girls' name ★ peaked 1991

Bianca

Meaning From Italian Bianca, equivalent of English Blanche Gender Girl Rank 2025 #500 Trend → Stable

From Italian Bianca, equivalent of English Blanche.

Rank 2025
#500
among girls · ↓38 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
594
named Bianca · -13% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,706
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1991
3,857 babies
All-time total
77,759
#450 all-time among girls
First recorded
1905
in Social Security records

Bianca popularity over time

77,759 babies have been named Bianca since 1905, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.631.251.882.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s 16 – 16 2 – #1,970
1910s 89 – 89 9 +456% #1,901
1920s 95 – 95 10 +7% #2,298
1930s 33 – 33 3 -65% #2,513
1940s 73 – 73 7 +121% #2,421
1950s 324 – 324 32 +344% #1,450
1960s 560 – 560 56 +73% #1,087
1970s 3,041 7 3,048 305 +444% #357
1980s 12,462 92 12,554 1,255 +312% #91
1990s 28,558 76 28,634 2,863 +128% #84
2000s 18,914 20 18,934 1,893 -34% #156
2010s 9,293 – 9,293 929 -51% #280
2020s (to 2025) 4,106 – 4,106 684 -26% #420

Where Bianca is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 585 0.36 outside top 500
2027 578 0.36 outside top 500
2028 572 0.36 outside top 500
2029 566 0.35 outside top 500
2030 562 0.35 outside top 500

Where Bianca is most popular

Girls named Bianca per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.417 per 1,000. Strongest in Connecticut, New Jersey, and Florida.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Bianca born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Connecticut 61 1.05 +152%
New Jersey 177 0.981 +135%
Florida 418 0.977 +134%
Delaware 11 0.970 +133%
Rhode Island 11 0.879 +111%
New York 283 0.715 +72%
Maryland 74 0.698 +68%
Massachusetts 82 0.678 +63%
California 496 0.590 +42%
Nevada 26 0.560 +34%
Oregon 35 0.538 +29%
Illinois 123 0.537 +29%
Minnesota 57 0.528 +27%
Indiana 67 0.477 +15%
Virginia 80 0.469 +13%
Washington 66 0.457 +10%
Texas 354 0.440 +6%
Pennsylvania 102 0.431 ≈ national
North Carolina 93 0.408 ≈ national
Ohio 91 0.384 -8%
Colorado 42 0.376 -10%
Arizona 52 0.371 -11%
South Carolina 33 0.367 -12%
Iowa 21 0.359 -14%
Georgia 78 0.343 -18%
Utah 28 0.336 -19%
Tennessee 53 0.335 -20%
Michigan 59 0.324 -22%
Alabama 30 0.320 -23%
Wisconsin 31 0.301 -28%
Kentucky 23 0.269 -35%
Missouri 18 0.149 -64%
Oklahoma 6 0.082 -80%
Louisiana 7 0.080 -81%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Bianca

Bianca is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #500 in 2025 with 594 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1905, 77,759 American babies have been named Bianca. Its peak came in 1991, when 3,857 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Bianca stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Bianca?

The median living Bianca is about 28 years old; half are between 19 and 35. An estimated 76 thousand people named Bianca are alive in the United States today.

median 28 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Bianca year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 594 #500 – –
2024 681 #462 – –
2023 659 #467 – –
2022 747 #423 – –
2021 699 #448 – –
2020 726 #420 – –
2019 687 #454 – –
2018 769 #404 – –
2017 834 #374 – –
2016 853 #386 – –
2015 859 #381 – –
2014 907 #361 – –
2013 1,057 #303 – –
2012 1,028 #313 – –
2011 1,121 #283 – –
2010 1,178 #280 – –
2009 1,398 #236 – –
2008 1,652 #205 – –
2007 1,977 #176 – –
2006 1,941 #183 – –
2005 1,926 #177 – –
2004 1,986 #172 6 #10,106
2003 2,054 #162 8 #7,928
2002 1,954 #169 – –
2001 2,070 #156 6 #9,388
2000 1,956 #170 – –
1995 2,505 #128 10 #5,540
1990 3,829 #84 19 #3,179
1985 790 #304 6 #5,861
1980 634 #369 – –
1975 249 #630 – –
1970 104 #1,127 – –
1965 41 #1,770 – –
1960 48 #1,617 – –
1955 33 #1,843 – –
1950 20 #2,192 – –
1945 8 #3,416 – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 5 #4,634 – –
1925 9 #3,394 – –
1920 5 #5,072 – –
1915 15 #2,057 – –
1910 – – – –
1905 5 #1,970 – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Bianca

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Bianca Jagger Bianca Jagger Nicaraguan human rights advocate b. 1945 · Contemporary
  2. 2 Bianca Lawson Bianca Lawson American actress b. 1979 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Bianca Kajlich Bianca Kajlich American actress b. 1977 · Contemporary
  4. 4 Bianca Andreescu Bianca Andreescu Canadian tennis player (born 2000) Contemporary
  5. 5 Bianca Balti Bianca Balti Italian model (born 1984) Contemporary
  6. 6 Bianca Ryan Bianca Ryan American musician (born 1994) Contemporary
  7. 7 Bianca Maria Sforza Bianca Maria Sforza Holy Roman Empress from 1508 to 1510 1472–1510 · Medieval
  8. 8 Bianca Cappello Bianca Cappello Grand Duchess consort of Tuscany 1548–1587 · 16th century
  9. 9 Bianca Maria Visconti Bianca Maria Visconti Duchess of Milan (1425–1468) Medieval
  10. 10 Bianca Knight Bianca Knight American track and field athlete b. 1989 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Bianca, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Bianca?

The median living Bianca is about 28 years old. Half of all living Biancas are between 19 and 35 years old.

How many people named Bianca are alive today?

An estimated 76 thousand people named Bianca are alive in the United States, based on 77,759 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Bianca mean?

From Italian Bianca, equivalent of English Blanche.

How popular is the name Bianca in 2025?

Bianca ranked #500 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 594 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Bianca?

77,759 babies have been named Bianca in the United States since 1905, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Bianca most popular?

Bianca peaked in 1991, when 3,857 newborns received the name.

Is Bianca a boy or girl name?

Bianca is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Bianca rising or falling?

Bianca is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Bianca become more popular?

Bianca looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 562 girls named Bianca in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Bianca?

Well-known people named Bianca include Bianca Jagger (actor), Bianca Lawson (actor), Bianca Kajlich (actor).

Names like Bianca

Names that sound and feel close to Bianca: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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