Recorded 1898–1929 Girls' name Peak 1913 36 births

Blodwen — girls' name

36 babies named Blodwen in U.S. Social Security records since 1898, with the highest year being 1913. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1910s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Blodwen was born in this single decade.

1913
Single peak year

8 babies were named Blodwen in 1913 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Blodwen

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Blodwen between 1898 and 1929, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Blodwen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1929. The name reached its historical peak in 1913, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Blodwen performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Blodwen shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Blodwen in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 36 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Blodwen at a glance

Last recorded 1929

Total births

36

Since 1898

32 years of records

Peak year

1913

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1929

Active since

1898

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1929

Blodwen popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1929
Peak year (1913)
8
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
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Blodwen by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
14 births that decade — 39% of Blodwen's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Blodwen?
36 babies have been named Blodwen since 1898. It was last recorded in 1929. The peak year was 1913 with 8 births.
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1898–1929 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.