Fun Facts About the Name Blanche
- An established favorite: Blanche held a place in the U.S. top 100 for 40 consecutive years, from 1880 through 1919.
- More than 87 thousand babies named Blanche: U.S. records list 87,647 babies given the name Blanche from 1880 through 2025. Even 223 boys received the name Blanche - about 1 boy for every 392 girls.
What Does the Name Blanche Mean?
Blanche is the French feminine form of blanc, meaning "white," so its established meaning is "white." In French, blanche is the feminine form of the adjective; the final -e marks gender. The word goes back to Old French blanc, from a Germanic source usually reconstructed as Frankish *blank, "white, shining." The color sense is literal; later symbolic readings such as purity are interpretations rather than the name's etymology.
Blanche Name History & Origins
The name was used in medieval France, including among noble women. Blanche of Castile, queen consort of Louis VIII and regent for their son Louis IX, is a prominent example from the thirteenth century. The name also appears in other medieval French and Iberian royal families, as with Blanche of Navarre.
Norman French brought the name to England after the Norman Conquest, and forms such as Blanche and Blanch were used in England during the Middle Ages.
In twentieth-century literature, Blanche DuBois is the central character of Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire. That famous use is a literary association, not the source of the name.
How Popular is the Name Blanche?
Blanche remained among the top 100 girl names in the U.S. from 1880 to 1919. Its highest annual birth count was in 1917, and people born that year turn 109 in 2026.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,892 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2024 | #11,242 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2023 | #10,439 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #13,869 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #11,288 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #9,044 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2018 | #16,083 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #11,825 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #11,020 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2014 | #14,879 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #10,381 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #11,416 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #13,592 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #15,271 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #17,740 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #17,966 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #15,798 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #15,437 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #12,006 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #10,016 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #11,476 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #11,292 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #10,233 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2000 | #8,636 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1999 | #8,308 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1998 | #8,078 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1997 | #7,338 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1996 | #7,194 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1995 | #7,578 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1994 | #5,746 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1993 | #5,988 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1992 | #4,703 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1991 | #4,672 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1990 | #5,319 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1989 | #3,686 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1988 | #4,020 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1987 | #4,304 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1986 | #4,558 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1985 | #3,521 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1984 | #3,742 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1983 | #3,158 | 26 | 0.0016% |
| 1982 | #4,038 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1981 | #2,994 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 1980 | #3,626 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1979 | #2,867 | 30 | 0.0019% |
| 1978 | #2,476 | 35 | 0.0023% |
| 1977 | #2,842 | 28 | 0.0018% |
| 1976 | #2,799 | 27 | 0.0018% |
| 1975 | #2,140 | 40 | 0.0027% |
| 1974 | #2,257 | 35 | 0.0024% |
| 1973 | #1,942 | 42 | 0.0029% |
| 1972 | #1,834 | 46 | 0.0030% |
| 1971 | #1,562 | 62 | 0.0037% |
| 1970 | #1,803 | 49 | 0.0028% |
| 1969 | #1,563 | 58 | 0.0034% |
| 1968 | #1,236 | 78 | 0.0048% |
| 1967 | #1,147 | 85 | 0.0051% |
| 1966 | #1,082 | 94 | 0.0056% |
| 1965 | #1,005 | 108 | 0.0061% |
| 1964 | #912 | 131 | 0.0069% |
| 1963 | #907 | 134 | 0.0070% |
| 1962 | #846 | 155 | 0.0079% |
| 1961 | #784 | 179 | 0.0089% |
| 1960 | #804 | 165 | 0.0082% |
| 1959 | #746 | 186 | 0.0092% |
| 1958 | #707 | 195 | 0.0097% |
| 1957 | #662 | 220 | 0.0108% |
| 1956 | #604 | 249 | 0.0124% |
| 1955 | #615 | 228 | 0.0117% |
| 1954 | #526 | 283 | 0.0146% |
| 1953 | #464 | 336 | 0.0179% |
| 1952 | #478 | 308 | 0.0166% |
| 1951 | #450 | 340 | 0.0189% |
| 1950 | #464 | 307 | 0.0179% |
| 1949 | #410 | 379 | 0.0222% |
| 1948 | #424 | 350 | 0.0206% |
| 1947 | #416 | 377 | 0.0213% |
| 1946 | #409 | 353 | 0.0225% |
| 1945 | #366 | 365 | 0.0279% |
| 1944 | #365 | 367 | 0.0277% |
| 1943 | #345 | 429 | 0.0307% |
| 1942 | #314 | 483 | 0.0358% |
| 1941 | #302 | 456 | 0.0377% |
| 1940 | #296 | 458 | 0.0401% |
| 1939 | #271 | 519 | 0.0473% |
| 1938 | #273 | 539 | 0.0488% |
| 1937 | #267 | 550 | 0.0517% |
| 1936 | #245 | 644 | 0.0619% |
| 1935 | #231 | 726 | 0.0692% |
| 1934 | #234 | 722 | 0.0691% |
| 1933 | #214 | 797 | 0.0791% |
| 1932 | #192 | 950 | 0.0890% |
| 1931 | #190 | 956 | 0.0898% |
| 1930 | #179 | 1,093 | 0.0971% |
| 1929 | #162 | 1,275 | 0.1142% |
| 1928 | #153 | 1,427 | 0.1237% |
| 1927 | #151 | 1,568 | 0.1315% |
| 1926 | #147 | 1,658 | 0.1399% |
| 1925 | #138 | 1,894 | 0.1556% |
| 1924 | #137 | 2,033 | 0.1628% |
| 1923 | #119 | 2,266 | 0.1878% |
| 1922 | #115 | 2,323 | 0.1934% |
| 1921 | #112 | 2,487 | 0.2017% |
| 1920 | #102 | 2,688 | 0.2243% |
| 1919 | #97 | 2,668 | 0.2361% |
| 1918 | #96 | 2,739 | 0.2366% |
| 1917 | #91 | 2,836 | 0.2623% |
| 1916 | #89 | 2,714 | 0.2599% |
| 1915 | #87 | 2,590 | 0.2633% |
| 1914 | #80 | 2,164 | 0.2841% |
| 1913 | #76 | 1,856 | 0.2972% |
| 1912 | #75 | 1,761 | 0.3155% |
| 1911 | #75 | 1,361 | 0.3254% |
| 1910 | #74 | 1,288 | 0.3248% |
| 1909 | #69 | 1,217 | 0.3505% |
| 1908 | #69 | 1,162 | 0.3476% |
| 1907 | #66 | 1,156 | 0.3629% |
| 1906 | #64 | 1,173 | 0.3972% |
| 1905 | #63 | 1,190 | 0.4081% |
| 1904 | #62 | 1,142 | 0.4147% |
| 1903 | #59 | 1,174 | 0.4481% |
| 1902 | #58 | 1,159 | 0.4389% |
| 1901 | #59 | 1,025 | 0.4283% |
| 1900 | #60 | 1,332 | 0.4443% |
| 1899 | #55 | 1,063 | 0.4562% |
| 1898 | #54 | 1,269 | 0.4904% |
| 1897 | #55 | 1,092 | 0.4663% |
| 1896 | #54 | 1,150 | 0.4834% |
| 1895 | #54 | 1,156 | 0.4948% |
| 1894 | #56 | 1,091 | 0.4894% |
| 1893 | #52 | 1,075 | 0.5049% |
| 1892 | #54 | 1,094 | 0.5152% |
| 1891 | #56 | 917 | 0.4944% |
| 1890 | #55 | 953 | 0.5006% |
| 1889 | #52 | 972 | 0.5449% |
| 1888 | #52 | 942 | 0.5274% |
| 1887 | #54 | 763 | 0.5227% |
| 1886 | #51 | 787 | 0.5445% |
| 1885 | #53 | 710 | 0.5336% |
| 1884 | #52 | 711 | 0.5511% |
| 1883 | #54 | 610 | 0.5431% |
| 1882 | #56 | 547 | 0.5072% |
| 1881 | #57 | 456 | 0.4959% |
| 1880 | #59 | 427 | 0.4693% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | #3,573 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1938 | #3,215 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1935 | #3,299 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1934 | #3,320 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1933 | #2,226 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1931 | #3,817 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1930 | #2,799 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1929 | #4,022 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1928 | #3,752 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1927 | #3,825 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1926 | #4,268 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1924 | #3,921 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1923 | #4,312 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1922 | #3,044 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1920 | #3,244 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1919 | #3,434 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1918 | #2,412 | 12 | 0.0012% |
| 1917 | #3,596 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1915 | #2,647 | 9 | 0.0011% |
| 1912 | #1,905 | 8 | 0.0019% |
| 1911 | #1,557 | 6 | 0.0027% |
| 1910 | #1,125 | 9 | 0.0046% |
| 1909 | #1,476 | 5 | 0.0030% |
| 1908 | #957 | 9 | 0.0058% |
| 1906 | #938 | 8 | 0.0060% |
| 1902 | #944 | 7 | 0.0057% |
| 1899 | #792 | 8 | 0.0075% |
| 1898 | #895 | 7 | 0.0057% |
| 1894 | #971 | 6 | 0.0052% |
| 1891 | #773 | 7 | 0.0069% |
| 1889 | #887 | 6 | 0.0054% |
| 1887 | #945 | 5 | 0.0049% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Blanche Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You can go to great heights and equally great depths. You are emotional and fixed in your opinions. You are hospitable, sentimental, often psychic, sometimes moody. You are ruled by love and the lack of it and feel a need to be encouraged and appreciated. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You desire to inspire and lead, to control other's affairs. You are giving, courageous and bold, action oriented,energetic and strong willed. You want to make a difference in the world, and this attitude often attracts you to cultural interests, politics, social issues, and the cultivation of your creative talents.
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