Meabh vs Susannah
Meabh and Susannahcompared 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 2021, Meabh was ranked #28 and Susannah #446 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2014, Meabh was ranked #89 and Susannah #876 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Meabh was ranked #952 and Susannah #2574 among girls in England and Wales.
Meabh and Susannah over time
Meabh and Susannah appear together in 3 published lists, across 41 years of shared records. Meabh held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Susannah in 1.
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.
Susannah reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 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 5 of those years, Susannah in 13.
Highest recorded here: Meabh #952 in 2024, Susannah #539 in 1999.
The order changed in 2021: Meabh moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #3447 and #2449; by 2021 that had become #1286 and #2499.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Meabh #952, Susannah #2574.
Republic of Ireland · Girls12 shared years, 1982–2014
Meabh held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Susannah in 0.
Highest recorded here: Meabh #88 in 2008, Susannah #471 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2014: Meabh #89, Susannah #876.
Northern Ireland · Girls10 shared years, 1997–2021
Meabh held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Susannah in 0.
Highest recorded here: Meabh #28 in 2021, Susannah #238 in 2006.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Meabh #28, Susannah #446.
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 | Susannah |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #413 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #2574 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Meabh has a recorded origin (Irish); Susannah does not have one recorded yet.
- Meabh has 1 syllable, compared with 3 for Susannah.
- A meaning is recorded for Meabh; Susannah doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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
Susannah
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #385 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2021
Highest recorded position: #238 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2006 (recorded 1997–2021).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2574 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls