Felim

maleStatistical record

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

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

Felim: Recorded since 1964, with a gap of 12 years, it reached #230 in 1969, and it stood at #755 in 2021.

1registrar recorded it
16times a registrar ranked it
58years from first to last
#230highest recorded position
6groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Felim's record

Absent from every published list for 12 years inside its own recorded period, then ranked again. Names by longest absence

Republic of Ireland · Boys

Falling

among boys in Republic of Ireland · 1964–2021

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Republic of Ireland · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1964	#232
1969	#230
1971	#304
1972	#307
1973	#320
1974	#288
1977	#333
1979	#292
1992	#337
2005	#518
2007	#527
2009	#701
2012	#718
2014	#715
2019	#764
2021	#755

VerifiedSource: CSO Ireland — Irish Babies' Names.Confidence: high.

See all Republic of Ireland names · Source: CSO Ireland — Irish Babies' Names

What the data shows

FallingRepublic of Ireland · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 16 of the 58 years from 1964 to 2021.

Official data for Republic of Ireland, 1964–2021 · CSO Ireland. Data sources

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

Felim by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Felim in Republic of Ireland · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	9	2 of 10	5
1970sbusiest	20	6 of 10	3
1990s	3	1 of 10	3
2000s	10	3 of 10	3
2010s	9	3 of 10	3
2020s	3	1 of 10	3

Across Republic of Ireland · Boys, the 1970s were its busiest decade — the 6 years of it this list covers, averaging 3 births a year.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Felim appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 1964 to 2021. Highest recorded position: #230 in Republic of Ireland in 1969.

Felim'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.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2021	Republic of Ireland	male	#755	3	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	male	#764	3	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	male	#715	3	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	male	#718	3	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	male	#701	3	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	male	#527	4	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	male	#518	3	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	male	#337	3	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	male	#292	4	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	male	#333	3	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	male	#288	4	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	male	#320	3	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	male	#307	3	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	male	#304	3	High	Verified
1969	Republic of Ireland	male	#230	6	High	Verified
1964	Republic of Ireland	male	#232	3	High	Verified

Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

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

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1964 and 2021, ranked in 16 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #230, first reached in 1969.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 6 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 1969.

Its record falls into 13 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 12 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

6decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 6 decades →
4 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years
13separate stretches the record falls into10 or more separate stretches →
12 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period10 to 19 years missing →
#755position in 2021, its most recent recorded year
6births registered in its largest year, 1969Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Felicity · #88, 51y
Feliks · #495, 16y
Felipe · #604, 30y
Felix · #31, 60y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Gudny · #230, 21y
Arn · #229, 20y
Elbjørg · #231, 15y
Criona · #232, 12y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1960 and 1969.

Pio · #230, 15y
Adil · #231, 50y
Breffni · #229, 22y
Cathrin · #229, 31y

Felim was ranked #230 in Republic of Ireland · Boys in 1969. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Felim and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Felim without appearing here.

Moved ahead of Felim

Lucas Compare
In 2004 they stood at #292 and #324 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2005 that had become #518 and #152.
Jordan Compare
In 1991 they stood at #292 and #324 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1992 that had become #337 and #110.
Lewis Compare
In 1991 they stood at #230 and #291 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1992 that had become #337 and #210.
Dylan Compare
In 1970 they stood at #230 and #246 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1971 that had become #304 and #193.

Moved the opposite way to Felim

Alexander Compare
Between 1964 and 2021 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Felim went from #232 to #755 while Alexander went from #116 to #43.
Benjamin Compare
Between 1964 and 2021 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Felim went from #232 to #755 while Benjamin went from #139 to #66.
Conor Compare
Between 1964 and 2021 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Felim went from #232 to #755 while Conor went from #56 to #4.
Daniel Compare
Between 1964 and 2021 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Felim went from #232 to #755 while Daniel went from #19 to #8.

Moved the same way as Felim

Adrian Compare
Between 1964 and 2021 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Felim went from #232 to #755 and Adrian from #65 to #257.
Alan Compare
Between 1964 and 2021 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Felim went from #232 to #755 and Alan from #29 to #186.
Alfred Compare
Between 1964 and 2021 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Felim went from #232 to #755 and Alfred from #134 to #336.
Andrew Compare
Between 1964 and 2021 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Felim went from #232 to #755 and Andrew from #34 to #95.

What's not yet available

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't 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.

Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 1964 to 2021. Highest recorded position: #230 in Republic of Ireland in 1969. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.

Felim

Felim at a glance

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What the data shows

Popularity journey

Felim by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

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Felim at a glance

What stands out in Felim's record

Felim by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Felim appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Names published alongside Felim

Felim and the names beside it

Moved ahead of Felim

Moved the opposite way to Felim

Moved the same way as Felim