Leah vs Maeve

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.

• Scotland · Girls

  In 2024, Leah was ranked #145 and Maeve #25 among girls in Scotland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2025, Leah was ranked #183 and Maeve #26 among girls in England and Wales.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  In 2025, Leah was ranked #89 and Maeve #38 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• New Zealand · Girls

  In 2022, Leah was ranked #96 and Maeve #43 among girls in New Zealand.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2025, Leah was ranked #55 and Maeve #60 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2024, Leah was ranked #119 and Maeve #57 among girls in Northern Ireland.

Leah and Maeve over time

Leah and Maeve appear together in 3 published lists, across 114 years of shared records. Leah held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Maeve in 0.

The order between them changed and held in 3 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Leah reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Maeve in 1. 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 · Girls56 shared years, 1966–2025

  Leah held the stronger position in 33 of those years, Maeve in 23.

  Highest recorded here: Leah #9 in 2004, Maeve #59 in 2000.

  The order changed in 1994: Leah moved ahead. In 1993 they stood at #94 and #89; by 1994 that had become #66 and #88.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Leah #55, Maeve #60.

• England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

  Leah held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Maeve in 6.

  Highest recorded here: Leah #24 in 2002, Maeve #26 in 2024.

  The order changed in 2020: Maeve moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #123 and #218; by 2020 that had become #143 and #94.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Leah #183, Maeve #26.

• Northern Ireland · Girls28 shared years, 1997–2024

  Leah held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Maeve in 1.

  Highest recorded here: Leah #10 in 2005, Maeve #57 in 2024.

  The order changed in 2024: Maeve moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #70 and #72; by 2024 that had become #119 and #57.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Leah #119, Maeve #57.

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.

Side by side

How each name got here