Meabh vs Peyton
Meabh and Peytoncompared 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 Peyton #328 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Meabh was ranked #351 and Peyton #333 among girls in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Meabh was ranked #441 and Peyton #504 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Meabh was ranked #952 and Peyton #533 among girls in England and Wales.
Meabh and Peyton over time
Meabh and Peyton appear together in 3 published lists, across 43 years of shared records. Meabh held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Peyton in 1.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Peyton 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 Northern Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Meabh #28 in 2021, Peyton #237 in 2021.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls19 shared years, 1999–2024
Meabh held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Peyton in 18.
Highest recorded here: Meabh #952 in 2024, Peyton #279 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Meabh #952, Peyton #533.
Northern Ireland · Girls12 shared years, 2009–2023
Meabh held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Peyton in 0.
Highest recorded here: Meabh #28 in 2021, Peyton #237 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Meabh #28, Peyton #328.
Republic of Ireland · Girls12 shared years, 2009–2024
Meabh held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Peyton in 0.
Highest recorded here: Meabh #76 in 2017, Peyton #427 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Meabh #441, Peyton #504.
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 | Peyton |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #413 (2025) | Scotland · Girls #333 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Meabh has a recorded origin (Irish); Peyton does not have one recorded yet.
- Meabh has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Peyton.
- A meaning is recorded for Meabh; Peyton 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
Peyton
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #661 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 recorded2008–2019
Highest recorded position: #48 among girls in New Zealand, in 2010 (recorded 2008–2019).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #533 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls