Girls' name · since 1898

Blodwen

Since 1898, U.S. Social Security records show 36 babies named Blodwen, peaking in 1913. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#38,733 of 72,339
all-time among girls
36
born since 1898
1910s
peak decade

Blodwen is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 36 have been recorded since 1898.

Blodwen has 36 recorded births among girls since 1898, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1898 to 1929.

  • #38,733 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 36 born since 1898
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Blodwen ranks #38,733 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 36 born since 1898, peaking in the 1910s.

#38,733 of 72,339
all-time among girls
36
born since 1898
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Blodwen's 36 recorded births place it above 46.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Blodwen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Blodwen's full recorded timeline at 1918, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1898, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1913 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Blodwen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1898–1929

Last recorded 1929
Peak year (1913)
8
Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
456789 189818991913191819251929 5

Blodwen by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (14 births, 39% of the file).

1910s was Blodwen's strongest decade.

14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.

Blodwen births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 14 births (39% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Blodwen? ▼
Blodwen has been given to 36 babies in the U.S. since 1898, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #38,733 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1929. 8 babies were born in 1913, its single highest year.
Where does Blodwen sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Blodwen ranks #38,733 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Blodwen most popular? ▼
Blodwen was most popular in the 1910s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1913.
How long has the name Blodwen been used? ▼
Blodwen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1898, spanning 32 years of data through 1929.
What names are similar to Blodwen? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Blossom, Blondell, Blonnie, Blondie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Blodwen's data

  • Blodwen's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (14 total births) through the 1920s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Blodwen

Nearby Names Like Blodwen

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Blodwen

Blossom Girl
#1302 3,422 births
Blondell Girl
1,475 births
Blonnie Girl
384 births
Blondie Girl
365 births
Bloom Girl
#3066 261 births

Compare Blodwen side by side: Blodwen vs Blossom Blodwen vs Blondell Blodwen vs Blonnie

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Lomie
36 births · Peak 1922
Viletta
36 births · Peak 1921
Quillie
36 births · Peak 1917
Dorthe
36 births · Peak 1921
Madella
36 births · Peak 1928
Yonnie
36 births · Peak 1914
Aurella
36 births · Peak 1916
Flarence
36 births · Peak 1917

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Blodwen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1898–1929 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Blodwen draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.