Banks is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Banks means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Banks across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Banks has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Banks is a boy name of Old English origin meaning “edge of a river or slope”. From an English topographic surname.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 6,970 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 89 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Banks per year, United States (1883 to 2025). United States peaked in 2025 (1,188/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2024 (27/yr).
Banks has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2025, when it ranked #555 nationally (given to 1,210 babies that year).
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