Elizabeth Banks
There are approximately 386 people named Elizabeth Banks living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 887,965 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Elizabeth with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Banks. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
386
1 in 887,965
Named Elizabeth
1.1M
Alive today
Named Banks
123K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 1.1M
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1990
Average age: 44
Estimated bearers: 123K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #292
Per 100K: 35.88
Top ancestry: Black (54.5%)
First name trend
Elizabeth: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Elizabeth. The peak year was 1990 with 20,840 births. The average person named Elizabeth today is 44 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Banks surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Banks, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Black at 54.5%.
- Black or African American54.5%
- White39.3%
- Two or more races3.0%
- Hispanic or Latino2.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.4%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Elizabeth has a living-bearer frequency of 0.3135% of the US population, based on 1,074,587 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Banks appears at a rate of 35.88 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0359%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 386 people with the full name Elizabeth Banks. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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Other people named Elizabeth
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FAQ
Elizabeth Banks: questions and answers
How many people are named Elizabeth Banks?
We estimate approximately 386 people in the United States share the full name Elizabeth Banks. That works out to about 1 in 887,965 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.3135%) with the surname frequency (35.88 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Elizabeth Banks?
We classify Elizabeth Banks as "Very Rare". About 1 in 887,965 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Elizabeth a male or female name?
Elizabeth is predominantly female. Out of 1,687,089 total SSA registrations, 0.3% were male and 99.7% were female. See the full Elizabeth profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.