Bianca

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Bianca is a feminine given name. It means "white" and is an Italian cognate of Blanche. It is known in the Anglosphere as a character in William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. It came to greater notice in the 1970s, due to public figures such as Bianca Jagger.

From Wikipedia

Bianca first appears in the data in 1976 and has been recorded in 37 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 275 babies (rank #36 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Bianca

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Bianca yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

6,199

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

275

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Percy Jackson & the Olympians: Bianca di Angelo — Nico's sister
In Wednesday: Bianca Barclay — siren queen bee

Famous people named Bianca

Bianca Andreescutennis player · b. 2000
Bianca Lawsonfilm actor · b. 1979
Bianca Belairprofessional wrestler · b. 1989
Bianca Knightathletics competitor · b. 1989
Bianca Maria Viscontipolitician · b. 1425

More popular girls' names

Other girls' names starting with B

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1976	78	#97
1977	82	#97
1978	136	#83
1979	154	#78
1980	103	#89
1981	154	#78
1982	143	#83
1983	174	#68
1984	157	#76
1985	176	#67
1986	197	#59
1987	178	#68
1988	197	#64
1989	248	#45
1990	259	#41
1991	275	#36
1992	228	#46
1993	236	#49
1994	251	#45
1995	260	#47
1996	248	#48
1997	204	#58
1998	229	#48
1999	210	#52
2000	227	#51
2001	208	#56
2002	191	#64
2003	204	#50
2004	182	#59
2005	176	#59
2006	98	#77
2007	103	#73
2008	101	#75
2014	8	#201
2015	5	#297
2016	115	#131
2017	4	#331