How Many People Are Named Banks?
An estimated 5,358 people in the United States have the first name Banks. It is predominantly male (92.8%). The average bearer is 7 years old, and Banks peaked in popularity in 2023 with 1,020 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Banks as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Banks paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Banks is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 7, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
5,358
About 1 in 63,971 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
92.8% confidence
Average Age
7
years old
Peak Year
2023
1,020 births
Total Registered
5,774
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Banks
Banks is predominantly male (92.8%), though 418 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Banks as a male name
Ranked #366 in 2024
899 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (941 births)
Banks as a female name
Ranked #2,052 in 2024
94 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (94 births)
Banks: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Banks span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 3,921 babies were registered. Banks remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Banks by Decade
How has Banks tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Banks by State
Birth registrations for Banks span all 41 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Texas, Georgia. The lowest are in Connecticut, Massachusetts, West Virginia. On average, about 105 Bankss were registered per state.
Banks + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Banks as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Banks
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Banks: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Banks?
We estimate approximately 5,358 people named Banks are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 63,971 Americans share this first name.
Is Banks a common name?
Banks is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,774 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Banks most popular?
Banks reached peak popularity in 2023, when 1,020 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Banks is approximately 7 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Banks a male name?
Banks is predominantly male. 92.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Banks Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Banks Smith, Banks Johnson, Banks Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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