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Meadbh

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What official birth registration shows about Meadbh: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in Northern Ireland · 1998–2018

Northern Ireland · Girls rank from 1998 to 2018, ranging from #351 to #361.19982018#351#361
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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Northern Ireland · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1998#351
2018#361

VerifiedSource: NISRA — Northern Ireland Baby Names.Confidence: high.

See all Northern Ireland names · Source: NISRA — Northern Ireland Baby Names

What the data shows

FallingNorthern Ireland · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 19 of the 22 years from 1998 to 2019.

In 1998: #351 among girls in Northern Ireland, #380 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1998–2019 · NISRA. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1998

    First recorded at #351 among girls in Northern Ireland in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1998–2019

    Highest recorded position: #202 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2000 (recorded 1998–2019).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2019

    Most recently recorded at #871 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2019.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1998 to 2019. Highest recorded position: #202 in Republic of Ireland in 2000.

Meadbh's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2018Northern Irelandfemale#3614HighVerified
1998Northern Irelandfemale#3513HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandfemale#8713HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#8683HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#8963HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#6615HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandfemale#6605HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#9073HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#5108HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#5936HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#4888HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#6655HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#5026HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandfemale#5874HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandfemale#4147HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandfemale#4396HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandfemale#4066HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandfemale#4415HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandfemale#20217HighVerified
1999Republic of Irelandfemale#26710HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandfemale#3805HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Meadbh is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Meadbh, between 1998 and 2019, in 20 of those 22 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 1998Northern Ireland: recorded in 2018Northern Ireland: highest position in 1998Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1998Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1999Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2000Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2001Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2002Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: highest position in 200019982019
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Northern Ireland1998–20182#351 in 1998
Republic of Ireland1998–201919#202 in 2000
Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Meadbh

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1998–2019.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1998 to 2019. Highest recorded position: #202 in Republic of Ireland in 2000. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.