Girl nameCurrently #11,242 in the USSteady
Blanche
BLANCH//blɑːntʃ//
1 syllablePeak year: 19177 lettersStarts with B
Meaning & origin
White, fair
Blanche is French for 'white' or 'fair', historically describing pale skin or hair as a mark of beauty, and was carried by medieval French and Spanish queens. Its dramatic literary association with Tennessee Williams's Blanche DuBois gives it a certain fragile glamour.
Blanche's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Blanche |
|---|---|
| 1880 | 427 |
| 1881 | 456 |
| 1882 | 547 |
| 1883 | 610 |
| 1884 | 711 |
| 1885 | 710 |
| 1886 | 787 |
| 1887 | 768 |
| 1888 | 942 |
| 1889 | 978 |
| 1890 | 953 |
| 1891 | 924 |
| 1892 | 1,094 |
| 1893 | 1,075 |
| 1894 | 1,097 |
| 1895 | 1,156 |
| 1896 | 1,150 |
| 1897 | 1,092 |
| 1898 | 1,276 |
| 1899 | 1,071 |
| 1900 | 1,332 |
| 1901 | 1,025 |
| 1902 | 1,166 |
| 1903 | 1,174 |
| 1904 | 1,142 |
| 1905 | 1,190 |
| 1906 | 1,181 |
| 1907 | 1,156 |
| 1908 | 1,171 |
| 1909 | 1,222 |
| 1910 | 1,297 |
| 1911 | 1,367 |
| 1912 | 1,769 |
| 1913 | 1,856 |
| 1914 | 2,164 |
| 1915 | 2,599 |
| 1916 | 2,714 |
| 1917 | 2,842 |
| 1918 | 2,751 |
| 1919 | 2,675 |
| 1920 | 2,696 |
| 1921 | 2,487 |
| 1922 | 2,332 |
| 1923 | 2,271 |
| 1924 | 2,039 |
| 1925 | 1,894 |
| 1926 | 1,663 |
| 1927 | 1,574 |
| 1928 | 1,433 |
| 1929 | 1,280 |
| 1930 | 1,102 |
| 1931 | 961 |
| 1932 | 950 |
| 1933 | 808 |
| 1934 | 728 |
| 1935 | 732 |
| 1936 | 644 |
| 1937 | 550 |
| 1938 | 545 |
| 1939 | 519 |
| 1940 | 458 |
| 1941 | 456 |
| 1942 | 483 |
| 1943 | 429 |
| 1944 | 367 |
| 1945 | 365 |
| 1946 | 358 |
| 1947 | 377 |
| 1948 | 350 |
| 1949 | 379 |
| 1950 | 307 |
| 1951 | 340 |
| 1952 | 308 |
| 1953 | 336 |
| 1954 | 283 |
| 1955 | 228 |
| 1956 | 249 |
| 1957 | 220 |
| 1958 | 195 |
| 1959 | 186 |
| 1960 | 165 |
| 1961 | 179 |
| 1962 | 155 |
| 1963 | 134 |
| 1964 | 131 |
| 1965 | 108 |
| 1966 | 94 |
| 1967 | 85 |
| 1968 | 78 |
| 1969 | 58 |
| 1970 | 49 |
| 1971 | 62 |
| 1972 | 46 |
| 1973 | 42 |
| 1974 | 35 |
| 1975 | 40 |
| 1976 | 27 |
| 1977 | 28 |
| 1978 | 35 |
| 1979 | 30 |
| 1980 | 22 |
| 1981 | 29 |
| 1982 | 19 |
| 1983 | 26 |
| 1984 | 21 |
| 1985 | 24 |
| 1986 | 17 |
| 1987 | 19 |
| 1988 | 22 |
| 1989 | 27 |
| 1990 | 17 |
| 1991 | 21 |
| 1992 | 21 |
| 1993 | 15 |
| 1994 | 16 |
| 1995 | 11 |
| 1996 | 12 |
| 1997 | 12 |
| 1998 | 11 |
| 1999 | 11 |
| 2000 | 11 |
| 2001 | 9 |
| 2002 | 8 |
| 2003 | 8 |
| 2004 | 10 |
| 2005 | 8 |
| 2006 | 6 |
| 2007 | 6 |
| 2008 | 5 |
| 2009 | 5 |
| 2010 | 6 |
| 2011 | 7 |
| 2012 | 9 |
| 2013 | 10 |
| 2014 | 6 |
| 2016 | 9 |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2020 | 11 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2024 | 8 |
Blanche through the decades
- Blanche peaked in 1917, when 2,842 babies were named Blanche in the US.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2013–2024), use of Blanche has risen 14% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Blanche currently ranks #11,242 in the US and is holding steady.
Nicknames
Blanche
Variants & spellings
Bianca