Annabel vs Aobh
Annabel and Aobhcompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2014, Annabel was ranked #164 and Aobh #752 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2007, Annabel was ranked #301 and Aobh #413 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Annabel and Aobh over time
Annabel and Aobh appear together in 1 published list, across 8 years of shared records. Annabel held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Aobh in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Aobh reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Annabel 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.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 2002–2014
Annabel held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Aobh in 0.
Highest recorded here: Annabel #164 in 2014, Aobh #461 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2014: Annabel #164, Aobh #752.
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 | Annabel | Aobh |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 3 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #361 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #752 (2014) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Annabel has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Aobh.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Annabel
Popularity journey
First recorded1973
First recorded at #508 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #361 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Aobh
Popularity journey
First recorded2000
First recorded at #348 among girls in Northern Ireland in 2000 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Northern Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2000–2007
Highest recorded position: #332 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2006 (recorded 2000–2007).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2014
Most recently recorded at #752 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2014.
Republic of Ireland · Girls