Total births
74
Girls' name · since 1999
Meabh
74 babies named Meabh in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12766
- among girls today
- 74
- born since 1999
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 28%
- more common than other girls
74 babies have been named Meabh since 1999, making it today's #12766 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meabh has been recorded 74 times among girls since 1999, currently ranked #12766 nationally and more common than 28% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #12766 among girls today
- 74 born since 1999
- 2020s peak decade
- 28% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Meabh is currently the #12766 girls' name in America, more common than 28% of girls - 74 born since 1999, peaking in the 2020s.
- #12766
- among girls today
- 74
- born since 1999
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 28%
- more common than other girls
Meabh vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#12766
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 28% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
74% of everyone ever named Meabh was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
13 babies were named Meabh in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Meabh compares
74 20th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Meabh's all-time total is 81% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Meabh | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 74 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 48 | 19,840 |
Meabh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Meabh's SSA record in two at 2021 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Meabh at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#12,766
Active since
1999
Meabh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Meabh by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Meabh's strongest decade.
55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.
Meabh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2010s 14
2010s
14 births
- 2020s
2020s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 55 births (74% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Meabh? ▼
Meabh has been given to 74 babies in the U.S. since 1999, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #12766 as of the latest data. 13 babies were born in 2025, its single highest year.
When was Meabh most popular? ▼
Meabh was most popular in the 2020s decade with 55 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Meabh been used? ▼
Meabh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 27 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Meabh? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Meagan, Meaghan, Meadow, Mea, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Meabh
Nearby Names Like Meabh
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Meabh
Meagan Girl
#9066 41,547 births
Meaghan Girl
14,036 births
Meadow Girl
#325 12,343 births
Mea Girl
#5646 1,690 births
Meah Girl
#7717 1,628 births
Compare Meabh side by side: Meabh vs Meagan Meabh vs Meaghan Meabh vs Meadow
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1999–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Meabh: #12766 Girls' Name - 74 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/meabh. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Meabh draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.