Blanka
Blanka is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Blanka of Namur (1320–1363), queen-consort of Sweden and Norway Blanka Amezkua, Mexican artist Blanka Bíró, Hungarian handball goalkeeper Blanka Lipińska, Polish erotic writer Blanka Paulů, Czech cross country skier Blanka Pěničková, Czech footballer Blanka Říhová, Czech immunologist Blanka Stajkow, Polish singer and…
- Czech
- Slovak
- Polish
- Hungarian
Meaning & Origin of Blanka
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Blanka is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Blanka of Namur (1320–1363), queen-consort of Sweden and Norway Blanka Amezkua, Mexican artist Blanka Bíró, Hungarian handball goalkeeper Blanka Lipińska, Polish erotic writer Blanka Paulů, Czech cross country skier Blanka Pěničková, Czech footballer Blanka Říhová, Czech immunologist Blanka Stajkow, Polish singer and…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Czech
- Slovak
- Polish
- Hungarian
- Croatian
- Slovene
The Story of Blanka
The earliest SSA record of Blanka as a baby girl name dates back to 1981, when 6 babies received it. 1994 was its biggest year on record, with 9 newborns named Blanka — #8,804 in the national rankings. About 34% of every Blanka on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Blanka last appeared in the published SSA data in 2017, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 73 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Blanka
Phonetically similar names — useful when Blanka is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Blanco
- Blanca
- Blankie
- Blanky
- Blanko
- Blanket
- Blank
- Blanks
- Blanc
- Blanke
- Blinky
- Blanked
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Blanka
Blanka is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1981 and has accumulated 73 births in the dataset. Blanka's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #8,804. Use the chart and map above to compare Blanka's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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