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possibly “prophetess” · origin not settled
/fɪˈdɛlmə/ · English
01 / Meaning & origin
Fidelma is a feminine given name documented in English, Italian, Irish and 1 other language. English Wiktionary traces it to Middle Irish Fedelm. English Wikipedia offers the meaning “prophetess” as a possible meaning; the origin is not settled.
Possible meaning: “prophetess”
A Latinization of Middle Irish Fedelm, altered under the influence of Latin fidēs (“faith”).
02 / Across borders
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2 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1964–2025 Spelling: Fidelma
Recorded category girls
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Source: Central Statistics Office · Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025
Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Births | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 42 | 125 | observed |
| 1965 | 36 | 135 | observed |
| 1966 | 36 | 137 | observed |
| 1967 | 49 | 116 | observed |
| 1968 | 36 | 149 | observed |
| 1969 | 36 | 157 | observed |
| 1970 | 32 | 160 | observed |
| 1971 | 33 | 169 | observed |
| 1972 | 35 | 166 | observed |
| 1973 | 42 | 155 | observed |
| 1974 | 35 | 179 | observed |
| 1975 | 23 | 205 | observed |
| 1976 | 33 | 179 | observed |
| 1977 | 31 | 183 | observed |
| 1978 | 25 | 211 | observed |
| 1979 | 23 | 219 | observed |
| 1980 | 13 | 293 | observed |
| 1981 | 13 | 287 | observed |
| 1982 | 17 | 259 | observed |
| 1983 | 14 | 267 | observed |
| 1984 | 9 | 320 | observed |
| 1985 | 10 | 306 | observed |
| 1986 | 6 | 388 | observed |
| 1987 | 9 | 329 | observed |
| 1988 | 9 | 329 | observed |
| 1989 | 5 | 408 | observed |
| 1990 | 3 | 517 | observed |
| 1991 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1992 | 5 | 417 | observed |
| 1993 | 5 | 415 | observed |
| 1994 | 3 | 502 | observed |
| 1995 | 7 | 352 | observed |
| 1996 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1997 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1998 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1999 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2000 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2001 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2002 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2003 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2004 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2005 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2006 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2007 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2008 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2009 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2010 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2011 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2012 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2013 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2014 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2015 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2016 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2017 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2018 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2019 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2020 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2021 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2022 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2023 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2024 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Fidelma” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure births. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025
Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
