Gender
Origin
- English
- Bank (of a river)
More about the name
Banks is a given name of English origin that is a transferred use of a surname or place name that means “by a bank.” It also has modern associations with wealth due to the name for a financial institution and the family surname of the family in the Mary Poppins books and the 1964 film and its 2018 sequel and to Banksy, a pseudonymous England-based street artist and political activist.
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Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #310, 1,099 births)
- Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #2049, 94 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2099, 89 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,099 | 89 |
| 2024 | 899 | 94 |
| 2023 | 941 | 79 |
| 2022 | 787 | 85 |
| 2021 | 582 | 82 |
| 2020 | 322 | 50 |
| 2019 | 240 | 22 |
| 2018 | 156 | 6 |
| 2017 | 113 | – |
| 2016 | 126 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #1200, 23 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1407, 19 births)
- Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #4843, 4 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5925, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | 3 |
| 2024 | 23 | 4 |
| 2023 | 13 | – |
| 2022 | 15 | – |
| 2021 | 11 | – |
| 2020 | 7 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | – | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #282, 14 births); most recent 2023 (rank #354, 9 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2022 | 14 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence