Banner is a rare boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2023.
Banner is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,151 for boy births in the United States (and #4,589 across all names), given to 67 babies. Banner was first reported in SSA data in 1916 and peaked in 2023 (67 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 67 | 67 | — | #2,151 |
| 2024 | 67 | 67 | #15,653 | #2,289 |
| 2023 | 74 | 74 | #12,359 | #2,150 |
| 2022 | 47 | 47 | — | #2,756 |
| 2021 | 65 | 65 | — | #2,174 |
| 2020 | 66 | 66 | — | #2,115 |
| 2019 | 40 | 40 | — | #2,997 |
| 2018 | 48 | 48 | #14,061 | #2,852 |
| 2017 | 41 | 41 | — | #2,896 |
| 2016 | 50 | 50 | #16,637 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 39 | 39 | — | #2,971 |
| 2014 | 35 | 35 | #16,953 | #3,542 |
| 2013 | 31 | 31 | — | #3,412 |
| 2012 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,112 |
| 2011 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,151 |
| 2010 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,068 |
| 2009 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,746 |
| 2008 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,970 |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,071 |
| 2006 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,809 |
| 2005 | 5 | 5 | — | #11,658 |
| 2002 | 21 | 21 | #12,381 | #5,158 |
| 1998 | 6 | 6 | — | #8,581 |
| 1997 | 6 | — | — | #8,225 |
| 1996 | 5 | — | — | #9,137 |
| 1993 | 5 | — | — | #8,818 |
| 1944 | 5 | — | — | #3,463 |
| 1937 | 5 | — | — | #3,563 |
| 1933 | 5 | — | — | #3,689 |
| 1928 | 6 | — | — | #3,737 |
| 1921 | 5 | — | — | #4,381 |
| 1919 | 6 | — | — | #3,770 |
| 1917 | 7 | — | — | #3,247 |
| 1916 | 10 | — | — | #2,558 |