girl's name
Feile
FAY-luh (Irish)
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Births on record 38
Feile is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2017 it was given to 3 babies in Ireland, ranking #901. It was given to fewer than three babies in the most recent year of published figures for Ireland.
- Peaked in Ireland in 2021, when 7 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade in Ireland.
- First appears in birth records in 2011.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Feile Over Time
Births per decade in Ireland, 2010s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 23 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 15 |
How Popular Is Feile?
In 2017, Feile was given to 3 babies in Ireland, ranking #901 that year. It was given to fewer than three babies in the most recent year of published figures for Ireland.
Irish figures withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. The Central Statistics Office began recording the síneadh fada in 2018, so accented and unaccented spellings are counted separately from that year on. Data & sources.
How Feile Is Spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Féile | Féile is a rare spelling of Feile, written with a fada and recorded 19 times, mostly in Ireland. | 19 |
Names That Peaked Alongside Feile
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents Who Like Feile Also Like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Feile over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
How to Say Feile
- Irish FAY-luh
Sibling Names for Feile
Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Feile — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common Questions About Feile
Is Feile a girl's or a boy's name?
Feile is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Feile?
Feile has 2 syllables.
When was Feile most popular?
Feile peaked in 2021, when 7 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.