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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201942peak #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 1942

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Blanche, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Blanche, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Blanche, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Blanche, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Blanche, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Blanche, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Blanche, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Blanche, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Blanche, so not publishedMNIllinois: #377 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 4,407 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Blanche, so not publishedWIMichigan: #373 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 5,067 girlsMINew York: #260 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 2,355 girlsNYMassachusetts: #269 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,443 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Blanche, so not publishedRIOregon: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Blanche, so not publishedSDIowa: #328 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,521 girlsIAIndiana: #245 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,283 girlsINOhio: #357 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 4,391 girlsOHPennsylvania: #218 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 1,916 girlsPANew Jersey: #238 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,230 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Blanche, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #411 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 4,060 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Blanche, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Blanche, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Blanche, so not publishedNEMissouri: #432 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,392 girlsMOKentucky: #279 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,095 girlsKYWest Virginia: #288 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,570 girlsWVVirginia: #182 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,007 girlsVAMaryland: #185 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,180 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Blanche, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Blanche, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Blanche, so not publishedNMKansas: #314 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,791 girlsKSArkansas: #280 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,852 girlsARTennessee: #262 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,843 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #233 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,612 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #194 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 992 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #222 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,721 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Blanche, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #352 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,626 girlsLAMississippi: #325 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,434 girlsMSAlabama: #331 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,007 girlsALGeorgia: #307 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,513 girlsGAHawaii: #185 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 745 girlsHITexas: #431 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 3,350 girlsTXFlorida: #316 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,224 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Virginia#182 · 1 in 1,007
  2. Hawaii#185 · 1 in 745
  3. Maryland#185 · 1 in 1,180
  4. South Carolina#194 · 1 in 992
  5. Pennsylvania#218 · 1 in 1,916

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Virginia#182291 in 1,007
Hawaii#18551 in 745
Maryland#185151 in 1,180
South Carolina#194241 in 992
Pennsylvania#218471 in 1,916
District of Columbia#22251 in 1,721
North Carolina#233261 in 1,612
New Jersey#238161 in 2,230
Indiana#245141 in 2,283
New York#260481 in 2,355
Tennessee#262171 in 1,843
Massachusetts#269111 in 3,443
Kentucky#279141 in 2,095
Arkansas#280111 in 1,852
West Virginia#28881 in 2,570
Georgia#307141 in 2,513
Kansas#31451 in 2,791
Florida#31681 in 2,224
Mississippi#325101 in 2,434
Iowa#32861 in 3,521
Alabama#331111 in 3,007
Louisiana#352101 in 2,626
Ohio#357151 in 4,391
Michigan#373111 in 5,067
Illinois#377161 in 4,407
California#411171 in 4,060
Texas#431201 in 3,350
Missouri#43261 in 5,392
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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 1942

girls
#314
483 births · 1 in 2,797 girls

Top girls' names in 1942

  1. #1Mary63,256
  2. #2Barbara44,739
  3. #3Patricia39,465
  4. #4Linda31,613
  5. #5Carol30,272
  6. #6Sandra24,994
  7. #7Judith24,792
  8. #8Nancy23,327
  9. #9Betty21,659
  10. #10Carolyn19,978
  11. #314Blanche483
More about 1942

girls

1,350,719 girls got a published name in 1942; 1 in 2,797 of them was named Blanche, which outranked 94.2% of the 5,378 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Blanche
  1. #311Margo487
  2. #311Rochelle487
  3. #311Rosetta487
  4. #314Blanche483
  5. #314Cathy483
  6. #316Lila482
  7. #317Wendy481
  8. #318Nadine477

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

Biggest movers since 1941
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,567Michal#4,420 → #853
  2. ↑ 1,885Merrily#2,397 → #512
  3. ↑ 1,081Merrilee#1,954 → #873
  4. ↑ 783Jerrilyn#1,610 → #827
  5. ↑ 760Candace#1,418 → #658
Fallers
  1. ↓ 354Rebekah#924 → #1,278
  2. ↓ 350Leatha#830 → #1,180
  3. ↓ 307Nella#993 → #1,300
  4. ↓ 272Arla#934 → #1,206
  5. ↓ 262Vivien#735 → #997

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

See the top 100 for 1942 →