Aideen vs Sadbh
Aideen and Sadbhcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2010, Aideen was ranked #283 and Sadbh #366 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Aideen was ranked #885 and Sadbh #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Aideen and Sadbh over time
Aideen and Sadbh appear together in 1 published list, across 32 years of shared records. Aideen held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Sadbh in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Aideen reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Sadbh in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Aideen and Sadbh changed places 11 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1994 and 2025, ending at #885 and #718.
- Longest-running competitions
Aideen and Sadbh were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 32 years, from 1994 to 2025, ending at #885 and #718.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Aideen #107 in 1998, Sadbh #151 in 2000.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls32 shared years, 1994–2025
Aideen held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Sadbh in 9.
Highest recorded here: Aideen #107 in 1998, Sadbh #151 in 2000.
The order changed in 2019: Sadbh moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #319 and #411; by 2019 that had become #362 and #362.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aideen #885, Sadbh #718.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Aideen | Sadbh |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aideen has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Sadbh.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Aideen
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #171 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #106 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1991 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Sadbh
Popularity journey
First recorded1994
First recorded at #411 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1994 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1994–2025
Highest recorded position: #151 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2000 (recorded 1994–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls