Banks is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #2210 in 2022 with 85 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2024 with 94 births ranking #2052. In 2022, approximately 1 in every 19,280 girls born was named Banks. RISING Recent data shows the name is currently rising.
Banks is an English surname name linked with a bank, slope, or riverbank. It has a clean modern feel and belongs to the growing group of crisp one-syllable surname names.
The name comes from landscape-based surname use rather than from an older personal name. Its move into baby naming is quite modern and reflects current taste for tailored, place-linked surnames.