Arran vs Feidhlim
Arran 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, Arran was ranked #220 and Feidhlim #281 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2022, Arran was ranked #657 and Feidhlim #407 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Arran and Feidhlim over time
Arran and Feidhlim appear together in 1 published list, across 18 years of shared records. Feidhlim held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Arran in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Arran reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Feidhlim 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
Arran and Feidhlim changed places 6 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1983 and 2022, ending at #657 and #407.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys18 shared years, 1983–2022
Arran held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Feidhlim in 11.
Highest recorded here: Arran #247 in 1986, Feidhlim #263 in 1991.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Arran #657, Feidhlim #407.
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 | Arran | 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 | Scotland · Boys #51 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #468 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Arran and Feidhlim both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Arran
Popularity journey
First recorded1979
First recorded at #292 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1979 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1025 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · 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