Meabh vs Miah
Meabh and Miahcompared 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 2023, Meabh was ranked #28 and Miah #328 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Meabh was ranked #351 and Miah #384 among girls in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Meabh was ranked #413 and Miah #544 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Meabh was ranked #952 and Miah #2253 among girls in England and Wales.
Meabh and Miah over time
Meabh and Miah appear together in 2 published lists, across 36 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.
Miah 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.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls19 shared years, 1999–2024
Meabh held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Miah in 17.
Highest recorded here: Meabh #952 in 2024, Miah #583 in 2011.
The order changed in 2024: Meabh moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #1288 and #1108; by 2024 that had become #952 and #2253.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Meabh #952, Miah #2253.
Republic of Ireland · Girls17 shared years, 2004–2025
Meabh held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Miah in 0.
Highest recorded here: Meabh #76 in 2017, Miah #371 in 2012.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Meabh #413, Miah #544.
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 | Meabh | Miah |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | The modern Irish form of the older name Medb (Anglicised 'Maeve'), traditionally associated with the mythological warrior-queen of Connacht in the Ulster Cycle. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Irish | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmʲeːw/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 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 #413 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #544 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Meabh has a recorded origin (Irish); Miah does not have one recorded yet.
- Meabh and Miah both have 1 syllable.
- A meaning is recorded for Meabh; Miah doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
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
Miah
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1522 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 recorded2007–2023
Highest recorded position: #268 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2012 (recorded 2007–2023).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #544 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls