Boy name#1,485 of boy names
Banks
Pronounced B AE1 NG K S (ARPABET)
- 1 syllable
- Peaked 2023
- 142 years in use
How popular is Banks?
Banks is a boys' name, and first appears in 1883. It has been given to 5,774 children — the 1,485th most common boys' name on record.
It is climbing hard: about nine times as many births in the past decade as in the one before it. Its best single year was 2023, when 941 children were given it.
Characteristics
- 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- B AE1 NG K S
- Stress pattern:
- 1
- Syllables:
- 1
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Banks
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Banks
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Banks?
- Banks ranks 1,485th among boys' names in US records, with 5,774 births since 1883. Over the past decade it accounts for 4,272.
- Is Banks a unisex name?
- No. Banks is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Banks most popular?
- 2023, when 941 children were given the name. It has been in use for 142 years and is still recorded as of 2024.