US rank #460 Girls' name Peak 1991 76,962 births

Bianca — #460 US girls' name

76,962 babies named Bianca in U.S. Social Security records since 1905, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s161910s891920s951930s331940s731950s3241960s5601970s30421980s124621990s285582000s189142010s92912020s3505
#460
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 97% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Bianca was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

3,844 babies were named Bianca in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bianca

The Social Security Administration has registered 76,962 babies named Bianca between 1905 and 2024, spanning 120 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bianca currently holds the #460 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 3,844 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bianca performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 28,558 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Bianca shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 15,083 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Bianca in 50 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bianca in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 76,962 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Bianca at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

76,962

Since 1905

120 years of records

Peak year

1991

3,844 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#460

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1905

Recorded for 120 years

Last year on file: 2024

Bianca popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1905

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (1991)
3,844
Annual births at peak — across 120 years of records
-1,00001,0002,0003,0004,0005,000 202420101996198219681954193319181905 5

Bianca popularity over time — boys

195 total births recorded since 1979 (Bianca as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 195 births
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Bianca by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
28,558 births that decade — 37% of Bianca's all-time total
1900s161910s891920s951930s331940s731950s3241960s5601970s30421980s124621990s285582000s189142010s92912020s3505

Bianca by state

Where Bianca concentrates geographically — total births since 1905

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Bianca
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
15,083 19.6%
#2 Texas
10,535 13.7%
#3 New York
6,874 8.9%
#4 Florida
5,594 7.3%
#5 Illinois
4,304 5.6%
#6 New Jersey
2,759 3.6%
#7 Michigan
2,326 3.0%
#8 Arizona
2,127 2.8%
California share of Bianca's total US births 19.6%
Even split

15,083 of 76,962 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.

Bianca appears in 50 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bianca?
76,962 babies have been named Bianca since 1905. It currently ranks #460 among girls. The peak year was 1991 with 3,844 births.
When was Bianca most popular?
Bianca was most popular in the 1990s decade with 28,558 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Bianca most popular?
The top states for the name Bianca are California (15,083 births), Texas (10,535 births), New York (6,874 births).
How long has the name Bianca been used?
Bianca has been recorded in Social Security data since 1905, spanning 120 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Bianca?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bianka, Bianey, Biana, Biannca, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1905–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.