girl's name
Blanca
- Origin Spanish
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 25,986
Ireland
#982
2023 births
Blanca is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 107 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Blanca is a name of Spanish origin.
- Peaked in 1990, when 673 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 30,985 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1910.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Blanca over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 58 |
| 1920s | 160 |
| 1930s | 270 |
| 1940s | 533 |
| 1950s | 2,579 |
| 1960s | 2,901 |
| 1970s | 4,213 |
| 1980s | 4,635 |
| 1990s | 5,218 |
| 2000s | 3,205 |
| 2010s | 1,261 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 620 |
How popular is Blanca?
In 2025, Blanca was given to 107 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Blanca 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 Blanca
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Blanca also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Blanca over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Blanca 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 Blanca
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Blanca — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Blanca
How popular is the name Blanca?
In 2025, Blanca was given to 107 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Blanca a girl's or a boy's name?
Blanca is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Blanca?
Blanca has 2 syllables.
When was Blanca most popular?
Blanca peaked in 1990, when 673 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Blanca a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Blanca currently ranks #1,859 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.