Girls' name · since 1880
Blanch
Blanch has 6,420 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,199 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 6,420
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
6,420 girls have been named Blanch since 1880, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Blanch has 6,420 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1983.
- #2,199 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 6,420 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Blanch ranks #2,199 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 6,420 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,199 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 6,420
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Blanch's 6,420 recorded births place it above 96.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
Blanch's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Blanch splits its recorded history at 1927: 30% of all births land in the more recent half, 70% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1924 peak of 181 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Blanch popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1983
- Peak year (1924)
- 181
- Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
Blanch popularity over time - boys
30 total births recorded since 1916 (Blanch as boys' name)
Blanch by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,458 births, 23% of the file).
1920s was Blanch's strongest decade.
1,458 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Blanch births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 448
1880s
448 births
- 1890s
1890s
738 births
- 1900s
1900s
852 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,390 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,458 births
- 1930s
1930s
713 births
- 1940s 414
1940s
414 births
- 1950s 271
1950s
271 births
- 1960s 108
1960s
108 births
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,458 births (23% of all-time use).
How Blanch 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 Blanch's total volume
Blanch by state
Where Blanch concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 392 | 6.1% |
| #2 | Virginia | | 243 | 3.8% |
| #3 | South Carolina | | 242 | 3.8% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 211 | 3.3% |
| #5 | Texas | | 180 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 171 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 139 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Kentucky | | 123 | 1.9% |
392 of 6,420 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Blanch appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Blanch's data
- Blanch's decade-level peak was the 1920s (1,458 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Blanchs (392 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Blanch: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~103 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, 1880–1983 (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 Blanch 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.