Aran vs Feidhlim
Aran and Feidhlimcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2002, Aran was ranked #243 and Feidhlim #281 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Aran was ranked #329 and Feidhlim #468 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Aran and Feidhlim over time
Aran and Feidhlim appear together in 1 published list, across 27 years of shared records. Aran held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Feidhlim in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Feidhlim reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Aran in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Aran and Feidhlim changed places 11 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1991 and 2025, ending at #329 and #468.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys27 shared years, 1991–2025
Aran held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Feidhlim in 9.
Highest recorded here: Aran #162 in 1998, Feidhlim #263 in 1991.
The order changed in 2025: Aran moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #770 and #516; by 2025 that had become #329 and #468.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aran #329, Feidhlim #468.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Aran | Feidhlim |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #329 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #468 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aran and Feidhlim both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Aran
Popularity journey
First recorded1974
First recorded at #240 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1974–2025
Highest recorded position: #149 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1999 (recorded 1974–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #329 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Feidhlim
Popularity journey
First recorded1972
First recorded at #307 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1972 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1972–2025
Highest recorded position: #263 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1991 (recorded 1972–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #468 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys