Bianca

What Bianca means

Form of Blanche, meaning “white”

equivalent of English Blanche || From Old French blanc (“white”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Bianca” (revision 94534865) and “Blanche” (revision 93669463), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Bianca?

US: Falling: down from #380 in 2015. England & Wales: Falling: down from #492 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 1991, when 3,844 girls got the name (#89 that year). First in the US records in 1905.

How common

• About 1 in 2,706 baby girls in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 3,470 baby girls in England and Wales in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in DE (2.66 per 1,000 girls), FL (0.84 per 1,000 girls), NJ (0.79 per 1,000 girls) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed girls born in each state.

US vs UK

Bianca is #500 in the US and #542 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (girls). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Bianca were girls.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

How to say it

IPA from Wiktionary.

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Bianka14 US · 18 E&W

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Bianca

Girls

• Andrea#235Feminine form of Andreas, meaning “manly”^*
• Angelica#707Italian, meaning “angelic”^*
• Alejandra#604Same root as Alexandra, meaning “to defend + man”^*
• Ana#245Editor’s note Down from #211 in 2015 to #245 in 2025 in the US
• Carmen#389Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1960, with 2,440 babies; 798 in 2025
• Angel#546Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 2002, with 3,100 babies; 551 in 2025

For a brother

• Alberto#819Spanish and Italian form of Albert, meaning “noble + bright, famous”^*
• Jaime#657Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1980, with 1,462 babies; 420 in 2025
• Francisco#322Same root as Francis, meaning “Frankish (man); a Frank”^*
• Salvador#754“savior”^*
• Mario#438Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1980, with 2,936 babies; 721 in 2025
• Raul#634Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 2000, with 1,519 babies; 440 in 2025

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under Spanish & Italian, whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Bianca’s. Rank is US 2025.