Blanca
Spanish, meaning white, and the Spanish counterpart of Blanche. The ultimate root is a Germanic word for white or bright that passed into the Romance languages.
Blanca in 2025
Blanca was given to 107 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 3,381st most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 30,985 babies born.
The history of Blanca
Blanca reached its highest point in 1990, when 673 babies were given the name, ranking 747th that year.
Across the 116 years of records since 1910, 25,653 babies have been named Blanca. Half of them were born before 1984, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Blanca by decade
| Decade | Babies named Blanca | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 58 | 3,295 |
| 1920s | 160 | 2,761 |
| 1930s | 270 | 2,085 |
| 1940s | 533 | 1,339 |
| 1950s | 2,579 | 920 |
| 1960s | 2,901 | 943 |
| 1970s | 4,213 | 765 |
| 1980s | 4,635 | 772 |
| 1990s | 5,218 | 747 |
| 2000s | 3,205 | 1,153 |
| 2010s | 1,261 | 2,317 |
| 2020s | 620 | 3,381 |
Where Blanca is heading
Blanca has fallen 8% over the past decade, from 116 babies in 2015 to 107 in 2025.
Names like Blanca
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Blanca.