Bleddyn

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Bleddyn: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Bleddyn: Recorded every year since 1996, its highest recorded position is #1,345, and it stood at #5,119 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
29times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#1345highest recorded position
6groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#1591
1997	#1345
1998	#2074
1999	#2943
2000	#2142
2001	#3134
2002	#2636
2003	#2189
2004	#3009
2005	#3208
2006	#3385
2007	#4333
2008	#2276
2009	#3744
2010	#2629
2011	#2039
2012	#2721
2013	#4685
2014	#2248
2015	#2319
2016	#4023
2017	#2324
2018	#3959
2019	#3013
2020	#2076
2021	#3451
2022	#3449
2023	#2546
2024	#5119

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #1591 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1345 among boys in England and Wales, in 1997 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Bleddyn by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Bleddyn in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	24	4 of 10	6
2000s	45	10 of 10	5
2010sbusiest	68	10 of 10	7
2020s	31	5 of 10	6

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2010s were its busiest decade, averaging 7 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Bleddyn appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1345 in England and Wales in 1997.

Bleddyn's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#5119	3	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#2546	8	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#3449	5	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#3451	5	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#2076	10	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#3013	6	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#3959	4	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#2324	9	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#4023	4	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#2319	9	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#2248	9	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#4685	3	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#2721	7	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#2039	10	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#2629	7	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#3744	4	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#2276	8	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#4333	3	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#3385	4	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#3208	4	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#3009	4	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#2189	6	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#2636	4	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#3134	3	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#2142	5	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#2943	3	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#2074	5	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#1345	9	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#1591	7	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 29 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,345, first reached in 1997.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 10 births, registered in England and Wales in 2011.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
29 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years20 to 29 unbroken years →
1unbroken stretch — never absent from the recordUnbroken since it first appeared →
#5,119position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
10births registered in its largest year, 2011Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Akil · #1345, 27y
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Karanveer · #1345, 27y
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Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Akil · #1345, 27y
Aryeh · #1345, 26y
Ashish · #1345, 16y
Karanveer · #1345, 27y

Bleddyn and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Bleddyn without appearing here.

Bleddyn moved ahead of

Shannon Compare
In 2016 they stood at #4685 and #3822 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2017 that had become #2324 and #4812.
Garry Compare
In 2022 they stood at #3449 and #3048 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #2546 and #4991.
Kim Compare
In 2014 they stood at #4685 and #3822 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2015 that had become #2319 and #4747.
Tayla Compare
In 2014 they stood at #4685 and #4685 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2015 that had become #2319 and #4747.

Moved ahead of Bleddyn

Aksel Compare
In 2012 they stood at #2721 and #3416 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2013 that had become #4685 and #2403.
Fredrik Compare
In 2015 they stood at #2319 and #2483 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2016 that had become #4023 and #2027.
Daithi Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2546 and #3112 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #5119 and #3254.
Hans Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2546 and #2813 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #5119 and #3254.

Moved the opposite way to Bleddyn

Albie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Bleddyn went from #1591 to #5119 while Albie went from #853 to #19.
Alfie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Bleddyn went from #1591 to #5119 while Alfie went from #119 to #16.
Alfred Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Bleddyn went from #1591 to #5119 while Alfred went from #218 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Bleddyn went from #1591 to #5119 while Archie went from #192 to #10.

Moved the same way as Bleddyn

Aaron Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Bleddyn went from #1591 to #5119 and Aaron from #33 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Bleddyn went from #1591 to #5119 and Adam from #16 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Bleddyn went from #1591 to #5119 and Alan from #163 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Bleddyn went from #1591 to #5119 and Alex from #43 to #171.

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Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1345 in England and Wales in 1997. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

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Bleddyn at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Bleddyn by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Bleddyn appears in

Popularity data

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

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Bleddyn at a glance

Bleddyn by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Bleddyn appears in

What the record shows

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Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Bleddyn and the names beside it

Bleddyn moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Bleddyn

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