Fidelma

femaleStatistical record

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

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

Fidelma: Recorded since 1964, it reached #116 in 1967, and it was last ranked in 1995.

1registrar recorded it
31times a registrar ranked it
32years from first to last
#116highest recorded position
7groupings it qualifies for

Republic of Ireland · Girls

Falling

among girls in Republic of Ireland · 1964–1995

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Republic of Ireland · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1964	#125
1965	#135
1966	#137
1967	#116
1968	#149
1969	#157
1970	#160
1971	#169
1972	#166
1973	#155
1974	#179
1975	#205
1976	#179
1977	#183
1978	#211
1979	#219
1980	#293
1981	#287
1982	#259
1983	#267
1984	#320
1985	#306
1986	#388
1987	#329
1988	#329
1989	#408
1990	#517
1992	#417
1993	#415
1994	#502
1995	#352

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 · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 31 of the 32 years from 1964 to 1995.

Official data for Republic of Ireland, 1964–1995 · CSO Ireland. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1964
First recorded at #125 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–1995
Highest recorded position: #116 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1967 (recorded 1964–1995).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent1995
Most recently recorded at #352 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1995.
Republic of Ireland · Girls

Fidelma by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

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 Fidelma in Republic of Ireland · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960sbusiest	235	6 of 10	39
1970s	312	10 of 10	31
1980s	105	10 of 10	11
1990s	23	5 of 10	5

Across Republic of Ireland · Girls, the 1960s were its busiest decade — the 6 years of it this list covers, averaging 39 births a year.

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

Fidelma 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 1995. Highest recorded position: #116 in Republic of Ireland in 1967.

Fidelma'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
1995	Republic of Ireland	female	#352	7	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	female	#502	3	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	female	#415	5	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	female	#417	5	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	female	#517	3	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	female	#408	5	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	female	#329	9	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	female	#329	9	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	female	#388	6	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	female	#306	10	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	female	#320	9	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	female	#267	14	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	female	#259	17	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	female	#287	13	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	female	#293	13	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	female	#219	23	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	female	#211	25	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	female	#183	31	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	female	#179	33	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	female	#205	23	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	female	#179	35	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	female	#155	42	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	female	#166	35	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	female	#169	33	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	female	#160	32	High	Verified
1969	Republic of Ireland	female	#157	36	High	Verified
1968	Republic of Ireland	female	#149	36	High	Verified
1967	Republic of Ireland	female	#116	49	High	Verified
1966	Republic of Ireland	female	#137	36	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	female	#135	36	High	Verified
1964	Republic of Ireland	female	#125	42	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 1995, ranked in 31 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #116, first reached in 1967.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 49 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 1967.

Its record falls into 2 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 1 year.

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.

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.

Fianna · #89, 21y
Fidel · #1591, 20y
Filip · #13, 54y
Filipe · #1765, 25y

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.

Hjørdis · #116, 34y
Oddveig · #114, 36y
Torbjørg · #114, 33y
Borgny · #120, 27y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

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

Fionnuala · #116, 60y
Pascal · #116, 46y
Colum · #115, 49y
Eanna · #115, 57y

Fidelma was ranked #116 in Republic of Ireland · Girls in 1967. 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.

Fidelma 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 Fidelma without appearing here.

Fidelma moved ahead of

Janet Compare
In 1994 they stood at #502 and #282 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1995 that had become #352 and #384.

Moved ahead of Fidelma

Jordan Compare
In 1989 they stood at #408 and #445 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1990 that had become #517 and #303.
Jenna Compare
In 1983 they stood at #259 and #523 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1984 that had become #320 and #107.
Debra Compare
In 1989 they stood at #329 and #344 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1990 that had become #517 and #336.
Ella Compare
In 1992 they stood at #417 and #456 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1993 that had become #415 and #234.

Moved the opposite way to Fidelma

Aisling Compare
Between 1964 and 1995 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Fidelma went from #125 to #352 while Aisling went from #154 to #15.
Alexandra Compare
Between 1964 and 1995 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Fidelma went from #125 to #352 while Alexandra went from #222 to #128.
Alison Compare
Between 1964 and 1995 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Fidelma went from #125 to #352 while Alison went from #146 to #44.
Amanda Compare
Between 1964 and 1995 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Fidelma went from #125 to #352 while Amanda went from #118 to #70.

Moved the same way as Fidelma

Angela Compare
Between 1964 and 1995 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Fidelma went from #125 to #352 and Angela from #24 to #167.
Ann Compare
Between 1964 and 1995 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Fidelma went from #125 to #352 and Ann from #4 to #83.
Anne Compare
Between 1964 and 1995 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Fidelma went from #125 to #352 and Anne from #5 to #77.
Audrey Compare
Between 1964 and 1995 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Fidelma went from #125 to #352 and Audrey from #85 to #310.

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Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 1964 to 1995. Highest recorded position: #116 in Republic of Ireland in 1967. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.

Fidelma

Fidelma at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Fidelma by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Fidelma appears in

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Fidelma at a glance

Fidelma by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

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Next in the catalogue

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Also first recorded in the 1960s

Names published alongside Fidelma

Fidelma and the names beside it

Fidelma moved ahead of

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