Felim vs Jordan
Felim and Jordancompared 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 2021, Felim was ranked #755 and Jordan #129 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Felim and Jordan over time
Felim and Jordan appear together in 1 published list, across 9 years of shared records. Jordan held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Felim 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.
Felim reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Jordan 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
Republic of Ireland · Boys9 shared years, 1979–2021
Felim held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Jordan in 8.
Highest recorded here: Felim #292 in 1979, Jordan #110 in 1992.
The order changed in 1992: Jordan moved ahead. In 1991 they stood at #292 and #324; by 1992 that had become #337 and #110.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Felim #755, Jordan #129.
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 | Felim | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | From the Jordan River, from Hebrew Yarden ('descend, flow down'). Crusaders brought water from the river to baptize children in Europe after John the Baptist baptized Jesus there. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Biblical Hebrew (place name origin) |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈd͡ʒɔɹ.dən/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #755 (2021) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #90 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jordan has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew (place name origin)); Felim does not have one recorded yet.
- Felim and Jordan both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Jordan; Felim doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Felim
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #232 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2021
Highest recorded position: #230 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1969 (recorded 1964–2021).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2021
Most recently recorded at #755 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2021.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Jordan
Popularity journey
First recorded1978
First recorded at #283 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1978 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #6 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 1997 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #4201 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls