Karina vs Maebh
Karina and Maebhcompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2014, Karina was ranked #365 and Maebh #439 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Karina was ranked #885 and Maebh #483 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Karina was ranked #647 and Maebh #4056 among girls in England and Wales.
Karina and Maebh over time
Karina and Maebh appear together in 2 published lists, across 60 years of shared records. Karina held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Maebh 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.
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.
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
Karina and Maebh changed places 13 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1979 and 2025, ending at #885 and #483.
- Longest-running competitions
Karina and Maebh were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 42 years, from 1979 to 2025, ending at #885 and #483.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Karina #458 in 2016, Maebh #2659 in 2014.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls42 shared years, 1979–2025
Karina held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Maebh in 18.
Highest recorded here: Karina #178 in 1979, Maebh #201 in 2009.
The order changed in 2025: Maebh moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #631 and #898; by 2025 that had become #885 and #483.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Karina #885, Maebh #483.
England and Wales · Girls18 shared years, 2004–2023
Karina held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Maebh in 0.
Highest recorded here: Karina #458 in 2016, Maebh #2659 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Karina #647, Maebh #4056.
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 | Karina | Maebh |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #344 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #483 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Karina has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Maebh.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Karina
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #354 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1984–1987
Highest recorded position: #55 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1985 (recorded 1984–1987).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #344 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Maebh
Popularity journey
First recorded1979
First recorded at #420 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1979 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1979–2025
Highest recorded position: #201 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2009 (recorded 1979–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #483 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls