Babies' Names 2016 Tables

Table 2.1 Top 100 babies' names registered in 2016, in order of popularity, with corresponding rank between 2015 and 2016

Table 2.1 Top 100 babies' names registered in 2016, in order of popularity, with corresponding rank between 2015 and 2016
Boys' name	2016	2015	Girls' name	2016	2015
James	1	2	Emily	1	1
Jack	2	1	Grace	2	8
Daniel	3	3	Ava	3	3
Conor	3	4	Lucy	3	7
Sean	5	5	Amelia	5	5
Noah	6	7	Sophie	5	4
Adam	7	6	Emma	7	2
Oisin	8	12	Mia	8	10
Michael	9	8	Hannah	9	12
Luke	10	10	Lily	10	11
Harry	11	14	Ella	11	6
Charlie	12	9	Saoirse	12	18
Cian	13	14	Olivia	13	14
Liam	14	20	Kate	14	17
Thomas	15	11	Aoife	15	13
Darragh	16	21	Sarah	16	14
Alex	17	13	Anna	17	14
Patrick	18	16	Chloe	17	9
Ryan	19	18	Caoimhe	19	20
Finn	20	30	Ellie	20	24
Fionn	21	19	Katie	21	22
Cillian	22	22	Sophia	22	21
Dylan	23	17	Holly	23	28
Aaron	24	26	Fiadh	24	35
John	25	28	Lauren	25	19
Jamie	26	24	Zoe	26	30
David	27	23	Molly	27	31
Ben	28	29	Isabelle	28	26
Matthew	29	27	Robyn	29	23
Oliver	30	31	Leah	30	34
Rian	31	36	Sadie	31	32
Tadhg	32	33	Roisin	32	25
Jake	33	25	Ruby	32	27
Evan	34	35	Alice	34	40
Max	35	43	Cara	34	36
Tom	36	37	Freya	36	33
Jacob	37	49	Eva	37	39
Samuel	38	41	Erin	38	45
Nathan	39	32	Ciara	39	29
Kyle	40	34	Evie	39	54
Sam	41	38	Niamh	41	42
Ethan	41	40	Sofia	42	41
Mason	43	39	Charlotte	43	58
Joshua	44	47	Layla	44	46
Leo	44	53	Amy	45	36
Oscar	46	45	Eabha	45	52
Bobby	47	50	Faye	47	44
Callum	48	43	Jessica	48	38
Alexander	49	46	Eve	49	48
William	50	51	Julia	49	50
Joseph	51	42	Clodagh	51	50
Aidan	52	52	Abigail	52	56
Ollie	53	66	Isla	53	73
Alfie	54	62	Laura	54	48
Eoin	55	47	Maria	55	54
Robert	56	54	Maya	55	66
Logan	57	59	Sadhbh	57	53
Senan	58	56	Zara	57	69
Odhran	58	69	Amber	59	59
Leon	58	54	Emilia	59	64
Benjamin	58	58	Millie	59	62
Jayden	62	61	Isabella	62	46
Lucas	63	82	Aoibhinn	63	67
Shane	64	71	Ellen	64	56
Cathal	65	66	Abbie	65	69
Tommy	66	63	Clara	65	71
Scott	67	74	Elizabeth	65	60
Eoghan	68	71	Harper	65	102
Donnacha	68	70	Alannah	69	77
Danny	70	68	Kayla	70	68
Ronan	71	56	Sienna	71	71
Mark	72	65	Willow	72	121
Andrew	72	60	Megan	73	65
Rory	74	73	Rachel	74	43
Tyler	75	80	Maisie	75	82
Henry	75	83	Rebecca	75	62
Billy	77	79	Aisling	77	81
Shay	78	78	Rose	77	75
Louis	78	106	Aine	79	61
Josh	78	93	Aoibheann	80	83
Kevin	81	87	Annie	81	83
Daithi	81	93	Heidi	82	109
Tomas	83	92	Meabh	82	83
Muhammad	83	119	Lilly	84	80
Cormac	83	89	Mary	84	74
Anthony	86	83	Mila	84	88
Martin	87	83	Georgia	87	100
Killian	87	98	Rosie	87	91
Hugo	89	91	Daisy	89	113
Ciaran	90	64	Victoria	90	91
Edward	90	95	Ailbhe	91	106
Kai	92	80	Alexandra	91	78
Luca	93	100	Lara	93	97
George	93	90	Mollie	94	109
Christopher	93	86	Isabel	95	105
Lorcan	96	87	Orla	95	109
Zach	97	103	Aria	97	113
Sebastian	98	97	Matilda	97	146
Jason	98	113	Sara	97	89
Isaac	98	77	Zoey	97	123
Dara	98	76

Open in Excel: Irish Babies Names 2016 Table 2.1 (XLS 18KB)

Table 2.2 Top 100 babies' names registered in 2016, in order of popularity - numbers registered between 2015 and 2016

Table 2.2 Top 100 babies' names registered in 2016, in order of popularity, with corresponding numbers between 2015 and 2016
Boys' name	2016	2015	Girls' name	2016	2015
James	688	697	Emily	490	626
Jack	684	752	Grace	452	367
Daniel	558	617	Ava	388	421
Conor	558	558	Lucy	388	379
Sean	501	530	Amelia	369	400
Noah	446	438	Sophie	369	407
Adam	400	449	Emma	365	449
Oisin	398	365	Mia	357	360
Michael	394	434	Hannah	351	338
Luke	375	382	Lily	334	341
Harry	374	358	Ella	331	384
Charlie	369	399	Saoirse	324	282
Cian	344	358	Olivia	303	297
Liam	333	324	Kate	302	283
Thomas	328	379	Aoife	300	321
Darragh	322	302	Sarah	290	297
Alex	320	361	Anna	288	297
Patrick	319	350	Chloe	288	362
Ryan	318	329	Caoimhe	256	252
Finn	314	260	Ellie	254	233
Fionn	308	325	Katie	251	247
Cillian	298	299	Sophia	243	251
Dylan	286	343	Holly	239	208
Aaron	271	281	Fiadh	235	186
John	269	266	Lauren	224	265
Jamie	267	286	Zoe	219	204
David	253	293	Molly	210	202
Ben	250	265	Isabelle	202	224
Matthew	247	279	Robyn	201	237
Oliver	244	259	Leah	191	187
Rian	231	200	Sadie	190	198
Tadhg	228	230	Roisin	186	226
Jake	225	285	Ruby	186	211
Evan	216	207	Alice	181	150
Max	214	173	Cara	181	185
Tom	197	192	Freya	168	188
Jacob	195	159	Eva	166	159
Samuel	193	176	Erin	165	136
Nathan	192	231	Ciara	158	205
Kyle	191	217	Evie	158	119
Sam	190	190	Niamh	157	143
Ethan	190	181	Sofia	156	144
Mason	186	186	Charlotte	151	110
Joshua	179	162	Layla	135	135
Leo	179	148	Amy	133	185
Oscar	172	170	Eabha	133	126
Bobby	165	158	Faye	132	139
Callum	162	173	Jessica	131	160
Alexander	160	169	Eve	128	133
William	155	157	Julia	128	130
Joseph	153	174	Clodagh	127	130
Aidan	152	154	Abigail	114	117
Ollie	150	118	Isla	113	94
Alfie	149	124	Laura	112	133
Eoin	135	162	Maria	109	119
Robert	132	147	Maya	109	101
Logan	131	132	Sadhbh	108	123
Senan	128	136	Zara	108	97
Odhran	128	113	Amber	107	108
Leon	128	147	Emilia	107	103
Benjamin	128	134	Millie	107	104
Jayden	125	127	Isabella	103	135
Lucas	123	89	Aoibhinn	100	100
Shane	119	109	Ellen	99	117
Cathal	116	118	Abbie	97	97
Tommy	110	121	Clara	97	96
Scott	103	107	Elizabeth	97	106
Eoghan	101	109	Harper	97	102
Donnacha	101	112	Alannah	96	83
Danny	100	116	Kayla	92	98
Ronan	99	136	Sienna	91	96
Mark	98	119	Willow	90	121
Andrew	98	131	Megan	89	102
Rory	97	108	Rachel	87	140
Tyler	94	90	Maisie	86	79
Henry	94	88	Rebecca	86	104
Billy	91	97	Aisling	84	80
Shay	88	98	Rose	84	90
Louis	88	67	Aine	83	105
Josh	88	78	Aoibheann	82	78
Kevin	87	86	Annie	81	78
Daithi	87	78	Heidi	72	57
Tomas	85	79	Meabh	72	78
Muhammad	85	58	Lilly	70	81
Cormac	85	84	Mary	70	91
Anthony	84	88	Mila	70	72
Martin	83	88	Georgia	68	64
Killian	83	73	Rosie	68	69
Hugo	82	80	Daisy	67	56
Ciaran	81	120	Victoria	65	69
Edward	81	76	Ailbhe	64	58
Kai	79	90	Alexandra	64	82
Luca	77	71	Lara	63	66
George	77	82	Mollie	61	57
Christopher	77	87	Isabel	60	59
Lorcan	75	86	Orla	60	57
Zach	74	70	Aria	58	56
Sebastian	71	74	Matilda	58	40
Jason	71	62	Sara	58	71
Isaac	71	100	Zoey	58	51
Dara	71	102

Total in top 100	19,969	20,734		16,405	17,037
Total with first name recorded	32,819	33,619		31,078	32,290
Top 100 as % of total	60.8	61.7		52.8	52.8
Total names registered	3,456	3,475		4,526	4,487
Total births registered	32,819	33,619		31,078	32,290

Open in Excel: Irish Babies Names 2016 Table 2.2 (XLS 19KB)

Table 2.3 Top babies' names registered in 2016, in alphabetical order - rank between 2015 and 2016

Table 2.3 Top 100 babies' names registered in 2016, in alphabetical order - rank between 2015 and 2016
Boys' name	2016	2015	Girls' name	2016	2015
Aaron	24	26	Abbie	65	69
Adam	7	6	Abigail	52	56
Aidan	52	52	Ailbhe	91	106
Alex	17	13	Aine	79	61
Alexander	49	46	Aisling	77	81
Alfie	54	62	Alannah	69	77
Andrew	72	60	Alexandra	91	78
Anthony	86	83	Alice	34	40
Ben	28	29	Amber	59	59
Benjamin	58	58	Amelia	5	5
Billy	77	79	Amy	45	36
Bobby	47	50	Anna	17	14
Callum	48	43	Annie	81	83
Cathal	65	66	Aoibheann	80	83
Charlie	12	9	Aoibhinn	63	67
Christopher	93	86	Aoife	15	13
Cian	13	14	Aria	97	113
Ciaran	90	64	Ava	3	3
Cillian	22	22	Caoimhe	19	20
Conor	3	4	Cara	34	36
Cormac	83	89	Charlotte	43	58
Daithi	81	93	Chloe	17	9
Daniel	3	3	Ciara	39	29
Danny	70	68	Clara	65	71
Dara	98	76	Clodagh	51	50
Darragh	16	21	Daisy	89	113
David	27	23	Eabha	45	52
Donnacha	68	70	Elizabeth	65	60
Dylan	23	17	Ella	11	6
Edward	90	95	Ellen	64	56
Eoghan	68	71	Ellie	20	24
Eoin	55	47	Emilia	59	64
Ethan	41	40	Emily	1	1
Evan	34	35	Emma	7	2
Finn	20	30	Erin	38	45
Fionn	21	19	Eva	37	39
George	93	90	Eve	49	48
Harry	11	14	Evie	39	54
Henry	75	83	Faye	47	44
Hugo	89	91	Fiadh	24	35
Isaac	98	77	Freya	36	33
Jack	2	1	Georgia	87	100
Jacob	37	49	Grace	2	8
Jake	33	25	Hannah	9	12
James	1	2	Harper	65	102
Jamie	26	24	Heidi	82	109
Jason	98	113	Holly	23	28
Jayden	62	61	Isabel	95	105
John	25	28	Isabella	62	46
Joseph	51	42	Isabelle	28	26
Josh	78	93	Isla	53	73
Joshua	44	47	Jessica	48	38
Kai	92	80	Julia	49	50
Kevin	81	87	Kate	14	17
Killian	87	98	Katie	21	22
Kyle	40	34	Kayla	70	68
Leo	44	53	Lara	93	97
Leon	58	54	Laura	54	48
Liam	14	20	Lauren	25	19
Logan	57	59	Layla	44	46
Lorcan	96	87	Leah	30	34
Louis	78	106	Lilly	84	80
Luca	93	100	Lily	10	11
Lucas	63	82	Lucy	3	7
Luke	10	10	Maisie	75	82
Mark	72	65	Maria	55	54
Martin	87	83	Mary	84	74
Mason	43	39	Matilda	97	146
Matthew	29	27	Maya	55	66
Max	35	43	Meabh	82	83
Michael	9	8	Megan	73	65
Muhammad	83	119	Mia	8	10
Nathan	39	32	Mila	84	88
Noah	6	7	Millie	59	62
Odhran	58	69	Mollie	94	109
Oisin	8	12	Molly	27	31
Oliver	30	31	Niamh	41	42
Ollie	53	66	Olivia	13	14
Oscar	46	45	Orla	95	109
Patrick	18	16	Rachel	74	43
Rian	31	36	Rebecca	75	62
Robert	56	54	Robyn	29	23
Ronan	71	56	Roisin	32	25
Rory	74	73	Rose	77	75
Ryan	19	18	Rosie	87	91
Sam	41	38	Ruby	32	27
Samuel	38	41	Sadhbh	57	53
Scott	67	74	Sadie	31	32
Sean	5	5	Saoirse	12	18
Sebastian	98	97	Sara	97	89
Senan	58	56	Sarah	16	14
Shane	64	71	Sienna	71	71
Shay	78	78	Sofia	42	41
Tadhg	32	33	Sophia	22	21
Thomas	15	11	Sophie	5	4
Tom	36	37	Victoria	90	91
Tomas	83	92	Willow	72	121
Tommy	66	63	Zara	57	69
Tyler	75	80	Zoe	26	30
William	50	51	Zoey	97	123
Zach	97	103

Open in Excel: Irish Babies Names 2016 Table 2.3 (XLS 18KB)

Table 2.4 Top 100 babies' names registered in 2016, in alphabetical order - numbers registered between 2015 and 2016

Table 2.4 Top 100 babies' names registered in 2016, in alphabetical order - numbers registered between 2015 and 2016
Boys' name	2016	2015	Girls' name	2016	2015
Aaron	271	281	Abbie	97	97
Adam	400	449	Abigail	114	117
Aidan	152	154	Ailbhe	64	58
Alex	320	361	Aine	83	105
Alexander	160	169	Aisling	84	80
Alfie	149	124	Alannah	96	83
Andrew	98	131	Alexandra	64	82
Anthony	84	88	Alice	181	150
Ben	250	265	Amber	107	108
Benjamin	128	134	Amelia	369	400
Billy	91	97	Amy	133	185
Bobby	165	158	Anna	288	297
Callum	162	173	Annie	81	78
Cathal	116	118	Aoibheann	82	78
Charlie	369	399	Aoibhinn	100	100
Christopher	77	87	Aoife	300	321
Cian	344	358	Aria	58	56
Ciaran	81	120	Ava	388	421
Cillian	298	299	Caoimhe	256	252
Conor	558	558	Cara	181	185
Cormac	85	84	Charlotte	151	110
Daithi	87	78	Chloe	288	362
Daniel	558	617	Ciara	158	205
Danny	100	116	Clara	97	96
Dara	71	102	Clodagh	127	130
Darragh	322	302	Daisy	67	56
David	253	293	Eabha	133	126
Donnacha	101	112	Elizabeth	97	106
Dylan	286	343	Ella	331	384
Edward	81	76	Ellen	99	117
Eoghan	101	109	Ellie	254	233
Eoin	135	162	Emilia	107	103
Ethan	190	181	Emily	490	626
Evan	216	207	Emma	365	449
Finn	314	260	Erin	165	136
Fionn	308	325	Eva	166	159
George	77	82	Eve	128	133
Harry	374	358	Evie	158	119
Henry	94	88	Faye	132	139
Hugo	82	80	Fiadh	235	186
Isaac	71	100	Freya	168	188
Jack	684	752	Georgia	68	64
Jacob	195	159	Grace	452	367
Jake	225	285	Hannah	351	338
James	688	697	Harper	97	102
Jamie	267	286	Heidi	72	57
Jason	71	62	Holly	239	208
Jayden	125	127	Isabel	60	59
John	269	266	Isabella	103	135
Joseph	153	174	Isabelle	202	224
Josh	88	78	Isla	113	94
Joshua	179	162	Jessica	131	160
Kai	79	90	Julia	128	130
Kevin	87	86	Kate	302	283
Killian	83	73	Katie	251	247
Kyle	191	217	Kayla	92	98
Leo	179	148	Lara	63	66
Leon	128	147	Laura	112	133
Liam	333	324	Lauren	224	265
Logan	131	132	Layla	135	135
Lorcan	75	86	Leah	191	187
Louis	88	67	Lilly	70	81
Luca	77	71	Lily	334	341
Lucas	123	89	Lucy	388	379
Luke	375	382	Maisie	86	79
Mark	98	119	Maria	109	119
Martin	83	88	Mary	70	91
Mason	186	186	Matilda	58	40
Matthew	247	279	Maya	109	101
Max	214	173	Meabh	72	78
Michael	394	434	Megan	89	102
Muhammad	85	58	Mia	357	360
Nathan	192	231	Mila	70	72
Noah	446	438	Millie	107	104
Odhran	128	113	Mollie	61	57
Oisin	398	365	Molly	210	202
Oliver	244	259	Niamh	157	143
Ollie	150	118	Olivia	303	297
Oscar	172	170	Orla	60	57
Patrick	319	350	Rachel	87	140
Rian	231	200	Rebecca	86	104
Robert	132	147	Robyn	201	237
Ronan	99	136	Roisin	186	226
Rory	97	108	Rose	84	90
Ryan	318	329	Rosie	68	69
Sam	190	190	Ruby	186	211
Samuel	193	176	Sadhbh	108	123
Scott	103	107	Sadie	190	198
Sean	501	530	Saoirse	324	282
Sebastian	71	74	Sara	58	71
Senan	128	136	Sarah	290	297
Shane	119	109	Sienna	91	96
Shay	88	98	Sofia	156	144
Tadhg	228	230	Sophia	243	251
Thomas	328	379	Sophie	369	407
Tom	197	192	Victoria	65	69
Tomas	85	79	Willow	90	121
Tommy	110	121	Zara	108	97
Tyler	94	90	Zoe	219	204
William	155	157	Zoey	58	51
Zach	74	70

Total in top 100	19,969	20,734		16,405	17,037
Total with first name recorded	32,819	33,619		31,078	32,290
Top 100 as % of total	60.8	61.7		52.8	52.8
Total names registered	3,456	3,475		4,526	4,487
Total births registered	32,819	33,619		31,078	32,290

Open in Excel: Irish Babies Names 2016 Table 2.4 (XLS 19KB)

Table 2.5 Babies' names with most growth in popularity between 2015 and 2016 measured by change in rank

Table 2.6 Babies' names with most growth in popularity between 2015 and 2016 measured by number of names

Table 2.7 Most popular babies' names registered in each regional authority in 2016

Table 2.8a Most popular boys' names classified by area of residence of mother, between 2015 and 2016

Table 2.8b Most popular girls names, classified by area of residence of mother, between 2015 and 2016

Table 2.9 Most popular babies' names registered in 2016, classified by nationality of parents

Table 2.10 Top 10 surnames of babies registered in 2016 by number

Table 2.11 Top 100 babies' names registered in 1966, in order of popularity - rank

Table 2.11 Top 100 babies' names registered in 1966, in order of popularity - rank
Boys' name	1966	Girls' name	1966
John	1	Mary	1
Michael	2	Catherine	2
Patrick	3	Margaret	3
James	4	Ann	4
Paul	5	Anne	5
Thomas	6	Elizabeth	6
David	7	Deirdre	7
William	8	Bridget	8
Martin	9	Patricia	9
Gerard	10	Geraldine	10
Joseph	11	Helen	11
Anthony	12	Martina	12
Peter	13	Caroline	13
Brian	14	Bernadette	14
Kevin	15	Sandra	15
Brendan	16	Jacqueline	16
Stephen	17	Linda	17
Edward	17	Eileen	18
Noel	19	Kathleen	19
Declan	20	Teresa	20
Mark	21	Sharon	21
Francis	22	Susan	21
Alan	23	Marie	23
Daniel	24	Fiona	24
Robert	25	Carmel	25
Denis	26	Brigid	26
Richard	27	Karen	27
Christopher	28	Pauline	28
Derek	29	Nora	29
Timothy	30	Maria	30
Andrew	31	Siobhan	31
Kieran	32	Angela	32
Sean	33	Joan	33
Philip	34	Paula	34
Raymond	35	Ellen	35
Bernard	36	Anna	36
Dermot	37	Josephine	37
Colm	38	Carol	38
Kenneth	39	Orla	39
Niall	40	Sarah	40
Aidan	41	Yvonne	41
Vincent	42	Denise	42
Cornelius	43	Valerie	42
Donal	44	Lorraine	44
Jeremiah	45	Sheila	45
Desmond	46	Louise	46
Conor	47	Christina	47
Ian	48	Barbara	48
Laurence	49	Elaine	49
Ciaran	50	Rose	50
Eugene	51	Michelle	51
Matthew	52	Clare	52
Charles	53	Colette	52
Maurice	54	Veronica	52
George	55	Niamh	55
Seamus	55	Frances	56
Liam	57	Grainne	57
Terence	58	Annette	58
Eamon	59	Julia	59
Eamonn	60	Brenda	60
Ronan	61	Michele	60
Hugh	62	Noreen	60
Nicholas	63	Audrey	63
Gerald	64	Jennifer	64
Enda	65	Suzanne	64
Garrett	65	Theresa	66
Barry	67	Johanna	67
Colin	68	Helena	68
Gary	68	Deborah	69
Damian	68	Claire	70
Shane	71	Jane	70
Fergus	71	Jean	72
Padraig	73	Alice	73
Gregory	73	Una	74
Owen	75	Christine	75
Eoin	76	Sinead	76
Damien	76	Adrienne	77
Simon	78	Katherine	78
Oliver	79	Miriam	78
Adrian	80	Rita	80
Neil	81	Laura	81
Finbarr	82	Aileen	82
Rory	83	Rosemary	83
Henry	83	Ruth	83
Cathal	85	Marian	85
Fergal	85	Edel	86
Trevor	87	Janet	86
Karl	88	Jacinta	88
Keith	88	Monica	88
Edmond	88	Dolores	90
Diarmuid	91	Evelyn	90
Cyril	91	Pamela	90
Pearse	93	Imelda	93
Finbar	94	Majella	93
Cormac	95	Nuala	93
Eric	95	Shirley	93
Leo	97	Amanda	97
Dominic	97	Alison	98
Aiden	99	Noeleen	98
Roger	99	Aisling	100
		Philomena	100

Open in Excel: Irish Babies Names 2016 Table 2.11 (XLS 14KB)

Table 2.12 Top 100 babies' names registered in 1966, in order of popularity - numbers registered

Table 2.12 Top 100 babies' names registered in 1966, in order of popularity - numbers registered
Boys' name	1966	Girls' name	1966
John	3,152	Mary	2,857
Michael	2,009	Catherine	1,279
Patrick	1,960	Margaret	1,216
James	1,443	Ann	837
Paul	1,297	Anne	786
Thomas	1,265	Elizabeth	672
David	992	Deirdre	613
William	817	Bridget	554
Martin	814	Patricia	533
Gerard	749	Geraldine	499
Joseph	680	Helen	424
Anthony	624	Martina	414
Peter	601	Caroline	400
Brian	597	Bernadette	374
Kevin	446	Sandra	366
Brendan	434	Jacqueline	344
Stephen	423	Linda	325
Edward	423	Eileen	313
Noel	397	Kathleen	312
Declan	384	Teresa	308
Mark	383	Sharon	302
Francis	381	Susan	302
Alan	338	Marie	298
Daniel	337	Fiona	287
Robert	317	Carmel	281
Denis	303	Brigid	278
Richard	298	Karen	276
Christopher	280	Pauline	270
Derek	277	Nora	261
Timothy	251	Maria	257
Andrew	250	Siobhan	238
Kieran	243	Angela	226
Sean	235	Joan	219
Philip	222	Paula	218
Raymond	220	Ellen	203
Bernard	209	Anna	202
Dermot	200	Josephine	199
Colm	199	Carol	197
Kenneth	178	Orla	171
Niall	176	Sarah	166
Aidan	169	Yvonne	164
Vincent	165	Denise	161
Cornelius	161	Valerie	161
Donal	157	Lorraine	159
Jeremiah	148	Sheila	153
Desmond	139	Louise	150
Conor	138	Christina	148
Ian	131	Barbara	147
Laurence	127	Elaine	142
Ciaran	125	Rose	141
Eugene	122	Michelle	136
Matthew	120	Clare	131
Charles	118	Colette	131
Maurice	114	Veronica	131
George	112	Niamh	129
Seamus	112	Frances	126
Liam	110	Grainne	121
Terence	109	Annette	119
Eamon	107	Julia	113
Eamonn	103	Brenda	111
Ronan	97	Michele	111
Hugh	95	Noreen	111
Nicholas	89	Audrey	109
Gerald	82	Jennifer	108
Enda	78	Suzanne	108
Garrett	78	Theresa	106
Barry	77	Johanna	104
Colin	74	Helena	103
Gary	74	Deborah	102
Damian	74	Claire	101
Shane	73	Jane	101
Fergus	73	Jean	100
Padraig	72	Alice	98
Gregory	72	Una	97
Owen	69	Christine	90
Eoin	68	Sinead	85
Damien	68	Adrienne	84
Simon	67	Katherine	80
Oliver	65	Miriam	80
Adrian	63	Rita	79
Neil	58	Laura	78
Finbarr	57	Aileen	77
Rory	56	Rosemary	76
Henry	56	Ruth	76
Cathal	55	Marian	75
Fergal	55	Edel	73
Trevor	51	Janet	73
Karl	48	Jacinta	72
Keith	48	Monica	72
Edmond	48	Dolores	70
Diarmuid	46	Evelyn	70
Cyril	46	Pamela	70
Pearse	44	Imelda	68
Finbar	42	Majella	68
Cormac	41	Nuala	68
Eric	41	Shirley	68
Leo	38	Amanda	65
Dominic	38	Alison	64
Aiden	37	Noeleen	64
Roger	37	Aisling	63
		Philomena	63

Total in top 100	29,841		24,481
Top 100 as % of total	92.8		81.5
Total names registered	800		1,323
Total births registered	32,173		30,042

Open in Excel: Irish Babies Names 2016 Table 2.12 (XLS 15KB)

Table 2.13 Top 100 babies' names registered in 1966, in alphabetical order - rank

Table 2.13 Top 100 babies' names registered in 1966, in alphabetical order - rank
Boys' name	1966	Girls' name	1966
Adrian	80	Adrienne	77
Aidan	41	Aileen	82
Aiden	99	Aisling	100
Alan	23	Alice	73
Andrew	31	Alison	98
Anthony	12	Amanda	97
Barry	67	Angela	32
Bernard	36	Ann	4
Brendan	16	Anna	36
Brian	14	Anne	5
Cathal	85	Annette	58
Charles	53	Audrey	63
Christopher	28	Barbara	48
Ciaran	50	Bernadette	14
Colin	68	Brenda	60
Colm	38	Bridget	8
Conor	47	Brigid	26
Cormac	95	Carmel	25
Cornelius	43	Carol	38
Cyril	91	Caroline	13
Damian	68	Catherine	2
Damien	76	Christina	47
Daniel	24	Christine	75
David	7	Claire	70
Declan	20	Clare	52
Denis	26	Colette	52
Derek	29	Deborah	69
Dermot	37	Deirdre	7
Desmond	46	Denise	42
Diarmuid	91	Dolores	90
Dominic	97	Edel	86
Donal	44	Eileen	18
Eamon	59	Elaine	49
Eamonn	60	Elizabeth	6
Edmond	88	Ellen	35
Edward	17	Evelyn	90
Enda	65	Fiona	24
Eoin	76	Frances	56
Eric	95	Geraldine	10
Eugene	51	Grainne	57
Fergal	85	Helen	11
Fergus	71	Helena	68
Finbar	94	Imelda	93
Finbarr	82	Jacinta	88
Francis	22	Jacqueline	16
Garrett	65	Jane	70
Gary	68	Janet	86
George	55	Jean	72
Gerald	64	Jennifer	64
Gerard	10	Joan	33
Gregory	73	Johanna	67
Henry	83	Josephine	37
Hugh	62	Julia	59
Ian	48	Karen	27
James	4	Katherine	78
Jeremiah	45	Kathleen	19
John	1	Laura	81
Joseph	11	Linda	17
Karl	88	Lorraine	44
Keith	88	Louise	46
Kenneth	39	Majella	93
Kevin	15	Margaret	3
Kieran	32	Maria	30
Laurence	49	Marian	85
Leo	97	Marie	23
Liam	57	Martina	12
Mark	21	Mary	1
Martin	9	Michele	60
Matthew	52	Michelle	51
Maurice	54	Miriam	78
Michael	2	Monica	88
Neil	81	Niamh	55
Niall	40	Noeleen	98
Nicholas	63	Nora	29
Noel	19	Noreen	60
Oliver	79	Nuala	93
Owen	75	Orla	39
Padraig	73	Pamela	90
Patrick	3	Patricia	9
Paul	5	Paula	34
Pearse	93	Pauline	28
Peter	13	Philomena	100
Philip	34	Rita	80
Raymond	35	Rose	50
Richard	27	Rosemary	83
Robert	25	Ruth	83
Roger	99	Sandra	15
Ronan	61	Sarah	40
Rory	83	Sharon	21
Seamus	55	Sheila	45
Sean	33	Shirley	93
Shane	71	Sinead	76
Simon	78	Siobhan	31
Stephen	17	Susan	21
Terence	58	Suzanne	64
Thomas	6	Teresa	20
Timothy	30	Theresa	66
Trevor	87	Una	74
Vincent	42	Valerie	42
William	8	Veronica	52
		Yvonne	41

Open in Excel: Irish Babies Names 2016 Table 2.13 (XLS 18KB)

Table 2.14 Top 100 babies' names registered in 1966, in alphabetical order - numbers registered

Table 2.14 Top 100 babies' names registered in 1966, in alphabetical order - numbers registered
Boys' name	1966	Girls' name	1966
Adrian	63	Adrienne	84
Aidan	169	Aileen	77
Aiden	37	Aisling	63
Alan	338	Alice	98
Andrew	250	Alison	64
Anthony	624	Amanda	65
Barry	77	Angela	226
Bernard	209	Ann	837
Brendan	434	Anna	202
Brian	597	Anne	786
Cathal	55	Annette	119
Charles	118	Audrey	109
Christopher	280	Barbara	147
Ciaran	125	Bernadette	374
Colin	74	Brenda	111
Colm	199	Bridget	554
Conor	138	Brigid	278
Cormac	41	Carmel	281
Cornelius	161	Carol	197
Cyril	46	Caroline	400
Damian	74	Catherine	1,279
Damien	68	Christina	148
Daniel	337	Christine	90
David	992	Claire	101
Declan	384	Clare	131
Denis	303	Colette	131
Derek	277	Deborah	102
Dermot	200	Deirdre	613
Desmond	139	Denise	161
Diarmuid	46	Dolores	70
Dominic	38	Edel	73
Donal	157	Eileen	313
Eamon	107	Elaine	142
Eamonn	103	Elizabeth	672
Edmond	48	Ellen	203
Edward	423	Evelyn	70
Enda	78	Fiona	287
Eoin	68	Frances	126
Eric	41	Geraldine	499
Eugene	122	Grainne	121
Fergal	55	Helen	424
Fergus	73	Helena	103
Finbar	42	Imelda	68
Finbarr	57	Jacinta	72
Francis	381	Jacqueline	344
Garrett	78	Jane	101
Gary	74	Janet	73
George	112	Jean	100
Gerald	82	Jennifer	108
Gerard	749	Joan	219
Gregory	72	Johanna	104
Henry	56	Josephine	199
Hugh	95	Julia	113
Ian	131	Karen	276
James	1,443	Katherine	80
Jeremiah	148	Kathleen	312
John	3,152	Laura	78
Joseph	680	Linda	325
Karl	48	Lorraine	159
Keith	48	Louise	150
Kenneth	178	Majella	68
Kevin	446	Margaret	1,216
Kieran	243	Maria	257
Laurence	127	Marian	75
Leo	38	Marie	298
Liam	110	Martina	414
Mark	383	Mary	2,857
Martin	814	Michele	111
Matthew	120	Michelle	136
Maurice	114	Miriam	80
Michael	2,009	Monica	72
Neil	58	Niamh	129
Niall	176	Noeleen	64
Nicholas	89	Nora	261
Noel	397	Noreen	111
Oliver	65	Nuala	68
Owen	69	Orla	171
Padraig	72	Pamela	70
Patrick	1,960	Patricia	533
Paul	1,297	Paula	218
Pearse	44	Pauline	270
Peter	601	Philomena	63
Philip	222	Rita	79
Raymond	220	Rose	141
Richard	298	Rosemary	76
Robert	317	Ruth	76
Roger	37	Sandra	366
Ronan	97	Sarah	166
Rory	56	Sharon	302
Seamus	112	Sheila	153
Sean	235	Shirley	68
Shane	73	Sinead	85
Simon	67	Siobhan	238
Stephen	423	Susan	302
Terence	109	Suzanne	108
Thomas	1,265	Teresa	308
Timothy	251	Theresa	106
Trevor	51	Una	97
Vincent	165	Valerie	161
William	817	Veronica	131
		Yvonne	164

Total in top 100	29,841		24,481
Top 100 as % of total	92.8		81.5
Total names registered	800		1,323
Total births registered	32,173		30,042

Open in Excel: Irish Babies Names 2016 Table 2.14 (XLS 19KB)

Table 2.7 Most popular babies' names registered in each regional authority in 2016, and comparisons with 2015
Year	Regional Authority	Boys Name	%	Girls Name	%
2016	Border	James	2.20	Emily	2.19
	Midland	Jack	2.10	Emily	1.98
	West	James	2.02	Sophie	1.79
	Dublin	James	1.79	Emily	1.44
	Mid-East	Jack	2.67	Grace	1.81
	Mid-West	Jack	2.51	Grace	1.66
	South-East	Jack	2.51	Grace	1.81
	South-West	Jack	2.38	Emily	1.88
	Ireland	James	2.10	Emily	1.60
2015	Border	Jack	2.41	Emily	2.51
	Midland	Jack	2.85	Emily	2.21
	West	James	2.16	Emily	2.17
	Dublin	Daniel	1.93	Emily	1.58
	Mid-East	Jack	2.45	Emily	2.12
	Mid-West	Jack	2.80	Ava	1.69
	South-East	Jack	2.37	Emily	2.03
	South-West	Jack	2.45	Emily	1.95
	Ireland	Jack	2.24	Emily	1.94

Table 2.9 Most popular babies' names registered in 2016, classified by nationality of parents
Nationality of mother	Nationality of father	Boys' name	Girls' name
Ireland	Ireland	Jack	Grace
Ireland	United Kingdom	James	Grace/Hannah
Ireland	EU15 excl. Irl & UK	Oscar	Emily/ Elodie
Ireland	EU15 to EU28	Adam	Sophia/Sophie
Ireland	*Other	Daniel/Noah/Natan	Sophia
Ireland	Not stated	Noah	Ava
United Kingdom	Ireland	Noah	Holly
EU15 excl. Irl & UK	Ireland	Liam	Mia
EU15 to EU28	Ireland	Daniel	Mia
*Other	Ireland	Muhammad	Sophie
Not stated	Ireland	Paddy/Patrick	Aria/Riley
United Kingdom	United Kingdom	Finn/Isaac	Aria/Emily
EU15 excl. Irl & UK	EU15 excl. Irl & UK	Daniel	Emma/Maria
EU15 to EU28	EU15 to EU28	David	Julia
*Other	*Other	Muhammad	Sarah
*Countries excluding Ireland, UK and EU.

Table 2.10 Top 10 Surnames of babies' registered in 2016 by number
Surname		Number
Murphy		697
Kelly		598
O'Brien		528
Ryan		477
Walsh		464
Byrne		453
O'Sullivan		426
O'Connor		411
Doyle		336
McCarthy		323

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Table 2.5 Babies' names with most growth in popularity between 2015 and 2016, measured by change in rank
Rank - Boys				Rank - Girls
	2016	2015	Change in rank		2016	2015	Change in rank
Muhammad	83	119	36	Willow	72	121	49
Louis	78	106	28	Matilda	97	146	49
Lucas	63	82	19	Harper	65	102	37
Josh	78	93	15	Heidi	82	109	27
Jason	98	113	15	Zoey	97	123	26
Ollie	53	66	13	Daisy	89	113	24

Table 2.6 Babies' names with most growth in popularity between 2015 and 2016, measured by number of names
Number of Boys				Number of Girls
	2016	2015	Increase in number		2016	2015	Increase in number
Finn	314	260	54	Grace	452	367	85
Max	214	173	41	Fiadh	235	186	49
Jacob	195	159	36	Saoirse	324	282	42
Lucas	123	89	34	Charlotte	151	110	41
Oisin	398	365	33	Evie	158	119	39
Ollie	150	118	32	Holly	239	208	31
Rian	231	200	31	Alice	181	150	31

Table 2.8a Most popular boys' names, classified by area of residence of mother, between 2015 and 2016
	2016	2015
STATE	James	Jack

LEINSTER	Jack	Jack
Carlow	Daniel	Jack
Dublin City	James	James
South Dublin	Jack	Jack
Fingal	James	Daniel
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown	Daniel	Daniel
Kildare	Jack	Jack
Kilkenny	James	Charlie
Laois	Noah	Michael
Longford	James/Sean	Patrick
Louth	James	Jack
Meath	Jack	Jack
Offaly	Daniel	Jack
Westmeath	Luke	Jack
Wexford	Conor	Charlie
Wicklow	Jack/Noah	Daniel

MUNSTER	Jack	Jack
Clare	Sean	Conor
Cork City	Charlie	Jack
Cork County	Jack	James
Kerry	Jack	Jack
Limerick City	Conor	Jack
Limerick County	Conor/James	Jack
North Tipperary	Jack/Michael	Jack/James
South Tipperary	Conor	Darragh/Harry/Jack
Waterford City	Daniel	Daniel/Harry/Luke/Oisin/Oliver
Waterford County	Jack/James	James

CONNACHT	James	Jack
Galway City	Michael	Adam
Galway County	Jack	Conor
Leitrim	Thomas	Jack
Mayo	Cillian/Conor	James
Roscommon	Conor	Jack/Thomas
Sligo	Jack/James/Ryan	Jack

ULSTER (PART OF)	Charlie	Jack
Cavan	Noah	Sean
Donegal	Charlie	Jack
Monaghan	James	Daniel

Table 2.8b Most popular girls' names, classified by area of residence of mother, between 2015 and 2016
	2016	2015
STATE	Emily	Emily

LEINSTER	Emily	Emily
Carlow	Mia	Emily
Dublin City	Amelia	Emily
South Dublin	Emily	Emily
Fingal	Emily	Emily
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown	Sophie	Sophie
Kildare	Emily/Grace	Emma
Kilkenny	Grace	Emma
Laois	Lucy	Emily
Longford	Emma	Emily
Louth	Emily	Grace
Meath	Grace	Emily
Offaly	Emily	Emily
Westmeath	Lucy	Ava
Wexford	Lucy/Mia	Ava/Sophie
Wicklow	Grace	Emily

MUNSTER	Grace	Emily
Clare	Caoimhe	Ava
Cork City	Amelia	Emily
Cork County	Emily	Emily
Kerry	Fiadh	Amelia
Limerick City	Ava	Amelia
Limerick County	Grace	Anna/Emily/Grace/Mia
North Tipperary	Fiadh/Grace	Ava
South Tipperary	Amelia/Emily/Grace	Grace
Waterford City	Mia	Leah
Waterford County	Saoirse	Emma

CONNACHT	Sophie	Emily
Galway City	Fiadh	Lauren
Galway County	Anna	Emily
Leitrim	Emily	Emily
Mayo	Sophie	Emily
Roscommon	Ava	Ella
Sligo	Emily	Emily

ULSTER (PART OF)	Ava	Emily
Cavan	Ava/Ella/Lucy	Molly
Donegal	Ava	Emily
Monaghan	Ava/Emily	Emily