UK boy's name
Bleddyn
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Bleddyn is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Bleddyn popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5119, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2011, with 10 births.
This profile covers 168 England and Wales registrations across 29 recorded years from 1996 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 30% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 167 living people in the UK are called Bleddyn. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Bleddyn ranked #5119 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2011, when 10 boys were registered as Bleddyn.
- • About 167 living people in the UK are estimated to have Bleddyn as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5119
2024
Births in 2024
3
Latest year
Peak year
2011
10 births
Estimated living
167
2026
Popularity
Bleddyn over time
The chart below shows babies named Bleddyn registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Bleddyn, the clearest high point is 2011. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2024, compared with 10 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Bleddyn by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Bleddyn was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #3328 | 31 | 5 |
| 2010s | #2996 | 68 | 10 |
| 2000s | #3006 | 45 | 10 |
| 1990s | #1988 | 24 | 4 |
Related
Names similar to Bleddyn
- Benjamin 90,412
- Ben 36,356
- Bradley 30,230
- Brandon 26,411
- Billy 18,608
- Bobby 16,904
- Blake 16,337
- Bailey 16,014
- Brody 7,230
- Beau 6,722
- Barnaby 5,284
- Brodie 4,801
FAQ
Bleddyn: questions and answers
How popular is the name Bleddyn in the UK right now?
In 2024, Bleddyn was ranked #5119 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Bleddyn most popular?
The peak year on record was 2011, with 10 babies registered as Bleddyn in England and Wales.
How many people are called Bleddyn in the UK?
A total of 168 babies have been registered as Bleddyn across the 29 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.