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Felim vs Lewis

Felim and Lewiscompared 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 Lewis #146 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Felim and Lewis over time

Felim and Lewis appear together in 1 published list, across 9 years of shared records. Lewis 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 Lewis 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, 19692021

    Felim held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Lewis in 8.

    Highest recorded here: Felim #230 in 1969, Lewis #126 in 2009.

    The order changed in 1992: Lewis moved ahead. In 1991 they stood at #230 and #291; by 1992 that had become #337 and #210.

    Most recent shared year, 2021: Felim #755, Lewis #146.

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.

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 Lewis

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

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Felim, Lewis
FieldFelimLewis
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageIEGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Boys #755 (2021)England and Wales · Boys #231 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)40/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Felim and Lewis both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in IE.

How each name got here

Felim

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1964–2021

    Highest recorded position: #230 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1969 (recorded 1964–2021).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2021

    Most recently recorded at #755 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2021.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

Lewis

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1969

    First recorded at #291 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #10 among boys in England and Wales, in 2001 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #231 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys