girl's name
Bianca
bee-AHN-kah
- Origin Italian
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 91,002
the United States
#501
2025 births
Bianca means white, and France ranks it 242nd — ahead of Ireland at 373rd, the United States at 501st, England and Wales at 548th and Scotland at 742nd. An Italian name whose strongest market is France.
- Bianca is a name of Italian origin.
- Peaked in 1991, when 3,857 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 5,581 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1905.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Bianca over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 16 |
| 1910s | 89 |
| 1920s | 95 |
| 1930s | 33 |
| 1940s | 73 |
| 1950s | 324 |
| 1960s | 560 |
| 1970s | 3,048 |
| 1980s | 12,554 |
| 1990s | 28,634 |
| 2000s | 18,934 |
| 2010s | 9,293 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 4,106 |
What Bianca means
Bianca means white, or fair. The Germanic word for white displaced the Latin albus across most of the Romance languages, so the Italian color term is Germanic underneath.
Where Bianca comes from
Bianca is the Italian for white, from a Germanic root that pushed out the Latin albus in Italian, French and Spanish alike — the same word behind Blanche, Blanca and the English blank, which began as white. Shakespeare used it twice, for Katherina's sister in The Taming of the Shrew and for a courtesan in Othello. Bianca Maria Sforza was Holy Roman Empress from 1493, in a marriage her husband largely ignored.
Bianca in use
Bianca peaked in the United States in 1991, when 3,857 babies were registered, and is falling in our data. It now ranks 242nd in France on 235 births — its strongest market by a distance — then 373rd in Ireland on 10, 501st in the United States on 592, 548th in England and Wales on 75 and 742nd in Scotland, across 91,002 lifetime births in six of the seven markets we track.
How popular is Bianca?
In 2025, Bianca was given to 594 babies in the United States, ranking #501 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Bianca is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Bianca
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Bianca also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Bianca over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
1 nickname for Bianca
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Bianca in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Bianca
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Bianca — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Bianca
What does the name Bianca mean?
White — the Italian color word, from a Germanic root.
Is Bianca related to Blanche?
Yes, and to Blanca. All three are the same Germanic word in different Romance languages.
Did Shakespeare use the name?
Twice — Katherina's sister in The Taming of the Shrew and a courtesan in Othello.
Where is Bianca most used?
France at 242nd, ahead of Ireland, America, England and Scotland.
How popular is the name Bianca?
In 2025, Bianca was given to 594 babies in the United States, ranking #501 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Bianca a girl's or a boy's name?
Bianca is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Bianca?
Bianca has 3 syllables.
When was Bianca most popular?
Bianca peaked in 1991, when 3,857 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
What are the nicknames for Bianca?
Bianca is usually shortened to Bia.
Is Bianca a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Bianca currently ranks #242 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.