Feivel
Feivel or Fievel is a Yiddish-language masculine given name, often paired with Shraga. It is a diminutive form of the name Feivush.
- Yiddish
Meaning & Origin of Feivel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Feivel or Fievel is a Yiddish-language masculine given name, often paired with Shraga. It is a diminutive form of the name Feivush.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Yiddish
The Story of Feivel
The earliest SSA record of Feivel as a baby boy name dates back to 2019, when 7 babies received it. 2019 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Feivel — #9,752 in the national rankings. About 59% of every Feivel on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Feivel last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 17 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Feivel
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Feivel. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Faivish
- Fayvel
- Feivush
Names that sound like Feivel
Phonetically similar names — useful when Feivel is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Favel
- Phial
- Fetal
- Fecal
- Fava
- Foetal
- Frivol
- Faecal
- Flavell
- Feuille
- Fravel
- Feasel
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Feivel
Feivel is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2019 and has accumulated 17 births in the dataset. Feivel's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #9,752. Use the chart and map above to compare Feivel's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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