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    The first name Bianca

    A girl’s name from Italian.

    Pronounced /biˈæŋkə/ 3 syllables Female

    Meaning and origin

    Italian origin

    From Italian Bianca, equivalent of English Blanche.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    In 2025, 73 girls were named Bianca, making it the 542nd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2018, with 110 births (#402).

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    2,117
    babies named Bianca, 1996–2025
    #542
    rank in 2025
    2018
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Bianca with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Bianca at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 594 girls born in the United States were named Bianca, the 500th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1991, when 3,844 were.

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    77,759
    babies named Bianca since 1880
    #500
    rank in 2025
    1991
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Bianca in other languages

    Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary

    比安卡
    Bǐānkǎ
    Chinese
    Bianka
    Hungarian
    ビアンカ
    Bianka
    Japanese
    비앙카
    biangka
    Korean
    Bianka
    Polish
    Биáнка
    Biánka
    Russian
    Bianka
    Slovak

    Spelled Bianca in Danish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish and Swedish too.

    Famous people named Bianca

    40 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Bianca Andreescu
      Canadian tennis player, born 2000
    • Bianca Lawson
      American actress, born 1979
    • Bianca Belair
      American professional wrestler, born 1989
    • Bianca Knight
      American sprinter, born 1989
    • Bianca Maria Visconti
      Duchess of Milan from 1450 to 1468
    • Bianca Kajlich
      American actress, born 1977
    • Bianca Ryan
      American singer, born 1994
    • Bianca Del Rio
      American Drag Queen, born 1975
    • Bianca Beauchamp
      Canadian latex fetish and adult model, born 1977
    • Bianca Censori
      Australian architect and model (born 1995)
    • Bianca A. Santos
      American actress, born 1990
    • Bianca Williams
      British sprinter and human rights activist, born 1993

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    Questions

    What does the name Bianca mean?
    From Italian Bianca, equivalent of English Blanche.
    What is the origin of the name Bianca?
    From Italian Bianca, equivalent of English Blanche.
    How popular is the name Bianca?
    In 2025, 73 girls born in England and Wales were named Bianca, ranking 542nd. Its peak was 2018, with 110 births.
    Is Bianca a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 77,759 US babies named Bianca since 1880 were girls.
    When was Bianca most popular?
    1991 in the United States, when 3,844 babies were named Bianca, its highest rank at 89th.
    How do you pronounce Bianca?
    Bianca is /biˈæŋkə/, 3 syllables.