How Many People Are Named Blanca?
An estimated 22,629 people in the United States have the first name Blanca. It is predominantly female (99.5%). The average bearer is 41 years old, and Blanca peaked in popularity in 1990 with 673 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Blanca as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Blanca paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Blanca is overwhelmingly female, 126 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
22,629
About 1 in 15,147 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.5% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1990
673 births
Total Registered
25,541
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Blanca
Blanca is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 25,541 total births registered, 99.5% were female.
Blanca as a male name
Ranked #9,154 in 1996
5 male births in 1996
Peak: 1990 (11 births)
Blanca as a female name
Ranked #1,878 in 2024
106 female births in 2024
Peak: 1990 (662 births)
Blanca: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Blanca span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 5,218 babies were registered. Blanca has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Blanca by Decade
How has Blanca tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Blanca by State
Birth registrations for Blanca span all 29 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Idaho, Utah, Ohio. On average, about 779 Blancas were registered per state.
Blanca + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Blanca as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Blanca
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Blanca: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Blanca?
We estimate approximately 22,629 people named Blanca are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 15,147 Americans share this first name.
Is Blanca a common name?
Blanca is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 25,541 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Blanca most popular?
Blanca reached peak popularity in 1990, when 673 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Blanca is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Blanca a female name?
Blanca is predominantly female. 99.5% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Blanca Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Blanca Smith, Blanca Johnson, Blanca Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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