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Origin & history of Banyan1
Indian roots
Banyan comes from the Indian tradition, meaning The God tree.
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How popular is Banyan?
2011
peak year
Banyan first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1996. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2011, 26 babies received the name (ranked #3896). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #5729), with roughly 17 babies named Banyan each year. Banyan has been declining in recent years. In total, around 363 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
26
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #3,896)
(ranked #3,896)
17
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
170
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
363
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Banyan3
Life path number
The Creator
Creativity, joy and self-expression.
✨Creative
😄Joyful
🗣️Communicator
🌈Optimistic
B2
A1
N5
Y7
A1
N5
Sum: 21 → Life path 3
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Personality of Banyan✨
Bright & creative
Imaginative, expressive, endlessly inventive.
😊
Magnetic warmth
Their laugh is contagious. People love being near them.
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Eternal optimist
Even in dark moments they find the light.
🗣️
Storyteller
They can describe anything and make it fascinating.
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