| Blodwen | Ffion | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | White flowers | Foxglove |
| Origin | welsh | Welsh |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | BLOD-wen | FEE-on |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 2018 |
| Peak year | 1913 (8) | 2018 (5) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Steady | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Blodwen | Ffion |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 0 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0 | 5 |
| 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'.
Ffion is the Welsh word for the foxglove flower.
Blodwen and Ffion are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Blodwen means White flowers (welsh origin), while Ffion means Foxglove (Welsh origin).
In US records, Blodwen first appears in 0 and Ffion in 2018, so Blodwen has the longer recorded history.