Banks
- Meaning
- Someone living by a bank or hillside
- Origin
- English
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What does Banks mean?
Banks means “Someone living by a bank or hillside”.
Banks is an English topographical surname associated with people living by riverbanks or hillsides. Its original landscape connection is different from the modern financial meaning of “banks.” A family may use it as a given name to preserve a surname or a place-related memory.
The final s is part of the name rather than a plural added to a child’s first name. Banks has one syllable, with a cluster of consonants at the end that can affect how it flows into a surname. Families drawn to its outdoor meaning may compare it with Brooks, while keeping their distinct surname histories separate.
Nicknames & variations
No nicknames or variations are listed for Banks yet.
How popular is Banks?
United States · 2025Explore how often Banks is used and how its ranking has changed.
- US boys rank
- #310 2025 · #1 is most popular
- Boys named Banks
- 1,099 Recorded births in 2025
- Change in births
- 21.8% More than 2024
Banks over time
United States · Boys
Recorded births
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Yearly data & usage
Rankings are calculated separately for girls and boys. The summary highlights boys, the most common recorded usage in 2025. Use the chart’s usage selector to explore both categories.
| Year | Usage | US rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | #310 | 1,099 |
| 2025 | Girls | #2,105 | 89 |
| 2024 | Boys | #366 | 902 |
| 2024 | Girls | #2,013 | 97 |
| 2023 | Boys | #348 | 941 |
| 2023 | Girls | #2,319 | 79 |
| 2022 | Boys | #408 | 787 |
| 2022 | Girls | #2,211 | 85 |
| 2021 | Boys | #504 | 582 |
| 2021 | Girls | #2,253 | 82 |
| 2020 | Boys | #753 | 322 |
| 2020 | Girls | #3,149 | 50 |
| 2019 | Boys | #913 | 241 |
| 2019 | Girls | #5,642 | 22 |
| 2018 | Boys | #1,203 | 156 |
| 2018 | Girls | #12,691 | 7 |
| 2017 | Boys | #1,488 | 113 |
| 2016 | Boys | #1,390 | 126 |
| 2015 | Boys | #1,539 | 106 |
| 2014 | Boys | #1,671 | 92 |
Years reflect available birth records. Missing records do not mean zero births.
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Mostly boys- Meaning
- Supplanter
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- God is gracious
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- Hugh's son
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Julian
Mostly boys- Meaning
- Uncertain; proposed meanings include youthful or downy-bearded
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Cooper
Mostly boys- Meaning
- Barrel maker
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Jackson
Mostly boys- Meaning
- Son of Jack
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