Aurora vs Meadbh
Aurora and Meadbhcompared 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 2019, Aurora was ranked #180 and Meadbh #871 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2018, Aurora was ranked #195 and Meadbh #361 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Aurora and Meadbh over time
Aurora and Meadbh appear together in 1 published list, across 10 years of shared records. Aurora held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Meadbh 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.
Meadbh reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Aurora 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 · Girls10 shared years, 2008–2019
Aurora held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Meadbh in 3.
Highest recorded here: Aurora #180 in 2019, Meadbh #488 in 2009.
The order changed in 2012: Aurora moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #695 and #510; by 2012 that had become #474 and #907.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Aurora #180, Meadbh #871.
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 | Aurora | Meadbh |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NO, NZ | GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #14 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #871 (2019) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aurora has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Meadbh.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Aurora
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #390 among girls in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1953–2025
Highest recorded position: #14 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1953–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #39 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Meadbh
Popularity journey
First recorded1998
First recorded at #351 among girls in Northern Ireland in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Northern Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1998–2019
Highest recorded position: #202 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2000 (recorded 1998–2019).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2019
Most recently recorded at #871 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2019.
Republic of Ireland · Girls