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Bianca

Girl name · 210 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Bianca: 210 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 11 births in 1989.

With Italian origins from the Latin *blancus* meaning “white,” Bianca shares its root with the French Blanche and has been a steady presence on Scottish baby-name charts since the 1970s. The name is carried by Bianca Jagger, the Nicaraguan-born human-rights activist and former wife of Mick Jagger, and by Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu, who won the US Open in 2019. Shakespeare gave the name to a key character in *Othello*, where Bianca is a Venetian courtesan caught in the tragedy’s web. While no major place bears the name directly, the root appears in many European place names like Blanc and Bianco. As a variant of Blanche, Bianca offers an international, melodic alternative that remains both classic and fresh.

Girl 38 of 52 years

Peak year
198911 babies
Latest (2024)
#6384 babies
Total births
210since 1974
5-year trend
▼ 15%vs prior 5y
1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 1989 · 11
Births per year in Scotland. Missing years had a count of 2 or fewer (suppressed by NRS).