Meabh vs Ruby-Mai

Meabh and Ruby-Maicompared 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.

England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Meabh was ranked #952 and Ruby-Mai #5891 among girls in England and Wales.

Meabh and Ruby-Mai over time

Meabh and Ruby-Mai appear together in 1 published list, across 15 years of shared records. Ruby-Mai held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Meabh in 0.

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

Ruby-Mai reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 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
Meabh and Ruby-Mai changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 2006 and 2024, ending at #952 and #5891.

List by list

England and Wales · Girls15 shared years, 2006–2024
Meabh held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Ruby-Mai in 9.
Highest recorded here: Meabh #952 in 2024, Ruby-Mai #1099 in 2012.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Meabh #952, Ruby-Mai #5891.

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 Meabh

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

Meabh vs Taylor
Meabh and Taylor changed places 16 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1993 and 2025, ending at #413 and #443.
Meabh · Taylor · 33 shared years, 1993–2025 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 2025 Republic of Ireland ranking
Meabh vs Lara
Meabh and Lara changed places 14 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1976 and 2025, ending at #413 and #102.
Meabh · Lara · 48 shared years, 1976–2025 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 2025 Republic of Ireland ranking
Annie vs Meabh
Annie and Meabh changed places 12 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1976 and 2025, ending at #33 and #413.
Annie · Meabh · 48 shared years, 1976–2025 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 2025 Republic of Ireland ranking
Isla vs Meabh
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Isla #1 in 2023, Meabh #17 in 2024.
Isla · Meabh · 21 shared years, 2004–2024 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2024 Northern Ireland ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Meabh, Ruby-Mai
Field	Meabh	Ruby-Mai
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	3
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE	GB-ENW
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Girls #413 (2025)	England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	90/100	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	94/100	76/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	40/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Meabh has a recorded origin (Irish); Ruby-Mai does not have one recorded yet.
Meabh has 1 syllable, compared with 3 for Ruby-Mai.
A meaning is recorded for Meabh; Ruby-Mai doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.

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

Ruby-Mai

Popularity journey

First recorded2004
First recorded at #4598 among girls in England and Wales in 2004 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2004–2024
Highest recorded position: #1099 among girls in England and Wales, in 2012 (recorded 2004–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls