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Lara vs Meabh

Lara 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.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Lara was ranked #110 and Meabh #17 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Lara was ranked #98 and Meabh #1229 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Lara was ranked #102 and Meabh #413 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Lara was ranked #131 and Meabh #351 among girls in Scotland.

Lara and Meabh over time

Lara and Meabh appear together in 3 published lists, across 96 years of shared records. Lara held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Meabh in 1.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Lara reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Meabh 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.

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

    Lara and Meabh changed places 4 times in Northern Ireland · Girls between 1997 and 2024, ending at #110 and #17.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 28 shared years in Northern Ireland · Girls, Lara and Meabh averaged 34.0 places apart, ending at #110 and #17.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Lara and Meabh were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 48 years, from 1976 to 2025, ending at #102 and #413.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Lara #85 in 2022, Meabh #952 in 2024.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls48 shared years, 1976–2025

    Lara held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Meabh in 20.

    Highest recorded here: Lara #80 in 2002, Meabh #76 in 2017.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Lara #102, Meabh #413.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls28 shared years, 1997–2024

    Lara held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Meabh in 19.

    Highest recorded here: Lara #51 in 2023, Meabh #17 in 2024.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Lara #110, Meabh #17.

  • England and Wales · Girls20 shared years, 1999–2025

    Lara held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Meabh in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Lara #85 in 2022, Meabh #952 in 2024.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Lara #98, Meabh #1229.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Lara

Pairs where Lara shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Meabh

Pairs where Meabh shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — repeatedly exchanged positions.

All repeatedly exchanged positions→

Other pairs from Republic of Ireland lists

Pairs measured inside Republic of Ireland's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Republic of Ireland overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Lara, Meabh
FieldLaraMeabh
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedThe modern Irish form of the older name Medb (Anglicised 'Maeve'), traditionally associated with the mythological warrior-queen of Connacht in the Ulster Cycle.
OriginNot yet recordedIrish
Pronunciation/ˈmʲeːw/
Syllables21
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NOGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #98 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #413 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Meabh has a recorded origin (Irish); Lara does not have one recorded yet.
  • Lara has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Meabh.
  • A meaning is recorded for Meabh; Lara doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Lara

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1968

    First recorded at #553 among girls in Norway in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1999–2023

    Highest recorded position: #25 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2002 (recorded 1999–2023).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #98 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Meabh

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1997–2024

    Highest recorded position: #17 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 1997–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1229 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls