Felicity vs Pyper
Felicity and Pypercompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Felicity was ranked #141 and Pyper #3598 among girls in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2022, Felicity was ranked #266 and Pyper #305 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Felicity was ranked #476 and Pyper #638 among girls in Scotland.
Felicity and Pyper over time
Felicity and Pyper appear together in 1 published list, across 23 years of shared records. Felicity held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Pyper in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Pyper reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Felicity 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.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls23 shared years, 2001–2023
Felicity held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Pyper in 0.
Highest recorded here: Felicity #97 in 2016, Pyper #1796 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Felicity #141, Pyper #3598.
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 | Felicity | Pyper |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 4 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025) | Scotland · Girls #638 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Felicity has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Pyper.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT.
How each name got here
Felicity
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #380 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1975–1984
Highest recorded position: #88 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1977 (recorded 1975–1984).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Pyper
Popularity journey
First recorded2001
First recorded at #2783 among girls in England and Wales in 2001 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2015–2022
Highest recorded position: #218 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2018 (recorded 2015–2022).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #3598 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Girls