Blanche

Blanche: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “white, fair”
Origin: French
Say it: BLANCH · 1 syllable
Used for: Girls

From Old French blanche, the feminine of blanc 'white'. It was used as a medieval name and later in English-speaking countries as well.

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How popular is Blanche?

20242.4 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Blanche in 20248

Peak year1889

Total US babies since 188087,631

Blanche is steady now but far below its 1889 peak.

Names like Blanche

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Blancawhite; fair · Spanish
Charlottefree man · French
Eleanormeaning uncertain · French
Eloisehealthy; wide · French
Claireclear, bright · French
Nataliebirthday of the Lord · French
Madelineof Magdala · French
Carolinefree woman · French

Blanche questions

What does the name Blanche mean?

Blanche means "white, fair". It comes from French. From Old French blanche, the feminine of blanc 'white'. It was used as a medieval name and later in English-speaking countries as well.

Is Blanche a boy or girl name?

Blanche is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Blanche?

8 US babies were named Blanche in 2024. Its peak year was 1889.

How do you pronounce Blanche?

Blanche is usually pronounced BLANCH.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.