Annabel vs Saidbh
Annabel and Saidbhcompared 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 2018, Annabel was ranked #387 and Saidbh #896 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Annabel and Saidbh over time
Annabel and Saidbh appear together in 1 published list, across 11 years of shared records. Annabel held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Saidbh 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.
Saidbh 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 · Girls11 shared years, 1998–2018
Annabel held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Saidbh in 1.
Highest recorded here: Annabel #220 in 2013, Saidbh #352 in 2000.
The order changed in 2003: Annabel moved ahead. In 2002 they stood at #378 and #352; by 2003 that had become #403 and #559.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Annabel #387, Saidbh #896.
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 | Saidbh |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #361 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #896 (2018) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Annabel has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Saidbh.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Saidbh
Popularity journey
First recorded1998
First recorded at #498 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1998–2018
Highest recorded position: #352 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2000 (recorded 1998–2018).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2018
Most recently recorded at #896 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2018.
Republic of Ireland · Girls