Feilim vs Jakob

Feilim and Jakobcompared 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.

Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2017, Feilim was ranked #547 and Jakob #710 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Jakob

Pairs where Jakob shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Anders vs Jakob
Anders and Jakob were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #293 and #9.
Anders · Jakob · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
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Andreas vs Jakob
Andreas and Jakob were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #96 and #9.
Andreas · Jakob · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Arne vs Jakob
Arne and Jakob were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #222 and #9.
Arne · Jakob · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
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Bjørn vs Jakob
Bjørn and Jakob were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #56 and #9.
Bjørn · Jakob · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
See the 2025 Norway ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Feilim, Jakob
Field	Feilim	Jakob
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Editorially researched profile
Gender usage	male	male
Meaning	Not yet recorded	A form of Jacob (or James) used across Germanic and Scandinavian languages, from the Hebrew Ya'akov.
Origin	Not yet recorded	Hebrew, via German/Scandinavian transmission
Pronunciation	Not yet recorded	/ˈjɑː.kɔp/
Syllables	2	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-NIR, IE	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	Northern Ireland · Boys #404 (2024)	Norway · Boys #9 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	88/100	94/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	60/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Jakob has a recorded origin (Hebrew, via German/Scandinavian transmission); Feilim does not have one recorded yet.
Feilim and Jakob both have 2 syllables.
A meaning is recorded for Jakob; Feilim doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Feilim

Popularity journey

First recorded1980
First recorded at #264 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1980 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1980–2017
Highest recorded position: #264 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1980 (recorded 1980–2017).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #404 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2024.
Northern Ireland · Boys

Jakob

Popularity journey

First recorded1945
First recorded at #150 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #6 among boys in Norway, in 2019 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #9 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys