Given name & surname
Banning
“a blonde-haired child”
Banning is used as a given name and a surname. One interpretation is “a blonde-haired child.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “a blonde-haired child.”
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Banning through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 60
- 60 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 125 as a first name in 2020; 3,190 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Banning’s family of names
Banning has a related form in Baning. Banning has a related form in Bannyng. Banning has a related form in Banyng.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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