Meabh vs Serah
Meabh and Serahcompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Meabh was ranked #413 and Serah #483 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Meabh was ranked #952 and Serah #1743 among girls in England and Wales.
Meabh and Serah over time
Meabh and Serah appear together in 2 published lists, across 22 years of shared records. Meabh held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Serah in 0.
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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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 Serah changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Girls between 2011 and 2024, ending at #952 and #1743.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Meabh #952 in 2024, Serah #1325 in 2023.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls14 shared years, 2011–2024
Meabh held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Serah in 5.
Highest recorded here: Meabh #952 in 2024, Serah #1325 in 2023.
The order changed in 2021: Meabh moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #3447 and #3117; by 2021 that had become #1286 and #2942.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Meabh #952, Serah #1743.
Republic of Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 2011–2025
Meabh held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Serah in 0.
Highest recorded here: Meabh #82 in 2016, Serah #483 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Meabh #413, Serah #483.
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 | Serah |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #413 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #483 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Meabh has a recorded origin (Irish); Serah does not have one recorded yet.
- Meabh has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Serah.
- A meaning is recorded for Meabh; Serah doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Serah
Popularity journey
First recorded2009
First recorded at #4564 among girls in England and Wales in 2009 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2011–2025
Highest recorded position: #483 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025 (recorded 2011–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #483 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls