| Seren | Blodwen | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Star | White flowers |
| Origin | welsh | welsh |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | SEH-ren | BLOD-wen |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1981 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2016 (62) | 1913 (8) |
| In 2025 | 50 | 0 |
| Trend | Steady | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Seren | Blodwen |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 214 | 0 |
| 2010s | 471 | 0 |
| 2000s | 255 | 0 |
| 1990s | 62 | 0 |
| 1980s | 24 | 0 |
| 1920s | 0 | 11 |
| 1910s | 0 | 14 |
| 1890s | 0 | 11 |
The modern Welsh word for 'star', a popular girls' name in Wales. (A separate Turkish surname Seren is unrelated.)
From Welsh 'blodau' (flowers) + 'gwen' (white, blessed, holy), so 'white flowers' (or 'blessed flowers'). Known from Joseph Parry's 1878 Welsh opera 'Blodwen'.
Seren is more popular than Blodwen today: about 50 US babies were given the name Seren in 2025, compared with 0 named Blodwen.
Seren means Star (welsh origin), while Blodwen means White flowers (welsh origin).
In US records, Seren first appears in 1981 and Blodwen in 0, so Blodwen has the longer recorded history.