Blanch

Last seen for girls in 1983 at #10,275 · Last seen for boys in 1932 at #3,092
Given to girls 99.5% of the time

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Peak · girls
1885 · 67 births
Debut · girls
29 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
6,420
since 1880

Blanch over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Blanch has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201916peak #246, 1885girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Blanch was already there! It came in at #288, and was given to 29 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1971–1980, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Blanch is popular in 1916

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Blanch, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Blanch, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Blanch, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Blanch, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Blanch, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Blanch, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Blanch, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Blanch, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Blanch, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Blanch, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Blanch, so not publishedWIMichigan: #470 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,454 girlsMINew York: #658 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 18,795 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Blanch, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Blanch, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Blanch, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Blanch, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Blanch, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Blanch, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Blanch, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Blanch, so not publishedINOhio: #492 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,996 girlsOHPennsylvania: #383 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 6,376 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Blanch, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Blanch, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Blanch, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Blanch, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Blanch, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Blanch, so not publishedNEMissouri: #334 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,884 girlsMOKentucky: #330 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,672 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Blanch, so not publishedWVVirginia: #233 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,867 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Blanch, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Blanch, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Blanch, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Blanch, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Blanch, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Blanch, so not publishedARTennessee: #256 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,777 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #211 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,388 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #229 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,602 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Blanch, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Blanch, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Blanch, so not publishedLAMississippi: #379 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,001 girlsMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Blanch, so not publishedALGeorgia: #389 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,918 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Blanch, so not publishedHITexas: #839 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 9,009 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Blanch, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. North Carolina#211 · 1 in 1,388
  2. South Carolina#229 · 1 in 1,602
  3. Virginia#233 · 1 in 1,867
  4. Tennessee#256 · 1 in 1,777
  5. Kentucky#330 · 1 in 2,672

Best ever in a state: #157 in Virginia, 1913.

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North Carolina#211221 in 1,388
South Carolina#229121 in 1,602
Virginia#233131 in 1,867
Tennessee#256131 in 1,777
Kentucky#33091 in 2,672
Missouri#334101 in 2,884
Mississippi#37961 in 3,001
Pennsylvania#383141 in 6,376
Georgia#38981 in 3,918
Michigan#47051 in 6,454
Ohio#49261 in 7,996
New York#65851 in 18,795
Texas#83951 in 9,009
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See more about Blanch
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 1983
  • Biggest jump: 174 spots in 1935 (#966 → #792)
  • Biggest drop: 176 spots in 1936 (#792 → #968)
Rise & fade · girls
5 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1885 at #246 (67 births)
  • Births halved by 1944, 59 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 60 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 60 yrs · run 1880–1939
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,986
  • Highest: 1 in 1,986 girls born in 1885 were named Blanch (0.05%)
  • Latest: 1 in 334,122 girls born in 1983 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 22.7% of all girls named Blanch (1,458) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s448#246 (1885)#302
1890s738#276 (1892)#328
1900s852#310 (1900)#367
1910s1,390#375 (1910)#477
1920s1,458#537 (1924)#598
1930s713#682 (1931)#830
1940s414#1,006 (1942)#1,334
1950s271#1,550 (1950)#2,094
1960s108#2,904 (1960)#4,440
1970s17#6,362 (1970)#8,140
1980s11#9,110 (1981)#9,693

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Blanch in 1916

girls
#499
168 births · 1 in 6,216 girls
boys
#3,897
5 births · 1 in 178,016 boys

Top girls' names in 1916

  1. #1Mary61,438
  2. #2Helen32,661
  3. #3Dorothy27,418
  4. #4Margaret24,953
  5. #5Ruth23,189
  6. #6Mildred15,633
  7. #7Anna15,228
  8. #8Elizabeth14,940
  9. #9Frances13,746
  10. #10Virginia12,487
  11. #499Blanch168

Top boys' names in 1916

  1. #1John50,043
  2. #2William40,418
  3. #3James35,569
  4. #4Robert31,741
  5. #5Joseph23,883
  6. #6Charles23,612
  7. #7George23,381
  8. #8Edward17,005
  9. #9Frank15,291
  10. #10Thomas11,998
  11. #3,897Blanch5
More about 1916

girls

1,044,334 girls got a published name in 1916; 1 in 6,216 of them was named Blanch, which outranked 90.3% of the 5,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Blanch
  1. #494Mathilda170
  2. #497Charlene169
  3. #497Rhea169
  4. #499Blanch168
  5. #499Joanna168
  6. #499Lettie168
  7. #502Freida167
  8. #502Lucia167
  9. #502Suzanne167

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1915
Risers
  1. ↑ 567Trinidad#1,317 → #750
  2. ↑ 388Coral#1,367 → #979
  3. ↑ 377Coletta#1,317 → #940
  4. ↑ 370Clifford#1,285 → #915
  5. ↑ 327Maida#1,231 → #904
Fallers
  1. ↓ 364Louis#934 → #1,298
  2. ↓ 354Herminia#944 → #1,298
  3. ↓ 346Gertha#900 → #1,246
  4. ↓ 344Lahoma#934 → #1,278
  5. ↓ 310Hassie#900 → #1,210

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

890,080 boys got a published name in 1916; 1 in 178,016 of them was named Blanch, which outranked 14.1% of the 4,535 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Blanch
  1. #3,516Zan6
  2. #3,516Zigmunt6
  3. #3,516Zola6
  4. #3,897Blanch5
  5. #3,897Abelino5
  6. #3,897Achilles5
  7. #3,897Adair5

Tied with 638 names at #3,897; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1915
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,568Tatsuo#3,392 → #824
  2. ↑ 1,088Hughes#1,878 → #790
  3. ↑ 410Angel#1,181 → #771
  4. ↑ 378Trinidad#1,181 → #803
  5. ↑ 354Rolla#1,306 → #952
Fallers
  1. ↓ 500Nicolas#804 → #1,304
  2. ↓ 468Collins#906 → #1,374
  3. ↓ 463Hilliard#952 → #1,415
  4. ↓ 383Arvo#952 → #1,335
  5. ↓ 363Rayford#941 → #1,304

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1916 →