Banksy
Banksy is a pseudonymous England-based street artist, political activist, and film director. He has never publicly confirmed his identity. Active since the 1990s, his satirical street art and subversive epigrams combine dark humour with graffiti executed in a distinctive stencilling technique.
Meaning & Origin of Banksy
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Banksy is a pseudonymous England-based street artist, political activist, and film director. He has never publicly confirmed his identity. Active since the 1990s, his satirical street art and subversive epigrams combine dark humour with graffiti executed in a distinctive stencilling technique.
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The Story of Banksy
As a girl name
Banksy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2020, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2020, when 7 Banksys were born — ranking #12,132 that year. As of 2026, Banksy ranks #13,427 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 26 Banksys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Banksy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2020, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2020, when 5 Banksys were born — ranking #12,015 that year. As of 2026, Banksy ranks #12,015 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Banksys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.
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About the name Banksy
Banksy is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2020 and has accumulated 26 births in the dataset. Banksy's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #12,132. Use the chart and map above to compare Banksy's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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