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Fidelis

  • Origin Polish
  • Gender Unisex
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 188

Ireland

#222

1964 births

Fidelis is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 61% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2011 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Fidelis is a name of Polish origin.
  • Peaked in 1914, when 12 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1903.

Fidelis over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2011, not a full ten years.

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Births named Fidelis by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1900s 18
1910s 55
1920s 52
1930s 13
1940s 5
1960s 5
2000s 10
2010s (to 2011) 5

How popular is Fidelis?

In 2011, Fidelis was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Fidelis is used

Ireland #222 4 in 1964
France #856 5 in 1932
England & Wales #5,646 3 in 2023
United States #12,811 5 in 2011

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Fidelis

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Sibling names for Fidelis

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Fidelis — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Fidelis

How popular is the name Fidelis?

In 2011, Fidelis was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Fidelis a girl's or a boy's name?

Fidelis is used for both girls and boys. About 61% of recorded births with this name are girls.

When was Fidelis most popular?

Fidelis peaked in 1914, when 12 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.