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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201918peak #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 1918

  • 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: #639 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 12,398 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Blanch, so not publishedWIMichigan: #405 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,235 girlsMINew York: #628 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 16,860 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: fewer than 5 girls named Blanch, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #621 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 16,594 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: #515 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,147 girlsMOKentucky: #482 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,406 girlsKYWest Virginia: #225 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,464 girlsWVVirginia: #374 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,523 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: #358 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,438 girlsARTennessee: #424 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,285 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #288 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,422 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #236 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,673 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Blanch, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #495 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,668 girlsOKLouisiana: #437 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,452 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Blanch, so not publishedMSAlabama: #396 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,823 girlsALGeorgia: #529 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,866 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Blanch, so not publishedHITexas: #776 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,254 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Blanch, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. West Virginia#225 · 1 in 1,464
  2. South Carolina#236 · 1 in 1,673
  3. North Carolina#288 · 1 in 2,422
  4. Arkansas#358 · 1 in 2,438
  5. Virginia#374 · 1 in 4,523

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

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StateRankBirthsShare
West Virginia#225121 in 1,464
South Carolina#236131 in 1,673
North Carolina#288141 in 2,422
Arkansas#35881 in 2,438
Virginia#37461 in 4,523
Alabama#39671 in 3,823
Michigan#40571 in 5,235
Tennessee#42461 in 4,285
Louisiana#43761 in 3,452
Kentucky#48251 in 5,406
Oklahoma#49551 in 4,668
Missouri#51551 in 6,147
Georgia#52951 in 6,866
Pennsylvania#62161 in 16,594
New York#62861 in 16,860
Illinois#63951 in 12,398
Texas#77661 in 8,254
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

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 1918

girls
#572
155 births · 1 in 7,469 girls

Top girls' names in 1918

  1. #1Mary67,365
  2. #2Helen36,148
  3. #3Dorothy32,030
  4. #4Margaret27,139
  5. #5Ruth25,535
  6. #6Mildred17,258
  7. #7Virginia16,421
  8. #8Frances16,132
  9. #9Elizabeth15,853
  10. #10Anna15,666
  11. #572Blanch155
More about 1918

girls

1,157,631 girls got a published name in 1918; 1 in 7,469 of them was named Blanch, which outranked 89.8% of the 5,585 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Blanch
  1. #569Anastasia157
  2. #569George157
  3. #571Jayne156
  4. #572Blanch155
  5. #572Ursula155
  6. #574Berneice154
  7. #574Celeste154
  8. #576Mina153

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

Biggest movers since 1917
Risers
  1. ↑ 547Jesse#1,507 → #960
  2. ↑ 494Liberty#1,079 → #585
  3. ↑ 389Marilynn#1,337 → #948
  4. ↑ 312Margueritte#1,281 → #969
  5. ↑ 306Syble#807 → #501
Fallers
  1. ↓ 447Valentine#964 → #1,411
  2. ↓ 428Ottie#952 → #1,380
  3. ↓ 354Delora#923 → #1,277
  4. ↓ 318Georgene#896 → #1,214
  5. ↓ 299Clifford#904 → #1,203

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

See the top 100 for 1918 →