Recorded 1908–1928 Girls' name Peak 1917 59 births

Blodwyn — girls' name

59 babies named Blodwyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1908, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s51910s311920s23
1910s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Blodwyn was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

10 babies were named Blodwyn in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Blodwyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 59 babies named Blodwyn between 1908 and 1928, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Blodwyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1928. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Blodwyn performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Blodwyn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Blodwyn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Blodwyn 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 59 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.

Blodwyn at a glance

Last recorded 1928

Total births

59

Since 1908

21 years of records

Peak year

1917

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1928

Active since

1908

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1928

Blodwyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–1908

Last recorded 1928
Peak year (1917)
10
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
4681012 1928192719231921191919181917191619151908 5

Blodwyn by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
31 births that decade — 53% of Blodwyn's all-time total
1900s51910s311920s23

Blodwyn by state

Where Blodwyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1908

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Blodwyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
5 8.5%
Pennsylvania share of Blodwyn's total US births 8.5%

5 of 59 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Blodwyn?
59 babies have been named Blodwyn since 1908. It was last recorded in 1928. The peak year was 1917 with 10 births.
When was Blodwyn most popular?
Blodwyn was most popular in the 1910s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
Where is Blodwyn most popular?
The top states for the name Blodwyn are Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Blodwyn been used?
Blodwyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1908, spanning 21 years of data through 1928.
What names are similar to Blodwyn?
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, 1908–1928 (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.