Meaning in the sources
Source-reportedMeaning: “intoxicating”
No etymology text in the cited sources.
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- NameStoria: Méabh (cited meaning “intoxicating”)see the cited name page · retrieved 2026-10-15
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01 / Meaning & origin
Meabh is recorded as a baby name in England and Wales birth registrations (ONS, 2025), in Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025 (1964–2025), in NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list) (1997–2025), in National Records of Scotland — Babies' First Names: all first forenames given to 3 or more babies, Scotland, 1974-2025 (1974–2025) and in SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution) (1880–2025), given to girls; no dictionary entry is in our sources yet. It is the statistics spelling of Méabh, for which the cited sources give the meaning “intoxicating”.
Meaning: “intoxicating”
No etymology text in the cited sources.
02 / Across borders
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United States, 2025: 13 girls (rank 7885). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
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1964–2025 Spelling: Meabh
Recorded category girls
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Source: Central Statistics Office · Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025
Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Births | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1965 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1966 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1967 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1968 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1969 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1970 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1971 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1972 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1973 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1974 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1975 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1976 | 5 | 392 | observed |
| 1977 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1978 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1979 | 3 | 523 | observed |
| 1980 | 3 | 542 | observed |
| 1981 | 3 | 533 | observed |
| 1982 | 4 | 467 | observed |
| 1983 | 4 | 476 | observed |
| 1984 | 9 | 320 | observed |
| 1985 | 5 | 421 | observed |
| 1986 | 5 | 422 | observed |
| 1987 | 8 | 348 | observed |
| 1988 | 10 | 304 | observed |
| 1989 | 8 | 332 | observed |
| 1990 | 21 | 201 | observed |
| 1991 | 12 | 273 | observed |
| 1992 | 12 | 282 | observed |
| 1993 | 13 | 266 | observed |
| 1994 | 14 | 240 | observed |
| 1995 | 27 | 162 | observed |
| 1996 | 31 | 160 | observed |
| 1997 | 21 | 213 | observed |
| 1998 | 19 | 179 | observed |
| 1999 | 22 | 165 | observed |
| 2000 | 24 | 159 | observed |
| 2001 | 31 | 136 | observed |
| 2002 | 18 | 208 | observed |
| 2003 | 40 | 121 | observed |
| 2004 | 40 | 122 | observed |
| 2005 | 52 | 108 | observed |
| 2006 | 50 | 113 | observed |
| 2007 | 53 | 110 | observed |
| 2008 | 75 | 88 | observed |
| 2009 | 59 | 111 | observed |
| 2010 | 62 | 107 | observed |
| 2011 | 75 | 92 | observed |
| 2012 | 75 | 88 | observed |
| 2013 | 57 | 109 | observed |
| 2014 | 74 | 89 | observed |
| 2015 | 78 | 83 | observed |
| 2016 | 72 | 82 | observed |
| 2017 | 81 | 76 | observed |
| 2018 | 11 | 387 | observed |
| 2019 | 9 | 421 | observed |
| 2020 | 8 | 444 | observed |
| 2021 | 14 | 299 | observed |
| 2022 | 8 | 458 | observed |
| 2023 | 13 | 296 | observed |
| 2024 | 8 | 441 | observed |
| 2025 | 9 | 413 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Meabh” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure births. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025
Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
National Records of Scotland — Babies' First Names: all first forenames given to 3 or more babies, Scotland, 1974-2025
National Records of Scotland (NRS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)
Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
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