Banks

Meaning: One who lived near a hillside or riverbank
Origin: English

Boy's name · #310 in the US (2025) · Trending

91% boys · 9% girls — Banks is also given to girls: 89 in 2025, about 1 in 11 in recent years. Banks →

Popularity over time

Banks is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1883, it stood at #310 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 6,500 boys have been named Banks along the way.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 40 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#195 in New Zealand (2025) · #1,415 in England & Wales (2025) · #409 in Canada (2024).

Famous Bankses

Banks McFadden — American football player (1917–2005)
Banks Violette — American artist (born 1973)
Banks Simpson — American racing driver
Banks Turner — American politician
Banks Setlhodi — South African footballer (born 1947)

As a surname

It is also an American family name — about 106,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

Tyra Banks — American television personality, producer, and former model
Elizabeth Banks — American actress and director
Gordon Banks — English association football player (1937–2019)

In stories & tradition

Banks — Prison Break (TV series)

Similar names: Banx · Wells · Baker · Koa · Knox · Bronx

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