Babies' Names 2017 Tables

Table 2.1 Top 100 babies' names registered in 2017, in order of popularity, with corresponding rank between 2016 and 2017

Table 2.1 Top 100 babies' names registered in 2017¹, in order of popularity, with corresponding rank between 2016 and 2017
Boys' name	2017	2016	Girls' Names	2017	2016
Jack	1	2	Emily	1	1
James	2	1	Emma	2	7
Daniel	3	3	Amelia	3	5
Conor	4	3	Grace	3	2
Sean	5	5	Sophie	5	5
Noah	6	6	Lucy	6	3
Luke	7	10	Hannah	7	9
Harry	8	11	Mia	8	8
Adam	9	7	Ava	9	3
Michael	10	9	Chloe	10	17
Oisin	11	8	Olivia	11	13
Alex	12	17	Anna	12	17
Charlie	13	12	Lily	13	10
Fionn	14	21	Ella	14	11
Liam	15	14	Saoirse	15	12
Cillian	16	22	Kate	16	14
Patrick	17	18	Aoife	17	15
Darragh	17	16	Sophia	18	22
Thomas	19	15	Sarah	19	16
Jamie	19	26	Ellie	20	20
Cian	19	13	Fiadh	21	24
John	22	25	Sadie	22	31
Finn	23	20	Caoimhe	23	19
Ryan	24	19	Evie	24	39
Rian	25	31	Robyn	25	29
Matthew	26	29	Isabelle	26	28
David	27	27	Holly	27	23
Tadhg	28	32	Katie	28	21
Dylan	29	23	Freya	29	36
Oliver	30	30	Leah	29	30
Aaron	31	24	Zoe	31	26
Ben	32	28	Molly	32	27
Leo	33	44	Ruby	33	32
Nathan	34	39	Cara	34	34
Ethan	35	41	Alice	35	34
Alfie	36	54	Lauren	36	25
Jake	36	33	Roisin	37	32
Max	38	35	Jessica	38	48
Alexander	39	49	Eva	39	37
Ollie	40	53	Isla	40	53
Logan	41	57	Ciara	41	39
Jacob	41	37	Charlotte	42	43
Callum	43	48	Sofia	43	42
Oscar	44	46	Amy	44	45
Evan	45	34	Layla	45	44
Sam	46	41	Julia	46	49
Joseph	47	51	Niamh	47	41
Bobby	48	47	Isabella	48	62
Mason	49	43	Clodagh	49	51
Tom	50	36	Eabha	50	45
Joshua	50	44	Faye	50	47
Samuel	52	38	Sienna	52	71
Leon	53	58	Zara	53	57
William	54	50	Millie	54	59
Donnacha	55	68	Maria	55	55
Aidan	56	52	Harper	56	65
Senan	57	58	Alannah	57	69
Lucas	58	63	Erin	58	38
Eoin	58	55	Eve	58	49
Mark	60	72	Elizabeth	60	65
Kyle	61	40	Sadhbh	61	57
Cathal	61	65	Abigail	62	52
Jayden	61	62	Emilia	63	59
Odhran	64	58	Laura	63	54
Danny	64	70	Rebecca	65	75
Eoghan	66	68	Rose	65	77
Robert	67	56	Aoibheann	67	80
Tommy	68	66	Aoibhin	68	150
Martin	69	87	Maisie	68	75
Benjamin	69	58	Kayla	70	70
Daithi	71	81	Aoibhinn	71	63
Rory	72	74	Maya	71	55
Theo	73	106	Clara	73	65
Ronan	74	71	Annie	74	81
Billy	74	77	Amber	75	59
Andrew	76	72	Meabh	76	82
Kai	77	92	Abbie	77	65
Louis	78	78	Willow	77	72
Ciaran	78	90	Ellen	79	64
Sebastian	80	98	Georgia	80	87
Tomas	81	83	Aria	81	97
Anthony	81	86	Aine	82	79
Henry	81	75	Heidi	82	82
Shay	84	78	Hazel	84	105
Shane	84	64	Lena	85	101
Isaac	84	98	Aisling	86	77
Muhammad	87	83	Megan	86	73
Peter	88	102	Rachel	86	74
George	88	93	Pippa	89	110
Scott	90	67	Victoria	89	90
Arthur	91	106	Hanna	91	105
Kevin	92	81	Lara	91	93
Christopher	92	93	Mary	91	84
Hugo	92	89	Rosie	91	87
Dara	92	98	Daisy	95	89
Ruairi	96	123	Evelyn	95	101
Tyler	97	75	Lilly	95	84
Cormac	97	83	Madison	95	105
Jackson	99	128	Ailbhe	99	91
Archie	100	117	Esme	99	110
			Mollie	99	94
			Nina	99	140
¹Release is based on births registered from 01\01\2017 to 31\12\2017, see details in background notes.

Open in Excel: Irish Babies Names 2017 Table 2.1 (XLS 16KB)

Table 2.2 Top 100 babies' names registered in 2017, in order of popularity - numbers registered between 2016 and 2017

Table 2.2 Top 100 babies' names registered in 2017¹, in order of popularity, with corresponding numbers between 2016 and 2017
Boys' name	2017	2016	Girls' name	2017	2016
Jack	685	684	Emily	459	490
James	619	688	Emma	393	365
Daniel	536	558	Amelia	371	369
Conor	472	558	Grace	371	452
Sean	453	501	Sophie	364	369
Noah	442	446	Lucy	349	388
Luke	420	375	Hannah	338	351
Harry	410	374	Mia	325	357
Adam	389	400	Ava	315	388
Michael	359	394	Chloe	304	288
Oisin	351	398	Olivia	294	303
Alex	347	320	Anna	293	288
Charlie	338	369	Lily	289	334
Fionn	314	308	Ella	286	331
Liam	312	333	Saoirse	281	324
Cillian	302	298	Kate	261	302
Patrick	300	319	Aoife	256	300
Darragh	300	322	Sophia	245	243
Thomas	291	328	Sarah	244	290
Jamie	291	267	Ellie	243	254
Cian	291	344	Fiadh	242	235
John	266	269	Sadie	224	190
Finn	265	314	Caoimhe	223	256
Ryan	260	318	Evie	212	158
Rian	257	231	Robyn	200	201
Matthew	256	247	Isabelle	197	202
David	255	253	Holly	195	239
Tadhg	254	228	Katie	193	251
Dylan	252	286	Freya	192	168
Oliver	249	244	Leah	192	191
Aaron	230	271	Zoe	189	219
Ben	204	250	Molly	185	210
Leo	193	179	Ruby	169	186
Nathan	187	192	Cara	162	181
Ethan	186	190	Alice	160	181
Alfie	184	149	Lauren	152	224
Jake	184	225	Roisin	151	186
Max	182	214	Jessica	150	131
Alexander	180	160	Eva	144	166
Ollie	179	150	Isla	143	113
Logan	175	131	Ciara	139	158
Jacob	175	195	Charlotte	138	151
Callum	171	162	Sofia	137	156
Oscar	168	172	Amy	136	133
Evan	167	216	Layla	135	135
Sam	165	190	Julia	133	128
Joseph	162	153	Niamh	132	157
Bobby	161	165	Isabella	130	103
Mason	158	186	Clodagh	129	127
Tom	155	197	Eabha	125	133
Joshua	155	179	Faye	125	132
Samuel	150	193	Sienna	122	91
Leon	140	128	Zara	117	108
William	139	155	Millie	115	107
Donnacha	136	101	Maria	112	109
Aidan	127	152	Harper	111	97
Senan	125	128	Alannah	110	96
Lucas	120	123	Erin	109	165
Eoin	120	135	Eve	109	128
Mark	119	98	Elizabeth	105	97
Kyle	114	191	Sadhbh	104	108
Cathal	114	116	Abigail	98	114
Jayden	114	125	Emilia	97	107
Odhran	111	128	Laura	97	112
Danny	111	100	Rebecca	96	86
Eoghan	110	101	Rose	96	84
Robert	109	132	Aoibheann	95	82
Tommy	106	110	Aoibhin	94	37
Martin	105	83	Maisie	94	86
Benjamin	105	128	Kayla	93	92
Daithi	102	87	Aoibhinn	92	100
Rory	101	97	Maya	92	109
Theo	97	64	Clara	91	97
Ronan	95	99	Annie	89	81
Billy	95	91	Amber	85	107
Andrew	94	98	Meabh	81	72
Kai	90	79	Abbie	80	97
Louis	89	88	Willow	80	90
Ciaran	89	81	Ellen	79	99
Sebastian	88	71	Georgia	77	68
Tomas	87	85	Aria	76	58
Anthony	87	84	Aine	75	83
Henry	87	94	Heidi	75	72
Shay	86	88	Hazel	71	56
Shane	86	119	Lena	68	57
Isaac	86	71	Aisling	67	84
Muhammad	83	85	Megan	67	89
Peter	82	68	Rachel	67	87
George	82	77	Pippa	66	54
Scott	81	103	Victoria	66	65
Arthur	80	64	Hanna	64	56
Kevin	78	87	Lara	64	63
Christopher	78	77	Mary	64	70
Hugo	78	82	Rosie	64	68
Dara	78	71	Daisy	63	67
Ruairi	77	54	Evelyn	63	57
Tyler	75	94	Lilly	63	70
Cormac	75	85	Madison	63	56
Jackson	74	52	Ailbhe	62	64
Archie	72	58	Esme	62	54
			Mollie	62	61
			Nina	62	42

Total in top 100	19,084	19,969		15,689	16,405
Total with first name recorded	31,855	32,819		30,198	31,078
Top 100 as % of total	59.9	60.8		52.0	52.8
Total names registered	3,472	3,456		4,493	4,526
Total births registered	31,855	32,819		30,198	31,078
¹Release is based on births registered from 01\01\2017 to 31\12\2017, see details in background notes.

Open in Excel: Irish Babies Names 2017 Table 2.2 (XLS 17KB)

Table 2.3 Top babies' names registered in 2017, in alphabetical order - rank between 2016 and 2017

Table 2.3 Top 100 babies' names registered in 2017¹, in alphabetical order - rank between 2016 and 2017
Boys' name	2017	2016	Girls' name	2017	2016
Aaron	31	24	Abbie	77	65
Adam	9	7	Abigail	62	52
Aidan	56	52	Ailbhe	99	91
Alex	12	17	Aine	82	79
Alexander	39	49	Aisling	86	77
Alfie	36	54	Alannah	57	69
Andrew	76	72	Alice	35	34
Anthony	81	86	Amber	75	59
Archie	100	117	Amelia	3	5
Arthur	91	106	Amy	44	45
Ben	32	28	Anna	12	17
Benjamin	69	58	Annie	74	81
Billy	74	77	Aoibheann	67	80
Bobby	48	47	Aoibhin	68	150
Callum	43	48	Aoibhinn	71	63
Cathal	61	65	Aoife	17	15
Charlie	13	12	Aria	81	97
Christopher	92	93	Ava	9	3
Cian	19	13	Caoimhe	23	19
Ciaran	78	90	Cara	34	34
Cillian	16	22	Charlotte	42	43
Conor	4	3	Chloe	10	17
Cormac	97	83	Ciara	41	39
Daithi	71	81	Clara	73	65
Daniel	3	3	Clodagh	49	51
Danny	64	70	Daisy	95	89
Dara	92	98	Eabha	50	45
Darragh	17	16	Elizabeth	60	65
David	27	27	Ella	14	11
Donnacha	55	68	Ellen	79	64
Dylan	29	23	Ellie	20	20
Eoghan	66	68	Emilia	63	59
Eoin	58	55	Emily	1	1
Ethan	35	41	Emma	2	7
Evan	45	34	Erin	58	38
Finn	23	20	Esme	99	110
Fionn	14	21	Eva	39	37
George	88	93	Eve	58	49
Harry	8	11	Evelyn	95	101
Henry	81	75	Evie	24	39
Hugo	92	89	Faye	50	47
Isaac	84	98	Fiadh	21	24
Jack	1	2	Freya	29	36
Jackson	99	128	Georgia	80	87
Jacob	41	37	Grace	3	2
Jake	36	33	Hanna	91	105
James	2	1	Hannah	7	9
Jamie	19	26	Harper	56	65
Jayden	61	62	Hazel	84	105
John	22	25	Heidi	82	82
Joseph	47	51	Holly	27	23
Joshua	50	44	Isabella	48	62
Kai	77	92	Isabelle	26	28
Kevin	92	81	Isla	40	53
Kyle	61	40	Jessica	38	48
Leo	33	44	Julia	46	49
Leon	53	58	Kate	16	14
Liam	15	14	Katie	28	21
Logan	41	57	Kayla	70	70
Louis	78	78	Lara	91	93
Lucas	58	63	Laura	63	54
Luke	7	10	Lauren	36	25
Mark	60	72	Layla	45	44
Martin	69	87	Leah	29	30
Mason	49	43	Lena	85	101
Matthew	26	29	Lilly	95	84
Max	38	35	Lily	13	10
Michael	10	9	Lucy	6	3
Muhammad	87	83	Madison	95	105
Nathan	34	39	Maisie	68	75
Noah	6	6	Maria	55	55
Odhran	64	58	Mary	91	84
Oisin	11	8	Maya	71	55
Oliver	30	30	Meabh	76	82
Ollie	40	53	Megan	86	73
Oscar	44	46	Mia	8	8
Patrick	17	18	Millie	54	59
Peter	88	102	Mollie	99	94
Rian	25	31	Molly	32	27
Robert	67	56	Niamh	47	41
Ronan	74	71	Nina	99	140
Rory	72	74	Olivia	11	13
Ruairi	96	123	Pippa	89	110
Ryan	24	19	Rachel	86	74
Sam	46	41	Rebecca	65	75
Samuel	52	38	Robyn	25	29
Scott	90	67	Roisin	37	32
Sean	5	5	Rose	65	77
Sebastian	80	98	Rosie	91	87
Senan	57	58	Ruby	33	32
Shane	84	64	Sadhbh	61	57
Shay	84	78	Sadie	22	31
Tadhg	28	32	Saoirse	15	12
Theo	73	106	Sarah	19	16
Thomas	19	15	Sienna	52	71
Tom	50	36	Sofia	43	42
Tomas	81	83	Sophia	18	22
Tommy	68	66	Sophie	5	5
Tyler	97	75	Victoria	89	90
William	54	50	Willow	77	72
			Zara	53	57
			Zoe	31	26
¹Release is based on births registered from 01\01\2017 to 31\12\2017, see details in background notes.

Open in Excel: Irish Babies Names 2017 Table 2.3 (XLS 16KB)

Table 2.4 Top 100 babies' names registered in 2017, in alphabetical order - numbers registered between 2016 and 2017

Table 2.4 Top 100 babies' names registered in 2017¹, in alphabetical order - numbers registered between 2016 and 2017
Boys' name	2017	2016	Girls' name	2017	2016
Aaron	230	271	Abbie	80	97
Adam	389	400	Abigail	98	114
Aidan	127	152	Ailbhe	62	64
Alex	347	320	Aine	75	83
Alexander	180	160	Aisling	67	84
Alfie	184	149	Alannah	110	96
Andrew	94	98	Alice	160	181
Anthony	87	84	Amber	85	107
Archie	72	58	Amelia	371	369
Arthur	80	64	Amy	136	133
Ben	204	250	Anna	293	288
Benjamin	105	128	Annie	89	81
Billy	95	91	Aoibheann	95	82
Bobby	161	165	Aoibhin	94	37
Callum	171	162	Aoibhinn	92	100
Cathal	114	116	Aoife	256	300
Charlie	338	369	Aria	76	58
Christopher	78	77	Ava	315	388
Cian	291	344	Caoimhe	223	256
Ciaran	89	81	Cara	162	181
Cillian	302	298	Charlotte	138	151
Conor	472	558	Chloe	304	288
Cormac	75	85	Ciara	139	158
Daithi	102	87	Clara	91	97
Daniel	536	558	Clodagh	129	127
Danny	111	100	Daisy	63	67
Dara	78	71	Eabha	125	133
Darragh	300	322	Elizabeth	105	97
David	255	253	Ella	286	331
Donnacha	136	101	Ellen	79	99
Dylan	252	286	Ellie	243	254
Eoghan	110	101	Emilia	97	107
Eoin	120	135	Emily	459	490
Ethan	186	190	Emma	393	365
Evan	167	216	Erin	109	165
Finn	265	314	Esme	62	54
Fionn	314	308	Eva	144	166
George	82	77	Eve	109	128
Harry	410	374	Evelyn	63	57
Henry	87	94	Evie	212	158
Hugo	78	82	Faye	125	132
Isaac	86	71	Fiadh	242	235
Jack	685	684	Freya	192	168
Jackson	74	52	Georgia	77	68
Jacob	175	195	Grace	371	452
Jake	184	225	Hanna	64	56
James	619	688	Hannah	338	351
Jamie	291	267	Harper	111	97
Jayden	114	125	Hazel	71	56
John	266	269	Heidi	75	72
Joseph	162	153	Holly	195	239
Joshua	155	179	Isabella	130	103
Kai	90	79	Isabelle	197	202
Kevin	78	87	Isla	143	113
Kyle	114	191	Jessica	150	131
Leo	193	179	Julia	133	128
Leon	140	128	Kate	261	302
Liam	312	333	Katie	193	251
Logan	175	131	Kayla	93	92
Louis	89	88	Lara	64	63
Lucas	120	123	Laura	97	112
Luke	420	375	Lauren	152	224
Mark	119	98	Layla	135	135
Martin	105	83	Leah	192	191
Mason	158	186	Lena	68	57
Matthew	256	247	Lilly	63	70
Max	182	214	Lily	289	334
Michael	359	394	Lucy	349	388
Muhammad	83	85	Madison	63	56
Nathan	187	192	Maisie	94	86
Noah	442	446	Maria	112	109
Odhran	111	128	Mary	64	70
Oisin	351	398	Maya	92	109
Oliver	249	244	Meabh	81	72
Ollie	179	150	Megan	67	89
Oscar	168	172	Mia	325	357
Patrick	300	319	Millie	115	107
Peter	82	68	Mollie	62	61
Rian	257	231	Molly	185	210
Robert	109	132	Niamh	132	157
Ronan	95	99	Nina	62	42
Rory	101	97	Olivia	294	303
Ruairi	77	54	Pippa	66	54
Ryan	260	318	Rachel	67	87
Sam	165	190	Rebecca	96	86
Samuel	150	193	Robyn	200	201
Scott	81	103	Roisin	151	186
Sean	453	501	Rose	96	84
Sebastian	88	71	Rosie	64	68
Senan	125	128	Ruby	169	186
Shane	86	119	Sadhbh	104	108
Shay	86	88	Sadie	224	190
Tadhg	254	228	Saoirse	281	324
Theo	97	64	Sarah	244	290
Thomas	291	328	Sienna	122	91
Tom	155	197	Sofia	137	156
Tomas	87	85	Sophia	245	243
Tommy	106	110	Sophie	364	369
Tyler	75	94	Victoria	66	65
William	139	155	Willow	80	90
			Zara	117	108
			Zoe	189	219

Total in top 100	19,084	19,969		15,689	16,405
Total with first name recorded	31,855	32,819		30,198	31,078
Top 100 as % of total	59.9	60.8		52.0	52.8
Total names registered	3,472	3,456		4,493	4,526
Total births registered	31,855	32,819		30,198	31,078
¹Release is based on births registered from 01\01\2017 to 31\12\2017, see details in background notes.

Open in Excel: Irish Babies Names 2017 Table 2.4 (XLS 17KB)

Table 2.5 Babies' names with most growth in popularity between 2016 and 2017 measured by change in rank

Table 2.6 Babies' names with most growth in popularity between 2016 and 2017 measured by number of names

Table 2.7 Most popular babies' names registered in each regional authority in 2017

Table 2.8a Most popular boys' names classified by area of residence of mother, between 2016 and 2017

Table 2.8b Most popular girls names, classified by area of residence of mother, between 2016 and 2017

Table 2.9 Most popular babies' names registered in 2017, classified by nationality of parents

Table 2.10 Top 10 surnames of babies registered in 2017 by number

Table 2.11 Top 100 babies' names registered in 1967, in order of popularity - rank

Table 2.11 Top 100 babies' names registered in 1967, in order of popularity - rank
Boys' name	1967	Girls' name	1967
John	1	Mary	1
Michael	2	Margaret	2
Patrick	3	Catherine	3
James	4	Ann	4
Paul	5	Anne	5
Thomas	6	Elizabeth	6
David	7	Bridget	7
William	8	Patricia	8
Martin	9	Deirdre	9
Gerard	10	Geraldine	10
Brian	11	Martina	11
Joseph	12	Caroline	12
Anthony	13	Helen	13
Peter	14	Fiona	14
Mark	15	Susan	15
Brendan	16	Sandra	16
Edward	17	Bernadette	17
Kevin	18	Jacqueline	18
Stephen	18	Sharon	19
Alan	20	Linda	20
Declan	21	Eileen	21
Noel	22	Marie	22
Francis	23	Maria	23
Robert	24	Kathleen	23
Richard	25	Paula	25
Daniel	26	Carmel	26
Denis	27	Pauline	27
Kieran	28	Karen	28
Derek	29	Teresa	29
Christopher	30	Angela	30
Raymond	31	Siobhan	31
Timothy	32	Joan	32
Andrew	33	Nora	33
Kenneth	34	Josephine	34
Philip	35	Anna	35
Sean	36	Michelle	36
Dermot	37	Elaine	37
Aidan	38	Orla	38
Colm	39	Ellen	39
Niall	40	Yvonne	40
Bernard	41	Carol	41
Vincent	42	Brigid	42
Donal	43	Denise	43
Cornelius	44	Audrey	44
Jeremiah	45	Frances	45
Maurice	46	Barbara	45
Ian	47	Sheila	45
Conor	48	Louise	48
Liam	49	Valerie	48
Ciaran	49	Jennifer	50
Desmond	51	Lorraine	50
Eugene	52	Christina	52
Damian	52	Jacinta	53
Terence	54	Suzanne	54
Seamus	55	Deborah	54
Charles	56	Sarah	56
Hugh	56	Niamh	56
Laurence	58	Julia	58
Matthew	59	Grainne	58
Ronan	60	Sinead	60
Eamon	60	Colette	61
Eamonn	62	Edel	62
Enda	63	Clare	63
George	64	Annette	63
Adrian	65	Theresa	65
Gary	66	Ruth	66
Barry	67	Helena	67
Damien	68	Brenda	67
Colin	69	Veronica	69
Simon	70	Noreen	70
Shane	71	Rose	71
Gregory	72	Johanna	72
Oliver	73	Miriam	73
Gerald	73	Claire	74
Fergus	75	Alice	75
Eoin	76	Rosemary	76
Nicholas	77	Jean	76
Padraig	78	Christine	78
Garrett	78	Majella	78
Owen	80	Michele	78
Keith	81	Jane	81
Cathal	82	Una	82
Rory	82	Katherine	83
Henry	82	Pamela	83
Edmond	85	Gillian	85
Cormac	86	Adrienne	85
Neil	86	Rita	87
Fergal	88	Laura	88
Fintan	89	Alison	88
Finbar	90	Evelyn	90
Karl	91	Marian	90
Finbarr	92	Antoinette	90
Diarmuid	93	Emer	93
Leo	94	Irene	94
Nigel	94	Dolores	94
Eric	96	Olive	96
Garry	96	Amanda	97
Justin	98	Maeve	98
Gabriel	98	Rosaleen	99
Donald	100	Nuala	100

Open in Excel: Irish Babies Names 2017 Table 2.11 (XLS 12KB)

Table 2.12 Top 100 babies' names registered in 1967, in order of popularity - numbers registered

Table 2.12 Top 100 babies' names registered in 1967, in order of popularity - numbers registered
Boys' name	1967	Girls' name	1967
John	2,981	Mary	2,591
Michael	1,958	Margaret	1,108
Patrick	1,915	Catherine	1,086
James	1,349	Ann	715
Paul	1,275	Anne	681
Thomas	1,175	Elizabeth	670
David	1,125	Bridget	545
William	849	Patricia	525
Martin	798	Deirdre	504
Gerard	684	Geraldine	482
Brian	616	Martina	402
Joseph	612	Caroline	396
Anthony	592	Helen	381
Peter	531	Fiona	371
Mark	457	Susan	368
Brendan	405	Sandra	359
Edward	397	Bernadette	337
Kevin	379	Jacqueline	335
Stephen	379	Sharon	334
Alan	376	Linda	309
Declan	366	Eileen	308
Noel	356	Marie	290
Francis	336	Maria	273
Robert	332	Kathleen	273
Richard	314	Paula	269
Daniel	304	Carmel	267
Denis	303	Pauline	257
Kieran	275	Karen	255
Derek	273	Teresa	254
Christopher	269	Angela	252
Raymond	252	Siobhan	242
Timothy	238	Joan	226
Andrew	234	Nora	218
Kenneth	225	Josephine	217
Philip	222	Anna	197
Sean	221	Michelle	192
Dermot	215	Elaine	187
Aidan	198	Orla	186
Colm	191	Ellen	184
Niall	184	Yvonne	183
Bernard	164	Carol	169
Vincent	156	Brigid	162
Donal	155	Denise	160
Cornelius	144	Audrey	152
Jeremiah	140	Frances	151
Maurice	139	Barbara	151
Ian	138	Sheila	151
Conor	129	Louise	147
Liam	120	Valerie	147
Ciaran	120	Jennifer	146
Desmond	119	Lorraine	146
Eugene	116	Christina	142
Damian	116	Jacinta	141
Terence	112	Suzanne	131
Seamus	110	Deborah	131
Charles	104	Sarah	129
Hugh	104	Niamh	129
Laurence	100	Julia	122
Matthew	99	Grainne	122
Ronan	98	Sinead	121
Eamon	98	Colette	115
Eamonn	96	Edel	113
Enda	93	Clare	110
George	91	Annette	110
Adrian	90	Theresa	109
Gary	86	Ruth	108
Barry	82	Helena	107
Damien	81	Brenda	107
Colin	79	Veronica	105
Simon	77	Noreen	103
Shane	76	Rose	102
Gregory	74	Johanna	98
Oliver	73	Miriam	97
Gerald	73	Claire	94
Fergus	72	Alice	93
Eoin	69	Rosemary	91
Nicholas	67	Jean	91
Padraig	66	Christine	90
Garrett	66	Majella	90
Owen	64	Michele	90
Keith	60	Jane	86
Cathal	58	Una	84
Rory	58	Katherine	83
Henry	58	Pamela	83
Edmond	51	Gillian	82
Cormac	50	Adrienne	82
Neil	50	Rita	80
Fergal	49	Laura	79
Fintan	48	Alison	79
Finbar	45	Evelyn	75
Karl	44	Marian	75
Finbarr	43	Antoinette	75
Diarmuid	42	Emer	74
Leo	41	Irene	72
Nigel	41	Dolores	72
Eric	40	Olive	71
Garry	40	Amanda	70
Justin	39	Maeve	69
Gabriel	39	Rosaleen	68
Donald	37	Nuala	66
		Philomena	63

Total in top 100	29,150		23,690
Top 100 as % of total	92.1		79.9
Total names registered	693		1,116
Total births registered	31,642		29,665

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Table 2.13 Top 100 babies' names registered in 1967, in alphabetical order - rank

Table 2.13 Top 100 babies' names registered in 1967, in alphabetical order - rank
Boys' name	1967	Girls' name	1967
Adrian	65	Adrienne	85
Aidan	38	Alice	75
Alan	20	Alison	88
Andrew	33	Amanda	97
Anthony	13	Angela	30
Barry	67	Ann	4
Bernard	41	Anna	35
Brendan	16	Anne	5
Brian	11	Annette	63
Cathal	82	Antoinette	90
Charles	56	Audrey	44
Christopher	30	Barbara	45
Ciaran	49	Bernadette	17
Colin	69	Brenda	67
Colm	39	Bridget	7
Conor	48	Brigid	42
Cormac	86	Carmel	26
Cornelius	44	Carol	41
Damian	52	Caroline	12
Damien	68	Catherine	3
Daniel	26	Christina	52
David	7	Christine	78
Declan	21	Claire	74
Denis	27	Clare	63
Derek	29	Colette	61
Dermot	37	Deborah	54
Desmond	51	Deirdre	9
Diarmuid	93	Denise	43
Donal	43	Dolores	94
Donald	100	Edel	62
Eamon	60	Eileen	21
Eamonn	62	Elaine	37
Edmond	85	Elizabeth	6
Edward	17	Ellen	39
Enda	63	Emer	93
Eoin	76	Evelyn	90
Eric	96	Fiona	14
Eugene	52	Frances	45
Fergal	88	Geraldine	10
Fergus	75	Gillian	85
Finbar	90	Grainne	58
Finbarr	92	Helen	13
Fintan	89	Helena	67
Francis	23	Irene	94
Gabriel	98	Jacinta	53
Garrett	78	Jacqueline	18
Garry	96	Jane	81
Gary	66	Jean	76
George	64	Jennifer	50
Gerald	73	Joan	32
Gerard	10	Johanna	72
Gregory	72	Josephine	34
Henry	82	Julia	58
Hugh	56	Karen	28
Ian	47	Katherine	83
James	4	Kathleen	23
Jeremiah	45	Laura	88
John	1	Linda	20
Joseph	12	Lorraine	50
Justin	98	Louise	48
Karl	91	Maeve	98
Keith	81	Majella	78
Kenneth	34	Margaret	2
Kevin	18	Maria	23
Kieran	28	Marian	90
Laurence	58	Marie	22
Leo	94	Martina	11
Liam	49	Mary	1
Mark	15	Michele	78
Martin	9	Michelle	36
Matthew	59	Miriam	73
Maurice	46	Niamh	56
Michael	2	Nora	33
Neil	86	Noreen	70
Niall	40	Nuala	100
Nicholas	77	Olive	96
Nigel	94	Orla	38
Noel	22	Pamela	83
Oliver	73	Patricia	8
Owen	80	Paula	25
Padraig	78	Pauline	27
Patrick	3	Rita	87
Paul	5	Rosaleen	99
Peter	14	Rose	71
Philip	35	Rosemary	76
Raymond	31	Ruth	66
Richard	25	Sandra	16
Robert	24	Sarah	56
Ronan	60	Sharon	19
Rory	82	Sheila	45
Seamus	55	Sinead	60
Sean	36	Siobhan	31
Shane	71	Susan	15
Simon	70	Suzanne	54
Stephen	18	Teresa	29
Terence	54	Theresa	65
Thomas	6	Una	82
Timothy	32	Valerie	48
Vincent	42	Veronica	69
William	8	Yvonne	40

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Table 2.14 Top 100 babies' names registered in 1967, in alphabetical order - numbers registered

Table 2.14 Top 100 babies' names registered in 1967, in alphabetical order - numbers registered
Boys' name	1967	Girls' name	1967
Adrian	90	Adrienne	82
Aidan	198	Alice	93
Alan	376	Alison	79
Andrew	234	Amanda	70
Anthony	592	Angela	252
Barry	82	Ann	715
Bernard	164	Anna	197
Brendan	405	Anne	681
Brian	616	Annette	110
Cathal	58	Antoinette	75
Charles	104	Audrey	152
Christopher	269	Barbara	151
Ciaran	120	Bernadette	337
Colin	79	Brenda	107
Colm	191	Bridget	545
Conor	129	Brigid	162
Cormac	50	Carmel	267
Cornelius	144	Carol	169
Damian	116	Caroline	396
Damien	81	Catherine	1,086
Daniel	304	Christina	142
David	1,125	Christine	90
Declan	366	Claire	94
Denis	303	Clare	110
Derek	273	Colette	115
Dermot	215	Deborah	131
Desmond	119	Deirdre	504
Diarmuid	42	Denise	160
Donal	155	Dolores	72
Donald	37	Edel	113
Eamon	98	Eileen	308
Eamonn	96	Elaine	187
Edmond	51	Elizabeth	670
Edward	397	Ellen	184
Enda	93	Emer	74
Eoin	69	Evelyn	75
Eric	40	Fiona	371
Eugene	116	Frances	151
Fergal	49	Geraldine	482
Fergus	72	Gillian	82
Finbar	45	Grainne	122
Finbarr	43	Helen	381
Fintan	48	Helena	107
Francis	336	Irene	72
Gabriel	39	Jacinta	141
Garrett	66	Jacqueline	335
Garry	40	Jane	86
Gary	86	Jean	91
George	91	Jennifer	146
Gerald	73	Joan	226
Gerard	684	Johanna	98
Gregory	74	Josephine	217
Henry	58	Julia	122
Hugh	104	Karen	255
Ian	138	Katherine	83
James	1,349	Kathleen	273
Jeremiah	140	Laura	79
John	2,981	Linda	309
Joseph	612	Lorraine	146
Justin	39	Louise	147
Karl	44	Maeve	69
Keith	60	Majella	90
Kenneth	225	Margaret	1,108
Kevin	379	Maria	273
Kieran	275	Marian	75
Laurence	100	Marie	290
Leo	41	Martina	402
Liam	120	Mary	2,591
Mark	457	Michele	90
Martin	798	Michelle	192
Matthew	99	Miriam	97
Maurice	139	Niamh	129
Michael	1,958	Nora	218
Neil	50	Noreen	103
Niall	184	Nuala	66
Nicholas	67	Olive	71
Nigel	41	Orla	186
Noel	356	Pamela	83
Oliver	73	Patricia	525
Owen	64	Paula	269
Padraig	66	Pauline	257
Patrick	1,915	Philomena	63
Paul	1,275	Rita	80
Peter	531	Rosaleen	68
Philip	222	Rose	102
Raymond	252	Rosemary	91
Richard	314	Ruth	108
Robert	332	Sandra	359
Ronan	98	Sarah	129
Rory	58	Sharon	334
Seamus	110	Sheila	151
Sean	221	Sinead	121
Shane	76	Siobhan	242
Simon	77	Susan	368
Stephen	379	Suzanne	131
Terence	112	Teresa	254
Thomas	1,175	Theresa	109
Timothy	238	Una	84
Vincent	156	Valerie	147
William	849	Veronica	105
		Yvonne	183

Total in top 100	29,150		23,690
Top 100 as % of total	92.1		79.9
Total names registered	693		1,116
Total births registered	31,642		29,665

Open in Excel: Irish Babies Names 2017 Table 2.14 (XLS 17KB)

Table 2.15 Top 10 most popular boys' and girls' names in England and Wales, and Northern Ireland in 2016 and Scotland* 2017.

Table 2.7 Most popular babies' names registered in each regional authority in 2017, and comparisons with 2016
Year	Regional Authority	Boys Name	%	Girls Name	%
2017	Border	James	2.17	Amelia	1.67
	Midland	Jack	2.07	Emily	1.94
	West	Jack, James	2.22	Emily	1.91
	Dublin	Daniel	1.73	Emily	1.35
	Mid-East	Jack	2.59	Emily	1.70
	Mid-West	Jack	2.52	Emily	1.74
	South-East	Jack	2.79	Emily	1.62
	South-West	Jack	2.58	Emma	1.38
	Ireland	Jack	2.15	Emily	1.52
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

Table 2.10 Top 10 Surnames of babies' registered in 2017 by number
Surname		Number
Murphy		732
Kelly		587
O'Brien		530
Byrne		495
Ryan		455
O'Sullivan		409
Walsh		399
O'Connor		386
McCarthy		302
Doyle		290

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Table 2.5 Babies' names with most growth in popularity between 2016 and 2017, measured by change in rank
Rank - Boys				Rank - Girls
	2017	2016	Change in rank		2017	2016	Change in rank
Theo	73	106	33	Aoibhin	68	150	82
Jackson	99	128	29	Nina	99	140	41
Ruairi	96	123	27	Hazel	84	105	21
Alfie	36	54	18	Pippa	89	110	21
Martin	69	87	18	Sienna	52	71	19
Sebastian	80	98	18

Table 2.6 Babies' names with most growth in popularity between 2016 and 2017, measured by number of names
Number of Boys				Number of Girls
	2017.00	2016.00	Increase in number		2017.00	2016.00	Increase in number
Luke	420	375	45	Aoibhin	94	37	57
Logan	175	131	44	Evie	212	158	54
Harry	410	374	36	Sadie	224	190	34
Alfie	184	149	35	Sienna	122	91	31
Donnacha	136	101	35	Isla	143	113	30

Table 2.8a Most popular boys' names, classified by area of residence of mother, between 2016 and 2017
	2017	2016
STATE	Jack	James

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

MUNSTER	Jack	Jack
Clare	Jack	Sean
Cork City	Jack	Charlie
Cork County	Jack	Jack
Kerry	Jack	Jack
Limerick City	Adam, Jack	Conor
Limerick County	James	Conor/James
North Tipperary	Jack	Jack/Michael
South Tipperary	Conor	Conor
Waterford City	Noah	Daniel
Waterford County	Jack	Jack/James

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

ULSTER (PART OF)	James	Charlie
Cavan	James	Noah
Donegal	Conor, Oisin	Charlie
Monaghan	James, Ryan	James

Table 2.8b Most popular girls' names, classified by area of residence of mother, between 2016 and 2017
	2017	2016
STATE	Emily	Emily

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

MUNSTER	Emily	Grace
Clare	Amelia, Aoife, Emily	Caoimhe
Cork City	Mia	Amelia
Cork County	Kate	Emily
Kerry	Ella	Fiadh
Limerick City	Ellie	Ava
Limerick County	Emily	Grace
North Tipperary	Grace	Fiadh/Grace
South Tipperary	Ella	Amelia/Emily/Grace
Waterford City	Mia	Mia
Waterford County	Fiadh	Saoirse

CONNACHT	Emily	Sophie
Galway City	Emily	Fiadh
Galway County	Chloe, Emily	Anna
Leitrim	Grace	Emily
Mayo	Emily	Sophie
Roscommon	Caoimhe	Ava
Sligo	Lucy	Emily

ULSTER (PART OF)	Sophie	Ava
Cavan	Amelia, Caoimhe, Chloe, Hannah, Holly, Sophie	Ava/Ella/Lucy
Donegal	Amelia, Sophie	Ava
Monaghan	Charlotte, Sophie	Ava/Emily

Table 2.9 Most popular babies' names registered in 2017, classified by nationality of parents
Nationality of mother	Nationality of father	Boys' name	Girls' name
Ireland	Ireland	Jack	Emily
Ireland	United Kingdom	Conor	Grace
Ireland	EU15 excl. Irl & UK	Jack, Matthew	Juliette
Ireland	EU15 to EU28	David, Alex	Emily, Mia
Ireland	*Other	Noah	Ella, Zara
Ireland	Not stated	Noah	Amelia
United Kingdom	Ireland	Jack	Saoirse
EU15 excl. Irl & UK	Ireland	Oisin	Alba, Amelia, Lily
EU15 to EU28	Ireland	Alexander	Emily
*Other	Ireland	Daniel, Muhammad	Sophia
Not stated	Ireland	Logan, Tyler	–
United Kingdom	United Kingdom	Charlie	Hannah
EU15 excl. Irl & UK	EU15 excl. Irl & UK	Daniel	Alice
EU15 to EU28	EU15 to EU28	David	Julia
*Other	*Other	Muhammad	Maria
*Countries excluding Ireland, UK and EU.

Table 2.15 Top 10 most popular boys' and girls' names in England and Wales, and Northern Ireland in 2016 and Scotland* 2017.
Rank	England and Wales		Scotland*		Northern Ireland
	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls
1	Oliver	Olivia	Jack	Olivia	James	Emily
2	Harry	Amelia	Oliver	Emily	Jack	Grace
3	George	Emily	James	Isla	Oliver	Olivia
4	Jack	Isla	Lewis	Sophie	Charlie	Anna
5	Jacob	Ava	Noah	Jessica	Noah	Sophie
6	Noah	Isabella	Logan	Amelia	Harry	Lily
7	Charlie	Lily	Harris	Ava	Jacob	Amelia
8	Muhammad	Jessica	Alexander	Ella	Daniel	Ella
9	Thomas	Ella	Leo	Charlotte	Matthew	Ava
10	Oscar	Mia	Harry	Aria	Alfie	Sophia
*Provisional for 2017 up to 2nd December 2017.