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 1999 and has been recorded in 26 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2018 with 2,346 babies (rank #17 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,860 girls (rank #13). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

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.

31,874

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

2,346

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

Names ranked near Bianca in 2024

Other girls' names starting with B

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1999	365	#111
2000	416	#101
2001	408	#101
2002	382	#105
2003	421	#98
2004	392	#102
2005	412	#98
2006	465	#92
2007	507	#87
2008	642	#74
2009	777	#62
2010	928	#52
2011	1,138	#47
2012	1,347	#39
2013	1,455	#33
2014	1,539	#33
2015	1,705	#29
2016	1,780	#26
2017	1,947	#23
2018	2,346	#17
2019	2,204	#18
2020	2,202	#15
2021	2,201	#15
2022	2,042	#15
2023	1,992	#13
2024	1,860	#13