Banner is an English surname and word name that means "flag" or "standard", from the Old French baniere; as a surname it once described a standard-bearer. For comic-book fans it brings to mind Bruce Banner, the scientist who turns into the Hulk, and it fits the fashion for rugged occupational names like Ranger and Archer. Banner climbed from number 2971 in 2015 to a peak of number 2115 in 2020 and stands at number 2151 in 2025.