| Belinda | Bianca | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Beautiful (disputed) | White |
| Origin | italian | Italian |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | buh-LIN-duh | bee-AHN-kuh |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| First appeared | 0 | 1905 |
| Peak year | 1961 (3,120) | 1991 (3,844) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 594 |
| Trend | Vintage | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Belinda | Bianca |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 755 | 4,106 |
| 2010s | 2,127 | 9,293 |
| 2000s | 2,651 | 18,914 |
| 1990s | 2,373 | 28,558 |
| 1980s | 5,348 | 12,462 |
| 1970s | 12,488 | 3,041 |
| 1960s | 22,944 | 560 |
| 1950s | 20,941 | 324 |
| 1940s | 2,863 | 73 |
| 1930s | 219 | 33 |
| 1920s | 108 | 95 |
| 1910s | 83 | 89 |
| 1900s | 32 | 16 |
| 1890s | 23 | 0 |
| 1880s | 5 | 0 |
HEDGE: origin uncertain. Commonly explained as coined from Italian bella 'beautiful' plus a suffix, which is why it is read as 'beautiful'. An alternative traces it to Old High German Betlinde, with a second element lind 'soft/tender' or possibly 'serpent/linden', in which case 'beautiful' would be folk-etymology.
From the Italian, “white,” a symbol of purity.
Bianca is more popular than Belinda today: about 594 US babies were given the name Bianca in 2025, compared with 0 named Belinda.
Belinda means Beautiful (disputed) (italian origin), while Bianca means White (Italian origin).
In US records, Belinda first appears in 0 and Bianca in 1905, so Belinda has the longer recorded history.