How Many People Are Named Blanch?
An estimated 648 people in the United States have the first name Blanch. It is predominantly female (99.5%). The average bearer is 79 years old, and Blanch peaked in popularity in 1924 with 181 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Blanch 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 Blanch paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 79, Blanch is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1957.
Estimated Living Americans
648
About 1 in 528,942 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.5% confidence
Average Age
79
years old
Peak Year
1924
181 births
Total Registered
6,450
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Blanch
Blanch is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,450 total births registered, 99.5% were female.
Blanch as a male name
Ranked #3,118 in 1932
7 male births in 1932
Peak: 1921 (8 births)
Blanch as a female name
Ranked #10,439 in 1983
5 female births in 1983
Peak: 1924 (181 births)
Blanch: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Blanch span from the 1880s to the 1980s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 1,476 babies were registered. Blanch has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Blanch by Decade
How has Blanch 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.
Blanch by State
Birth registrations for Blanch span all 24 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina. The lowest are in Iowa, California, Utah. On average, about 102 Blanchs were registered per state.
Blanch + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Blanch as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Blanch
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Blanch: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Blanch?
We estimate approximately 648 people named Blanch 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 528,942 Americans share this first name.
Is Blanch a common name?
Blanch is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,450 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Blanch most popular?
Blanch reached peak popularity in 1924, when 181 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Blanch is approximately 79 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Blanch a female name?
Blanch is predominantly female. 99.5% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Blanch Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Blanch Smith, Blanch Johnson, Blanch 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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