Bianca
How to say it: bee-AHN-kuh · /biˈɑnkə/
Italian feminine name from 'bianco' meaning 'white' or 'pure'. Used in Shakespeare's Othello and The Taming of the Shrew.
Bianca was the 493rd most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 594 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1990s, its births are down about 31% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #556 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #493 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 594 |
| Share of births | 1 in 5,581 |
| Peak decade | 1990s |
| Change over 10 years | −31% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #556 |
| In France, 2025 | #256 among girls’ names, 235 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Bianca peaked in the 1990s and is less common today.
What goes with it
Parents who love Bianca also love
Nicknames
- Bia
Honouring a Bianca in the family
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Bianca is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish.
In France: #256 for girls in 2025.
Ireland: #356.
Famous people named Bianca
- Bianca Andreescu (born 2000)Canadian tennis player
- Bianca Lawson (born 1979)American actress
- Bianca Belair (born 1989)American professional wrestler
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