Margo vs Meabh
Margo 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, Margo was ranked #227 and Meabh #17 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Margo was ranked #315 and Meabh #351 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Margo was ranked #392 and Meabh #952 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Margo was ranked #718 and Meabh #413 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Margo and Meabh over time
Margo and Meabh appear together in 2 published lists, across 25 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.
Margo reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Margo #379 in 2023, Meabh #952 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls16 shared years, 2006–2024
Margo held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Meabh in 2.
Highest recorded here: Margo #379 in 2023, Meabh #952 in 2024.
The order changed in 2015: Margo moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #3160 and #2314; by 2015 that had become #1168 and #4103.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Margo #392, Meabh #952.
Republic of Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 1976–2025
Margo held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Meabh in 7.
Highest recorded here: Margo #414 in 1984, Meabh #296 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Margo #718, Meabh #413.
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 | Margo | 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, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025) | 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) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Meabh has a recorded origin (Irish); Margo does not have one recorded yet.
- Margo has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Meabh.
- A meaning is recorded for Meabh; Margo doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Margo
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #393 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2018–2024
Highest recorded position: #209 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 2018–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · 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