Maebh
Girl5 letters
#483
in Ireland (2025)
#473 with spellings combined
7
babies in 2025
#201
best rank (2009)
469
babies since 1979
Down 240
10-year rank change
Maebh through the years
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| Year | Babies (girls) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #473 |
| 2024 | 3 | #869 |
| 2023 | 4 | #708 |
| 2022 | 4 | #730 |
| 2021 | 6 | #571 |
| 2020 | 6 | #534 |
| 2019 | 13 | #322 |
| 2018 | 18 | #255 |
| 2017 | 25 | #205 |
| 2016 | 24 | #204 |
| 2015 | 22 | #233 |
| 2014 | 18 | #274 |
| 2013 | 13 | #357 |
| 2012 | 17 | #296 |
| 2011 | 20 | #258 |
| 2010 | 15 | #333 |
| 2009 | 29 | #201 |
| 2008 | 18 | #281 |
| 2007 | 18 | #259 |
| 2006 | 13 | #303 |
| 2005 | 14 | #263 |
| 2004 | 14 | #257 |
| 2003 | 9 | #333 |
| 2002 | 10 | #312 |
| 2001 | 11 | #278 |
| 2000 | 7 | #353 |
| 1999 | 8 | #295 |
| 1998 | 6 | #345 |
| 1997 | 10 | #304 |
| 1996 | 10 | #295 |
| 1995 | 5 | #417 |
| 1994 | 6 | #374 |
| 1993 | 3 | #516 |
| 1992 | 5 | #416 |
| 1991 | 4 | #457 |
| 1990 | 4 | #446 |
| 1989 | 12 | #272 |
| 1988 | 4 | #442 |
| 1987 | 3 | #488 |
| 1986 | 7 | #356 |
| 1985 | 4 | #456 |
| 1984 | 5 | #414 |
| 1983 | 3 | #529 |
| 1982 | 3 | #523 |
| 1980 | 4 | #483 |
| 1979 | 5 | #420 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
We haven't written up the meaning and story of Maebh yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Maebh | 7 | 469 |
In Northern Ireland
Not in the 2025 list. Best rank #203 (2006); 69 babies since 1999.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.