Maebh
Maebh was the #483 girls' name in Ireland in 2025 (7 babies).
Maebh as a girl’s name
- US
- England & Wales
- Scotland
- Northern Ireland
- Ireland
Show the numbers
| Year | US | England & Wales | Scotland | Northern Ireland | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — | — | — | #483 (7) |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | #898 (3) |
| 2023 | — | #4,057 (5) | — | — | #727 (4) |
| 2022 | #13,592 (6) | #2,889 (8) | — | — | #747 (4) |
| 2021 | #13,464 (6) | #3,519 (6) | — | — | #586 (6) |
| 2020 | #15,088 (5) | #5,493 (3) | — | — | #544 (6) |
| 2019 | #15,539 (5) | #3,541 (6) | — | — | #325 (13) |
| 2018 | #12,464 (7) | #2,674 (9) | — | #361 (4) | #255 (18) |
| 2017 | #14,124 (6) | #4,063 (5) | — | #432 (3) | #205 (25) |
| 2016 | #11,781 (8) | #5,785 (3) | — | #353 (4) | #204 (24) |
| 2015 | #13,006 (7) | #3,252 (7) | — | — | #233 (22) |
| 2014 | #13,069 (7) | #2,659 (9) | — | #439 (3) | #274 (18) |
| 2013 | #16,547 (5) | #4,739 (4) | — | #327 (5) | #357 (13) |
| 2012 | #16,869 (5) | #5,876 (3) | #815 (3) | #330 (5) | #295 (17) |
| 2011 | — | — | — | — | #258 (20) |
The tide so far
- Peaked in Ireland in 2017 at #205.
- Rising over the last five years.
- First recorded in Ireland in 1979.
How common is it?
about 1 in 3,000 baby girls in the published Ireland list for 2025.
In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.
Next year
On its recent trend, Maebh is likely to keep falling in Ireland in 2026: about 1 in 4,400 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 2,000 to 1 in 9,300.
Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.