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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2014 with 109 babies (rank #399 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

1,292

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

109

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

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	62	#462
1997	50	#529
1998	29	#788
1999	29	#783
2000	24	#903
2001	16	#1,250
2002	22	#1,002
2003	33	#801
2004	57	#553
2005	47	#660
2006	55	#607
2007	61	#590
2008	77	#501
2009	70	#551
2010	82	#494
2011	92	#464
2012	90	#488
2013	93	#451
2014	109	#399
2015	88	#492
2016	106	#419