| Blodwen | Olwen | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | White flowers | White footprint |
| Origin | welsh | Welsh |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | BLOD-wen | OL-wen |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 1913 |
| Peak year | 1913 (8) | 1917 (12) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Steady | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Blodwen | Olwen |
|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0 | 5 |
| 1920s | 11 | 0 |
| 1910s | 14 | 22 |
| 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'.
Olwen means “white footprint,” for flowers said to spring up where she walked.
Blodwen and Olwen are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Blodwen means White flowers (welsh origin), while Olwen means White footprint (Welsh origin).
In US records, Blodwen first appears in 0 and Olwen in 1913, so Blodwen has the longer recorded history.