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Ferghal

maleStatistical record

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

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

Trend unknown

among boys in England and Wales · 2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 2025 to 2025, ranging from #5137 to #5137.2025#5137#5137
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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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
2025#5137

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

Trend unknownEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 2 of the 5 years from 1968 to 1972.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1968–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

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

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1968

    First recorded at #267 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1968–1972

    Highest recorded position: #267 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1968 (recorded 1968–1972).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent1972

    Most recently recorded at #307 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1972.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1968 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #267 in Republic of Ireland in 1968.

Ferghal'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
2025England and Walesmale#51373HighVerified
1972Republic of Irelandmale#3073HighVerified
1968Republic of Irelandmale#2673HighVerified

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

Where Ferghal is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Ferghal, between 1968 and 2025, in 3 of those 58 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 1968Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1972Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1968England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 202519682025
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 Ireland1968–19722#267 in 1968
England and Wales20251#5137 in 2025

Its high point came 57 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1968) than in England and Wales (2025).

No registrar recorded it for 52 years after 1972; it appears again in 2025.

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What is known about Ferghal

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1968–2025.
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 1968 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #267 in Republic of Ireland in 1968. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.