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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201923peak #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 1923

  • 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: #488 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,681 girlsMINew York: #676 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 19,929 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: #387 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,275 girlsIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Blanch, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Blanch, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #672 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 19,249 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: fewer than 5 girls named Blanch, so not publishedMOKentucky: #372 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,346 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Blanch, so not publishedWVVirginia: #342 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,533 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: #365 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,555 girlsARTennessee: #290 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,373 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #313 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,805 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #284 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,369 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Blanch, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #518 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,069 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Blanch, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Blanch, so not publishedMSAlabama: #532 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,236 girlsALGeorgia: #524 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,887 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Blanch, so not publishedHITexas: #774 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 8,318 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Blanch, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Carolina#284 · 1 in 2,369
  2. Tennessee#290 · 1 in 2,373
  3. North Carolina#313 · 1 in 2,805
  4. Virginia#342 · 1 in 3,533
  5. Arkansas#365 · 1 in 2,555

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

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South Carolina#284101 in 2,369
Tennessee#290121 in 2,373
North Carolina#313141 in 2,805
Virginia#34281 in 3,533
Arkansas#36581 in 2,555
Kentucky#37291 in 3,346
Iowa#38751 in 4,275
Michigan#48851 in 7,681
Oklahoma#51851 in 5,069
Georgia#52451 in 6,887
Alabama#53251 in 6,236
Pennsylvania#67251 in 19,249
New York#67651 in 19,929
Texas#77471 in 8,318
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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 1923

girls
#629
137 births · 1 in 8,806 girls
boys
#4,239
5 births · 1 in 219,220 boys

Top girls' names in 1923

  1. #1Mary71,634
  2. #2Dorothy39,043
  3. #3Helen31,486
  4. #4Margaret26,134
  5. #5Betty25,989
  6. #6Ruth23,637
  7. #7Virginia18,325
  8. #8Mildred15,989
  9. #9Elizabeth15,459
  10. #10Frances14,881
  11. #629Blanch137

Top boys' names in 1923

  1. #1John57,467
  2. #2Robert56,111
  3. #3William52,136
  4. #4James50,462
  5. #5Charles28,966
  6. #6George27,025
  7. #7Joseph25,561
  8. #8Edward20,597
  9. #9Richard18,887
  10. #10Donald16,433
  11. #4,239Blanch5
More about 1923

girls

1,206,366 girls got a published name in 1923; 1 in 8,806 of them was named Blanch, which outranked 89.0% of the 5,739 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Blanch
  1. #625Sheila139
  2. #627Clementine138
  3. #627Elsa138
  4. #629Blanch137
  5. #629Carmel137
  6. #629Lulu137
  7. #629Renee137
  8. #633Rhea135
  9. #634Annamae134
  10. #634Mina134

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

Biggest movers since 1922
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,834Eris#2,291 → #457
  2. ↑ 619Penny#1,508 → #889
  3. ↑ 317Laurene#1,309 → #992
  4. ↑ 310Cruz#1,103 → #793
  5. ↑ 306Dorene#1,207 → #901
Fallers
  1. ↓ 321Veva#962 → #1,283
  2. ↓ 318Arlie#949 → #1,267
  3. ↓ 305Gaynell#978 → #1,283
  4. ↓ 303Trinidad#449 → #752
  5. ↓ 300Laurine#897 → #1,197

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

boys

1,096,102 boys got a published name in 1923; 1 in 219,220 of them was named Blanch, which outranked 13.6% of the 4,904 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Blanch
  1. #3,822Yoneo6
  2. #3,822Yoshiharu6
  3. #3,822Zed6
  4. #4,239Blanch5
  5. #4,239Abdon5
  6. #4,239Ac5
  7. #4,239Add5

Tied with 665 names at #4,239; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1922
Risers
  1. ↑ 403Marcos#1,333 → #930
  2. ↑ 341Armin#1,333 → #992
  3. ↑ 309Betty#1,222 → #913
  4. ↑ 309Godfrey#1,222 → #913
  5. ↑ 308Val#1,181 → #873
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,021Harden#999 → #2,020
  2. ↓ 472Buel#850 → #1,322
  3. ↓ 420Trinidad#485 → #905
  4. ↓ 304Gorden#722 → #1,026
  5. ↓ 288Joy#840 → #1,128

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

See the top 100 for 1923 →