Hareem vs Meghan
Hareem and Meghancompared 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, Hareem was ranked #734 and Meghan #235 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Hareem was ranked #1302 and Meghan #2000 among girls in England and Wales.
Hareem and Meghan over time
Hareem and Meghan appear together in 1 published list, across 19 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
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
Hareem and Meghan changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Girls between 2005 and 2024, ending at #1302 and #2000.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Hareem #431 in 2018, Meghan #431 in 2018.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls19 shared years, 2005–2024
Hareem held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Meghan in 9.
Highest recorded here: Hareem #431 in 2018, Meghan #431 in 2018.
The order changed in 2024: Hareem moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #2927 and #1863; by 2024 that had become #1302 and #2000.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Hareem #1302, Meghan #2000.
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 | Hareem | Meghan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #1302 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Hareem and Meghan both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Hareem
Popularity journey
First recorded2005
First recorded at #3970 among girls in England and Wales in 2005 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2005–2024
Highest recorded position: #431 among girls in England and Wales, in 2018 (recorded 2005–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1302 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Meghan
Popularity journey
First recorded1985
First recorded at #519 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1985 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2020
Highest recorded position: #119 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 1999 (recorded 1997–2020).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls