Feidhlim vs Steven
Feidhlim and Stevencompared 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, Feidhlim was ranked #281 and Steven #109 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Feidhlim was ranked #468 and Steven #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Feidhlim and Steven over time
Feidhlim and Steven appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Steven 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.
Steven 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
Feidhlim and Steven changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1972 and 2025, ending at #468 and #829.
- Longest-running competitions
Feidhlim and Steven were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 30 years, from 1972 to 2025, ending at #468 and #829.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys30 shared years, 1972–2025
Feidhlim held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Steven in 26.
Highest recorded here: Feidhlim #263 in 1991, Steven #61 in 1986.
The order changed in 2025: Feidhlim moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #516 and #516; by 2025 that had become #468 and #829.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Feidhlim #468, Steven #829.
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 | Feidhlim | Steven |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-NIR, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #468 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Feidhlim and Steven both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
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
Steven
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #363 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–2000
Highest recorded position: #12 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1961 (recorded 1952–2000).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys