Blanche

A unisex name of Old French origin, meaning white; pale.

Babies a year
8
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Blanche by the numbers

Blanche was given to 8 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 2,836 babies in 1917, so it is a 1910s name that has since fallen a long way.

Names that come from Blanche

Forms of Blanche in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Blankawhite or pale; a form of Blanche7 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Blanchwhite; a form of Blanche

Other names that mean white

Like Blanche, each of these has white in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Gavinwhite hawk4,134 in the US (2017)
  • Blakedark or pale3,782 in the US (2017)
  • Finnfair or white706 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Fionafair or white1,672 in the US (2017)
  • Blakelydark or pale meadow; a place name used as personal name1,244 in the US (2017)
  • Biancawhite or pure827 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Blanche

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