Blanch is a girl name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Blanch means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Blanch across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Blanch has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Blanch is a girl name of French origin meaning “white, fair”. A variant spelling of Blanche.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 6,450 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Blanch per year, United States (1880 to 1983). United States peaked in 1924 (181/yr).
Blanch has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1924, when it ranked #980 nationally (given to 181 babies that year).
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