Jayda vs Meabh
Jayda and Meabhcompared 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 2023, Jayda was ranked #856 and Meabh #296 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Jayda was ranked #2000 and Meabh #952 among girls in England and Wales.
Jayda and Meabh over time
Jayda and Meabh appear together in 2 published lists, across 30 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
England and Wales · Girls19 shared years, 1999–2024
Jayda held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Meabh in 4.
Highest recorded here: Jayda #683 in 2007, Meabh #952 in 2024.
The order changed in 2021: Meabh moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #1313 and #3447; by 2021 that had become #1692 and #1286.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jayda #2000, Meabh #952.
Republic of Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 2009–2023
Jayda held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Meabh in 11.
Highest recorded here: Jayda #502 in 2022, Meabh #76 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Jayda #856, Meabh #296.
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 | Jayda | Meabh |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | The modern Irish form of the older name Medb (Anglicised 'Maeve'), traditionally associated with the mythological warrior-queen of Connacht in the Ulster Cycle. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Irish |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈmʲeːw/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #2000 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #413 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Meabh has a recorded origin (Irish); Jayda does not have one recorded yet.
- Jayda has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Meabh.
- A meaning is recorded for Meabh; Jayda doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Jayda
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1914 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2009–2023
Highest recorded position: #502 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2022 (recorded 2009–2023).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2000 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Meabh
Popularity journey
First recorded1976
First recorded at #392 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1976 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #17 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #413 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls