Recorded 1981–2017 Girls' name Peak 1994 73 births

Blanka — girls' name

73 babies named Blanka in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s171990s212000s252010s10
2000s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Blanka was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

9 babies were named Blanka in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Blanka

The Social Security Administration has registered 73 babies named Blanka between 1981 and 2017, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Blanka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Blanka performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Blanka shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Blanka 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 73 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.

Blanka at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

73

Since 1981

37 years of records

Peak year

1994

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1981

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2017

Blanka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1981

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1994)
9
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
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Blanka by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
25 births that decade — 34% of Blanka's all-time total
1980s171990s212000s252010s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Blanka?
73 babies have been named Blanka since 1981. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1994 with 9 births.
When was Blanka most popular?
Blanka was most popular in the 2000s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Blanka been used?
Blanka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 37 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Blanka?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Blanche, Blanca, Blair, Blakely, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1981–2017 (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.