Banks

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

Girl's name · #2105 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

9% girls · 91% boys — About 91% of babies named Banks in recent years have been boys. Banks →

Popularity over time

Banks is a new arrival: it first appears in US records in 2018, and every one of the roughly 510 girls who carry it was born since. In 2025 it ranked #2105, with about 90 newborns.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#1,474 in Canada (2024).

Famous Bankses

Banks — American singer (born 1988)

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)

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