Blanche

#6,838 for girls in 2025, 16 births · Last seen for boys in 1946 at #3,525
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1886 · 787 births
Debut · girls
427 births
In top 100 · girls
40 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
87,425
since 1880

Blanche over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201931peak #51, 1886girls
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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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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#6,83816—
2024#11,1228—
2023#9,61610—
2022#13,5926—
2021#11,1468—
2020#8,95311—
2019——
2018#15,6825—
2017#11,6158—
2016#10,8599—
2015——
2014#14,5586—
2013#10,23510—
2012#11,2579—
2011#13,3477—
2010#14,9596—
2009#17,2945—
2008#17,5045—
2007#15,4916—
2006#15,1526—
2005#11,8348—
2004#9,89210—
2003#11,3258—
2002#11,1088—
2001#10,1029—
2000#8,53411—
1999#8,22311—
1998#8,01611—
1997#7,28312—
1996#7,13012—
1995#7,51411—
1994#5,71316—
1993#5,95515—
1992#4,68621—
1991#4,65021—
1990#5,28617—
1989#3,67327—
1988#4,01522—
1987#4,28319—
1986#4,53917—
1985#3,51724—
1984#3,72621—
1983#3,15126—
1982#4,02519—
1981#2,98629—
1980#3,60922—
1979#2,86030—
1978#2,47435—
1977#2,83828—
1976#2,79227—
1975#2,13640—
1974#2,25435—
1973#1,93942—
1972#1,83246—
1971#1,56062—
1970#1,80449—
1969#1,56158—
1968#1,23678—
1967#1,14785—
1966#1,08194—
1965#1,004108—
1964#912131—
1963#907134—
1962#846155—
1961#783179—
1960#804165—
1959#746186—
1958#707195—
1957#662220—
1956#604249—
1955#615228—
1954#526283—
1953#464336—
1952#478308—
1951#450340—
1950#464307—
1949#410379—
1948#424350—
1947#416377—
1946#408353#3,5255
1945#366365—
1944#364367—
1943#345429—
1942#314483—
1941#302456—
1940#296458—
1939#271519—
1938#273539#3,1756
1937#267550—
1936#245644—
1935#231726#3,2526
1934#234722#3,2776
1933#214797#2,21411
1932#192950—
1931#190956#3,7635
1930#1791,093#2,7819
1929#1621,275#3,9595
1928#1531,427#3,6976
1927#1511,568#3,7806
1926#1471,658#4,2015
1925#1381,894—
1924#1372,033#3,8676
1923#1192,266#4,2395
1922#1152,323#3,0149
1921#1122,487—
1920#1022,688#3,2088
1919#972,668#3,3917
1918#962,739#2,39812
1917#912,836#3,5456
1916#892,714—
1915#872,590#2,6219
1914#802,164—
1913#761,856—
1912#751,761#1,8858
1911#751,361#1,5376
1910#741,288#1,1189
1909#691,217#1,4405
1908#691,162#9469
1907#661,156—
1906#641,173#9278
1905#631,190—
1904#621,142—
1903#591,174—
1902#581,159#9337
1901#591,025—
1900#601,332—
1899#551,063#7868
1898#541,269#8857
1897#551,092—
1896#541,150—
1895#541,156—
1894#561,091#9546
1893#521,075—
1892#541,094—
1891#56917#7667
1890#55953—
1889#52972#8786
1888#52942—
1887#54763#9215
1886#51787—
1885#53710—
1884#52711—
1883#54610—
1882#56547—
1881#57456—
1880#59427—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Blanche was already there! It came in at #59, and was given to 427 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 2015, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Blanche is popular in 1931

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Blanche, so not publishedAKMaine: #103 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 424 girlsMEVermont: #117 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 515 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #93 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 366 girlsNHWashington: #165 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 871 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Blanche, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Blanche, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #130 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 593 girlsNDMinnesota: #186 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,401 girlsMNIllinois: #169 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 1,199 girlsILWisconsin: #188 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,442 girlsWIMichigan: #180 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,328 girlsMINew York: #154 for girls · 100 births · 1 in 906 girlsNYMassachusetts: #117 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 748 girlsMARhode Island: #122 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 640 girlsRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Blanche, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Blanche, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Blanche, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #187 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,099 girlsSDIowa: #211 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,525 girlsIAIndiana: #216 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,691 girlsINOhio: #207 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,747 girlsOHPennsylvania: #141 for girls · 86 births · 1 in 899 girlsPANew Jersey: #123 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 671 girlsNJConnecticut: #153 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 941 girlsCTCalifornia: #201 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,097 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Blanche, so not publishedUTColorado: #149 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 675 girlsCONebraska: #274 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,142 girlsNEMissouri: #253 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,927 girlsMOKentucky: #237 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,444 girlsKYWest Virginia: #216 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,319 girlsWVVirginia: #122 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 538 girlsVAMaryland: #109 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 537 girlsMDDelaware: #65 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 238 girlsDEArizona: #169 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 649 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Blanche, so not publishedNMKansas: #250 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,755 girlsKSArkansas: #227 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,172 girlsARTennessee: #178 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 938 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #128 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 553 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #119 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 513 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Blanche, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #302 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,996 girlsOKLouisiana: #221 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,064 girlsLAMississippi: #319 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,232 girlsMSAlabama: #236 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,499 girlsALGeorgia: #238 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,479 girlsGAHawaii: #128 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 476 girlsHITexas: #320 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,813 girlsTXFlorida: #205 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 977 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Delaware#65 · 1 in 238
  2. New Hampshire#93 · 1 in 366
  3. Maine#103 · 1 in 424
  4. Maryland#109 · 1 in 537
  5. Vermont#117 · 1 in 515

Best ever in a state: #14 in Delaware, 1910.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Delaware#6561 in 238
New Hampshire#9381 in 366
Maine#103151 in 424
Maryland#109221 in 537
Massachusetts#117401 in 748
Vermont#11751 in 515
South Carolina#119361 in 513
Rhode Island#12271 in 640
Virginia#122421 in 538
New Jersey#123411 in 671
Hawaii#12871 in 476
North Carolina#128611 in 553
North Dakota#130101 in 593
Pennsylvania#141861 in 899
Colorado#149121 in 675
Connecticut#153111 in 941
New York#1541001 in 906
Washington#165101 in 871
Arizona#16961 in 649
Illinois#169441 in 1,199
Tennessee#178281 in 938
Michigan#180291 in 1,328
Minnesota#186141 in 1,401
South Dakota#18751 in 1,099
Wisconsin#188161 in 1,442
California#201321 in 1,097
Florida#205121 in 977
Ohio#207271 in 1,747
Iowa#211121 in 1,525
Indiana#216141 in 1,691
West Virginia#216131 in 1,319
Louisiana#221191 in 1,064
Arkansas#227151 in 1,172
Alabama#236191 in 1,499
Kentucky#237181 in 1,444
Georgia#238201 in 1,479
Kansas#25081 in 1,755
Missouri#253141 in 1,927
Nebraska#27451 in 2,142
Oklahoma#302111 in 1,996
Mississippi#31991 in 2,232
Texas#320311 in 1,813
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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 Blanche
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 4,284 spots since 2024 (#11,122 → #6,838)
  • 2,115 spots since 2020 (#8,953 → #6,838)
  • Biggest jump: 21 spots in 1961 (#804 → #783)
  • Biggest drop: 92 spots in 1965 (#912 → #1,004)
Rise & fade · girls
6 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1886 at #51 (787 births)
  • Births halved by 1944, 58 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 40 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 40 yrs · run 1880–1919
  • Top 1,000: 85 yrs · run 1880–1964
Share of babies · girls
1 in 181
  • Highest: 1 in 181 girls born in 1884 were named Blanche (0.55%)
  • Latest: 1 in 100,454 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #51 in 1886, was only 1 in 184 (0.54%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1910s
  • 25.1% of all girls named Blanche (21,977) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s6,925#51 (1886)#54
1890s10,860#52 (1893)#55
1900s11,730#58 (1902)#63
1910s21,977#74 (1910)#84
1920s19,619#102 (1920)#134
1930s7,496#179 (1930)#230
1940s4,017#296 (1940)#365
1950s2,652#450 (1951)#572
1960s1,187#783 (1961)#1,028
1970s394#1,560 (1971)#2,249
1980s226#2,986 (1981)#3,752
1990s147#4,650 (1991)#6,446
2000s76#8,534 (2000)#12,824
2010s60#10,235 (2013)#12,814
2020s59#6,838 (2025)#10,211

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.

Blanche in 1931

girls
#190
956 births · 1 in 1,114 girls
boys
#3,763
5 births · 1 in 207,933 boys

Top girls' names in 1931

  1. #1Mary60,299
  2. #2Betty36,105
  3. #3Dorothy26,524
  4. #4Barbara21,804
  5. #5Joan19,119
  6. #6Helen17,664
  7. #7Margaret17,332
  8. #8Patricia16,469
  9. #9Shirley14,405
  10. #10Doris13,629
  11. #190Blanche956

Top boys' names in 1931

  1. #1Robert60,519
  2. #2James51,212
  3. #3John48,423
  4. #4William43,280
  5. #5Richard31,822
  6. #6Charles29,934
  7. #7Donald29,100
  8. #8George20,685
  9. #9Joseph19,326
  10. #10Thomas16,847
  11. #3,763Blanche5
More about 1931

girls

1,064,728 girls got a published name in 1931; 1 in 1,114 of them was named Blanche, which outranked 96.2% of the 4,979 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Blanche
  1. #187Johnnie967
  2. #188Flora965
  3. #189Marcella959
  4. #190Blanche956
  5. #191Mamie947
  6. #191Teresa947
  7. #193Ernestine941
Biggest movers since 1930
Risers
  1. ↑ 857Joretta#1,320 → #463
  2. ↑ 519Joetta#1,460 → #941
  3. ↑ 483Sondra#1,031 → #548
  4. ↑ 465Celine#1,460 → #995
  5. ↑ 343Lynne#1,274 → #931
Fallers
  1. ↓ 377Margo#937 → #1,314
  2. ↓ 349Rachael#894 → #1,243
  3. ↓ 317Evelyne#926 → #1,243
  4. ↓ 287Vivien#971 → #1,258
  5. ↓ 283Ardeth#629 → #912

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

boys

1,039,665 boys got a published name in 1931; 1 in 207,933 of them was named Blanche, which outranked 12.9% of the 4,321 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Blanche
  1. #3,390Zannie6
  2. #3,390Zell6
  3. #3,390Zigmund6
  4. #3,763Blanche5
  5. #3,763Abbie5
  6. #3,763Abran5
  7. #3,763Achilles5

Tied with 558 names at #3,763; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1930
Risers
  1. ↑ 794Kenton#1,753 → #959
  2. ↑ 420Wyman#1,330 → #910
  3. ↑ 408Jan#1,330 → #922
  4. ↑ 402Leopold#1,399 → #997
  5. ↑ 398Odie#1,299 → #901
Fallers
  1. ↓ 513Artie#976 → #1,489
  2. ↓ 469Arnulfo#892 → #1,361
  3. ↓ 385Rose#832 → #1,217
  4. ↓ 357Ransom#976 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 343Jodie#990 → #1,333

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

See the top 100 for 1931 →