How to say it
bi · AN · ca
/biˈɑːŋ.kə/
Feminine
Bianca
White
What it means
Italian, 'white,' the Italian cousin of Blanche.
Bianca means 'white' in Italian, the equivalent of the French Blanche, from a Germanic root for 'bright' or 'shining.' Shakespeare used it in The Taming of the Shrew and Othello, giving it a literary pedigree. Crisp and pretty, it stays popular across Italy, Romania, and beyond. Said bee-AHN-kuh.
Popularity over time
peaked at #84 in 1990, currently #500 in 2025.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, names given to at least 5 babies in a year, 1880–present. See where the names are moving
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- Spelling
The Italian cousin of Blanche; means 'white.'
- Pop culture
A Shakespeare heroine in Othello and The Taming of the Shrew.
Spelling variants
- Blanca
- Bianka
- Biancha
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