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Feilim

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What official birth registration shows about Feilim: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among boys in Northern Ireland · 2016–2024

Northern Ireland · Boys rank from 2016 to 2024, ranging from #404 to #421.20162024#404#421
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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Northern Ireland · Boys rank by year
YearRank
2016#421
2024#404

VerifiedSource: NISRA — Northern Ireland Baby Names.Confidence: high.

See all Northern Ireland names · Source: NISRA — Northern Ireland Baby Names

What the data shows

RisingNorthern Ireland · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 12 of the 38 years from 1980 to 2017.

In 2016: #421 among boys in Northern Ireland, #541 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1980–2024 · NISRA. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1980–2017

    Highest recorded position: #264 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1980 (recorded 1980–2017).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #404 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2024.

    Northern Ireland · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1980 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #264 in Republic of Ireland in 1980.

Feilim's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2024Northern Irelandmale#4043HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandmale#4213HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#5475HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#5415HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#4597HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandmale#4687HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandmale#4487HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandmale#6164HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#7203HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#5295HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#5274HighVerified
1995Republic of Irelandmale#3343HighVerified
1984Republic of Irelandmale#3183HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandmale#2645HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Feilim is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Feilim, between 1980 and 2024, in 13 of those 45 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1980Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1984Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1995Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1980Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2016Northern Ireland: recorded in 2024Northern Ireland: highest position in 202419802024
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1980–201712#264 in 1980
Northern Ireland2016–20242#404 in 2024

Its high point came 44 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1980) than in Northern Ireland (2024).

No registrar recorded it for 11 years after 1995; it appears again in 2007.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Feilim

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1980–2024.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1980 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #264 in Republic of Ireland in 1980. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.