Girls' name · since 1910
Blanca
Since 1910, U.S. Social Security records show 25,527 babies named Blanca, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #914 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,855 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 25,527
- born since 1910
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Blanca is the #1855 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 25,527 recorded since 1910.
Social Security Administration records show Blanca recorded 25,527 times among girls since 1910, holding rank #1855 nationally today, ahead of 89% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 2025.
- #914 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,855 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 25,527 born since 1910
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Blanca ranks #914 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,855 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 25,527 born since 1910, peaking in the 1990s.
- #914 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,855 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 25,527
- born since 1910
- 1990s
- peak decade
Blanca's 25,527 recorded births place it above 98.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Blanca compares
25,527 Top 6% higher than 94% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Blanca's all-time total is 68x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Blanca | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 25,527 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 662 | 21 | 19,840 |
Blanca's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Blanca's SSA record in two at 1969 and the more recent half accounts for 76% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 24%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1910, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 662, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Blanca popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 662
- Annual births at peak, across 116 years of records
Blanca popularity over time - boys
126 total births recorded since 1958 (Blanca as boys' name)
Blanca by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (5,186 births, 20% of the file).
1990s was Blanca's strongest decade.
5,186 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Blanca births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 58
1910s
58 births
- 1920s 160
1920s
160 births
- 1930s 270
1930s
270 births
- 1940s 533
1940s
533 births
- 1950s
1950s
2,574 births
- 1960s
1960s
2,891 births
- 1970s
1970s
4,204 births
- 1980s
1980s
4,565 births
- 1990s
1990s
5,186 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,205 births
- 2010s 1,261
2010s
1,261 births
- 2020s 620
2020s
620 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 5,186 births (20% of all-time use).
How Blanca compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Blanca's total volume
Blanca by state
Where Blanca concentrates geographically, total births since 1910
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 8,321 | 32.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 8,193 | 32.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 1,597 | 6.3% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 1,162 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 819 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Florida | | 624 | 2.4% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 361 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Washington | | 228 | 0.9% |
8,321 of 25,527 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Blanca appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Blanca's data
- Blanca's decade-level peak was the 1990s (5,186 total births); usage has since declined to 620 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Blancas (8,321 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Blanca: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~115 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1910–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Blanca draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.