Girls' name · peaked in 1991
Bianca name popularity since 1925
77,608 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Bianca. Half of them were born in 1996 or earlier, so the typical Bianca is about 30 years old in 2026. Bianca peaked in 1991 as the #89 name for girls, and it ranked #500 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 77,608
- Named Bianca, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #500
- for girls in 2025 (594 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% girls
- 77,413 girls · 195 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.36× its national share
Peak year is the year Bianca made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Bianca births per year, 1925–2025
1991 was the biggest year for Bianca both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1984 and 1989, Bianca became 4.9× more common, from 1 in 2,540 baby girls to 1 in 513.
- Steepest fall: Between 2007 and 2012, its share of baby girls fell by 43%, from 1 in 972 to 1 in 1,710.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Bianca's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Bianca.
Decade by decade
Babies named Bianca in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 49 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 33 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 73 | 0 | #3,416 |
| 1950s | 324 | 0 | #1,843 |
| 1960s | 560 | 0 | #1,770 |
| 1970s | 3,041 | 7 | #630 |
| 1980s | 12,462 | 92 | #304 |
| 1990s | 28,558 | 76 | #128 |
| 2000s | 18,914 | 20 | #177 |
| 2010s | 9,293 | 0 | #381 |
| 2020–25 | 4,106 | 0 | #500 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
44.1% of babies named Bianca from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Bianca is most popular
The index compares Bianca's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Bianca.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.36× | 639 |
| Arizona | 2.17× | 2,137 |
| Florida | 2.07× | 5,669 |
| California | 1.89× | 15,168 |
| Texas | 1.78× | 10,600 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Bianca and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Bianca (this page) | 77,413 | 1991 |
| Bianka | 2,534 | 2007 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Bianca's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Bianca.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Bianca (1991).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data