| Blodwen | Bronwen | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | White flowers | Fair, blessed breast |
| Origin | welsh | Welsh |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | BLOD-wen | BRON-wen |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 1941 |
| Peak year | 1913 (8) | 1980 (25) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 10 |
| Trend | Steady | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Blodwen | Bronwen |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 0 | 28 |
| 2010s | 0 | 69 |
| 2000s | 0 | 99 |
| 1990s | 0 | 101 |
| 1980s | 0 | 126 |
| 1970s | 0 | 189 |
| 1960s | 0 | 111 |
| 1950s | 0 | 67 |
| 1940s | 0 | 82 |
| 1920s | 11 | 0 |
| 1910s | 14 | 0 |
| 1890s | 11 | 0 |
From Welsh 'blodau' (flowers) + 'gwen' (white, blessed, holy), so 'white flowers' (or 'blessed flowers'). Known from Joseph Parry's 1878 Welsh opera 'Blodwen'.
Bronwen joins the Welsh for “breast” and “fair, blessed.”
Bronwen is more popular than Blodwen today: about 10 US babies were given the name Bronwen in 2025, compared with 0 named Blodwen.
Blodwen means White flowers (welsh origin), while Bronwen means Fair, blessed breast (Welsh origin).
In US records, Blodwen first appears in 0 and Bronwen in 1941, so Blodwen has the longer recorded history.