | — | #1,551 |
| 1909 | 7 | — | — | #1,162 |
| 1905 | 7 | — | — | #1,010 |
| 1891 | 5 | — | — | #980 |
| 1887 | 8 | — | — | #690 |
| 1883 | 5 | — | — | #902 |