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Blanche

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What official birth registration shows about Blanche: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 2002–2019

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2002 to 2019, ranging from #3197 to #5591.200220042007200920162019#3197#5591
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2002#4137
2003#4373
2004#3197
2006#4157
2007#4294
2008#4524
2009#5556
2014#4684
2016#4763
2018#3985
2019#5591

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 11 of the 18 years from 2002 to 2019.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1971–2019 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2002

    First recorded at #4137 among girls in England and Wales in 2002 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Most recent2019

    Most recently recorded at #5591 among girls in England and Wales, in 2019.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1971 to 2019. Highest recorded position: #466 in Republic of Ireland in 1971.

Blanche's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2019England and Walesfemale#55913HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#39855HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#47634HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#46844HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#55563HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#45244HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#42944HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#41574HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#31975HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#43733HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#41373HighVerified
1971Republic of Irelandfemale#4663HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Blanche is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Blanche, between 1971 and 2019, in 12 of those 49 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1971Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1971England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: highest position in 200419712019
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland19711#466 in 1971
England and Wales2002–201911#3197 in 2004

Its high point came 33 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1971) than in England and Wales (2004).

No registrar recorded it for 30 years after 1971; it appears again in 2002.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Blanche

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1971–2019.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1971 to 2019. Highest recorded position: #466 in Republic of Ireland in 1971. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.