Maebh
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Maebh is a girls' name of Irish origin, meaning “intoxicating”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Maebh mean?
Irish: spelling of Irish Medb or Meadhbh, Anglicised as Maeve
“intoxicating”
Spelling of the Irish Medb or Meadhbh, Anglicised as Maeve; Queen Medb of Connacht is a leading figure in the Ulster Cycle.
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Is Maebh a girl's or a boy's name?
Maebh is a girls' name.
How popular is Maebh in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 16 girls.
Half of all the girls named Maebh in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Maebh in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | #3,766 |
| 2022 | 8 | #3,050 |
| 2021 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 7 | #3,340 |
| 2018 | 14 | #2,088 |
| 2017 | 8 | #3,102 |
| 2016 | 7 | #3,389 |
| 2015 | 8 | #3,114 |
| 2014 | 12 | #2,320 |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,599 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,463 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 12 | #2,234 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 14 | #1,943 |
| 2007 | 11 | #2,198 |
| 2006 | 16 | #1,614 |
| 2005 | 1 | #6,340 |
| 2004 | 9 | #2,226 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1 | #5,540 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
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