Gender
Female
Origin
- Celtic/Gaelic
- Faithful.
- Irish
- Anglicized spelling of Feidhelm, an old name of uncertain origin; Fidelma and her sister Eithne were early converts of Saint Patrick.
Syllables
3
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Fidelma
Pronunciation
f(i)-del-ma, fid(e)-lma
Popularity in Ireland
- Girls: peak in 1967 (rank #116, 49 births); most recent 1995 (rank #352, 7 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence