Babies' Names 2018 Tables

Table 2.1 Top 100 babies' names registered in 2018, in order of popularity, with corresponding rank between 2017 and 2018

Table 2.1 Top 100 babies' names registered in 2018, in order of popularity, with corresponding rank between 2017 and 2018
Boys' name	2018	2017	Girls' Names	2018	2017
Jack	1	1	Emily	1	1
James	2	2	Grace	2	3
Noah	3	6	Emma	3	2
Conor	4	4	Sophie	4	5
Daniel	5	3	Amelia	5	3
Harry	6	8	Ella	6	14
Luke	7	7	Ellie	7	20
Michael	8	10	Mia	7	8
Adam	9	9	Ava	9	9
Charlie	10	13	Fiadh	10	21
Liam	11	15	Hannah	11	7
Thomas	12	19	Anna	12	12
Seán	13	–	Lucy	13	6
Fionn	14	14	Olivia	14	11
Oisín	15	–	Lily	15	13
Alex	16	12	Chloe	16	10
Cillian	17	16	Aoife	17	17
Finn	18	23	Kate	17	16
Patrick	18	17	Sadie	19	22
Tadhg	20	28	Saoirse	20	15
Darragh	21	17	Sarah	21	19
Jamie	22	19	Sophia	22	18
Matthew	23	26	Holly	23	27
Oliver	24	30	Robyn	24	25
Ryan	25	24	Caoimhe	25	23
Dylan	26	29	Freya	26	29
Cian	27	19	Isabelle	26	26
John	27	22	Molly	28	32
Ben	29	32	Cara	29	34
David	30	27	Katie	30	28
Alexander	31	39	Evie	31	24
Tom	32	50	Zoe	32	31
Rían	33	–	Alice	33	35
Aaron	34	31	Ruby	33	33
Max	35	38	Lauren	35	36
Leo	36	33	Leah	36	29
Ethan	37	35	Isla	37	40
Oscar	37	44	Róisín	38	–
Sam	39	46	Charlotte	39	42
Jake	40	36	Eva	40	39
Jacob	41	41	Isabella	41	48
Ollie	42	40	Jessica	41	38
Bobby	43	48	Ciara	43	41
Evan	44	45	Sofia	43	43
Logan	45	41	Clodagh	45	49
Alfie	46	36	Faye	46	50
Callum	46	43	Julia	46	46
William	48	54	Éabha	48	–
Joseph	49	47	Eve	48	58
Nathan	49	34	Willow	50	77
Aidan	51	56	Millie	51	54
Joshua	52	50	Sadhbh	52	61
Mason	53	49	Alannah	53	57
Samuel	54	52	Erin	53	58
Lucas	55	58	Harper	53	56
Benjamin	56	69	Zara	53	53
Donnacha	57	55	Layla	57	45
Robert	57	67	Mary	58	91
Senan	59	57	Niamh	59	47
Cathal	60	61	Aria	60	81
Leon	61	53	Maria	61	55
Theo	62	73	Amy	62	44
Muhammad	63	87	Emilia	62	63
Louis	64	78	Laura	62	63
Eoin	65	58	Maya	65	71
Kyle	65	61	Rosie	65	91
Shay	65	84	Mila	67	104
Jayden	68	61	Aoibhín	68	–
Tommy	69	68	Rose	68	65
Danny	70	64	Ada	70	137
George	70	88	Sienna	70	52
Rory	72	72	Daisy	72	95
Arthur	73	91	Annie	73	74
Sean	74	5	Clara	74	73
Christopher	75	92	Abigail	75	62
Andrew	76	76	Maisie	75	68
Eoghan	77	66	Pippa	77	89
Luca	77	102	Ellen	78	79
Martin	79	69	Kayla	79	70
Ronan	79	74	Aoibheann	80	67
Billy	81	74	Rebecca	81	65
Henry	81	81	Áine	82	–
Mark	83	60	Amber	82	75
Kai	84	77	Ivy	84	137
Zach	85	104	Bella	85	114
Peter	86	88	Georgia	85	80
Edward	87	101	Lilly	85	95
Hugo	87	92	Abbie	88	77
Archie	89	100	Megan	88	86
Tomás	89	–	Ailbhe	90	99
Freddie	91	111	Bonnie	91	108
Shane	92	84	Elizabeth	91	60
Sebastian	93	80	Lara	91	91
Theodore	93	156	Evelyn	94	95
Tyler	93	97	Heidi	94	82
Kevin	96	92	Aisling	96	86
Scott	96	90	Hanna	96	91
Anthony	98	81	Tara	96	126
Isaac	98	84	Hazel	99	84
Dara	100	92	Isabel	99	111
Frankie	100	131

Open in Excel: Irish Babies Names 2018 Table 2.1 (XLS 15KB)

Table 2.2 Top 100 babies' names registered in 2018, in order of popularity - numbers registered between 2017 and 2018

Table 2.2 Top 100 babies' names registered in 2018¹, in order of popularity, with corresponding numbers between 2017 and 2018
Boys' name	2018	2017	Girls' name	2018	2017
Jack	686	685	Emily	460	459
James	589	619	Grace	423	371
Noah	494	442	Emma	366	393
Conor	489	472	Sophie	344	364
Daniel	433	536	Amelia	339	371
Harry	429	410	Ella	311	286
Luke	368	420	Ellie	309	243
Michael	354	359	Mia	309	325
Adam	349	389	Ava	308	315
Charlie	347	338	Fiadh	306	242
Liam	338	312	Hannah	304	338
Thomas	321	291	Anna	285	293
Seán	317	–	Lucy	277	349
Fionn	309	314	Olivia	273	294
Oisín	303	–	Lily	262	289
Alex	292	347	Chloe	251	304
Cillian	289	302	Aoife	240	256
Finn	282	265	Kate	240	261
Patrick	282	300	Sadie	230	224
Tadhg	280	254	Saoirse	225	281
Darragh	277	300	Sarah	216	244
Jamie	276	291	Sophia	215	245
Matthew	259	256	Holly	196	195
Oliver	253	249	Robyn	192	200
Ryan	250	260	Caoimhe	190	223
Dylan	247	252	Freya	189	192
Cian	241	291	Isabelle	189	197
John	241	266	Molly	186	185
Ben	234	204	Cara	184	162
David	225	255	Katie	176	193
Alexander	206	180	Evie	173	212
Tom	198	155	Zoe	170	189
Rían	193	–	Alice	168	160
Aaron	190	230	Ruby	168	169
Max	189	182	Lauren	164	152
Leo	186	193	Leah	158	192
Ethan	185	186	Isla	147	143
Oscar	185	168	Róisín	138	–
Sam	183	165	Charlotte	137	138
Jake	182	184	Eva	136	144
Jacob	180	175	Isabella	127	130
Ollie	172	179	Jessica	127	150
Bobby	165	161	Ciara	126	139
Evan	163	167	Sofia	126	137
Logan	162	175	Clodagh	124	129
Alfie	159	184	Faye	123	125
Callum	159	171	Julia	123	133
William	157	139	Éabha	121	–
Joseph	150	162	Eve	121	109
Nathan	150	187	Willow	116	80
Aidan	149	127	Millie	115	115
Joshua	146	155	Sadhbh	114	104
Mason	142	158	Alannah	112	110
Samuel	141	150	Erin	112	109
Lucas	129	120	Harper	112	111
Benjamin	124	105	Zara	112	117
Donnacha	116	136	Layla	111	135
Robert	116	109	Mary	105	64
Senan	114	125	Niamh	104	132
Cathal	113	114	Aria	103	76
Leon	106	140	Maria	100	112
Theo	104	97	Amy	99	136
Muhammad	102	83	Emilia	99	97
Louis	101	89	Laura	99	97
Eoin	98	120	Maya	98	92
Kyle	98	114	Rosie	98	64
Shay	98	86	Mila	97	58
Jayden	96	114	Aoibhín	93	–
Tommy	95	106	Rose	93	96
Danny	94	111	Ada	92	41
George	94	82	Sienna	92	122
Rory	93	101	Daisy	89	63
Arthur	92	80	Annie	87	89
Sean	91	453	Clara	84	91
Christopher	90	78	Abigail	83	98
Andrew	89	94	Maisie	83	94
Eoghan	88	110	Pippa	82	66
Luca	88	66	Ellen	81	79
Martin	87	105	Kayla	79	93
Ronan	87	95	Aoibheann	76	95
Billy	86	95	Rebecca	75	96
Henry	86	87	Áine	74	–
Mark	85	119	Amber	74	85
Kai	83	90	Ivy	73	41
Zach	81	65	Bella	72	53
Peter	80	82	Georgia	72	77
Hugo	78	78	Lilly	72	63
Edward	78	69	Abbie	69	80
Archie	75	72	Megan	69	67
Tomás	75	–	Ailbhe	67	62
Freddie	72	58	Bonnie	65	55
Shane	71	86	Elizabeth	65	105
Sebastian	70	88	Lara	65	64
Tyler	70	75	Evelyn	64	63
Theodore	70	38	Heidi	64	75
Kevin	69	78	Aisling	62	67
Scott	69	81	Hanna	62	64
Anthony	68	87	Tara	62	46
Isaac	68	86	Hazel	60	71
Dara	67	78	Isabel	60	54
Frankie	67	48
Total in top 100	18,317	19,084		15,038	15,689
Total with first name recorded	31,469	31,855		29,897	30,198
Top 100 as % of total	58.2	59.9		50.3	52.0
Total names registered	3,712	3,472		4,779	4,493
Total births registered	31,469	31,855		29,897	30,198
¹Release is based on births registered from 01/01/2018 to 31/12/2018, see details in background notes.

Open in Excel: Irish Babies Names 2018 Table 2.2 (XLS 15KB)

Table 2.3 Top babies' names registered in 2018, in alphabetical order - rank between 2017 and 2018

Table 2.3 Top 100 babies' names registered in 2018¹, in alphabetical order - rank between 2017 and 2018
Boys' name	2018	2017	Girls' name	2018	2017
Aaron	34	31	Abbie	88	77
Adam	9	9	Abigail	75	62
Aidan	51	56	Ada	70	137
Alex	16	12	Ailbhe	90	99
Alexander	31	39	Áine	82	–
Alfie	46	36	Aisling	96	86
Andrew	76	76	Alannah	53	57
Anthony	98	81	Alice	33	35
Archie	89	100	Amber	82	75
Arthur	73	91	Amelia	5	3
Ben	29	32	Amy	62	44
Benjamin	56	69	Anna	12	12
Billy	81	74	Annie	73	74
Bobby	43	48	Aoibheann	80	67
Callum	46	43	Aoibhín	68	–
Cathal	60	61	Aoife	17	17
Charlie	10	13	Aria	60	81
Christopher	75	92	Ava	9	9
Cian	27	19	Bella	85	114
Cillian	17	16	Bonnie	91	108
Conor	4	4	Caoimhe	25	23
Daniel	5	3	Cara	29	34
Danny	70	64	Charlotte	39	42
Dara	100	92	Chloe	16	10
Darragh	21	17	Ciara	43	41
David	30	27	Clara	74	73
Donnacha	57	55	Clodagh	45	49
Dylan	26	29	Daisy	72	95
Edward	87	101	Éabha	48	–
Eoghan	77	66	Elizabeth	91	60
Eoin	65	58	Ella	6	14
Ethan	37	35	Ellen	78	79
Evan	44	45	Ellie	7	20
Finn	18	23	Emilia	62	63
Fionn	14	14	Emily	1	1
Frankie	100	131	Emma	3	2
Freddie	91	111	Erin	53	58
George	70	88	Eva	40	39
Harry	6	8	Eve	48	58
Henry	81	81	Evelyn	94	95
Hugo	87	92	Evie	31	24
Isaac	98	84	Faye	46	50
Jack	1	1	Fiadh	10	21
Jacob	41	41	Freya	26	29
Jake	40	36	Georgia	85	80
James	2	2	Grace	2	3
Jamie	22	19	Hanna	96	91
Jayden	68	61	Hannah	11	7
John	27	22	Harper	53	56
Joseph	49	47	Hazel	99	84
Joshua	52	50	Heidi	94	82
Kai	84	77	Holly	23	27
Kevin	96	92	Isabel	99	111
Kyle	65	61	Isabella	41	48
Leo	36	33	Isabelle	26	26
Leon	61	53	Isla	37	40
Liam	11	15	Ivy	84	137
Logan	45	41	Jessica	41	38
Louis	64	78	Julia	46	46
Luca	77	102	Kate	17	16
Lucas	55	58	Katie	30	28
Luke	7	7	Kayla	79	70
Mark	83	60	Lara	91	91
Martin	79	69	Laura	62	63
Mason	53	49	Lauren	35	36
Matthew	23	26	Layla	57	45
Max	35	38	Leah	36	29
Michael	8	10	Lilly	85	95
Muhammad	63	87	Lily	15	13
Nathan	49	34	Lucy	13	6
Noah	3	6	Maisie	75	68
Oisín	15	–	Maria	61	55
Oliver	24	30	Mary	58	91
Ollie	42	40	Maya	65	71
Oscar	37	44	Megan	88	86
Patrick	18	17	Mia	7	8
Peter	86	88	Mila	67	104
Rían	33	–	Millie	51	54
Robert	57	67	Molly	28	32
Ronan	79	74	Niamh	59	47
Rory	72	72	Olivia	14	11
Ryan	25	24	Pippa	77	89
Sam	39	46	Rebecca	81	65
Samuel	54	52	Robyn	24	25
Scott	96	90	Róisín	38	–
Sean	74	5	Rose	68	65
Seán	13	–	Rosie	65	91
Sebastian	93	80	Ruby	33	33
Senan	59	57	Sadhbh	52	61
Shane	92	84	Sadie	19	22
Shay	65	84	Saoirse	20	15
Tadhg	20	28	Sarah	21	19
Theo	62	73	Sienna	70	52
Theodore	93	156	Sofia	43	43
Thomas	12	19	Sophia	22	18
Tom	32	50	Sophie	4	5
Tomás	89	–	Tara	96	126
Tommy	69	68	Willow	50	77
Tyler	93	97	Zara	53	53
William	48	54	Zoe	32	31
Zach	85	104
¹Release is based on births registered from 01/01/2018 to 31/12/2018, see details in background notes.

Open in Excel: Irish Babies Names 2018 Table 2.3 (XLS 15KB)

Table 2.4 Top 100 babies' names registered in 2018, in alphabetical order - numbers registered between 2017 and 2018

Table 2.4 Top 100 babies' names registered in 2018¹, in alphabetical order - numbers registered between 2017 and 2018
Boys' name	2018	2017	Girls' name	2018	2017
Aaron	190	230	Abbie	69	80
Adam	349	389	Abigail	83	98
Aidan	149	127	Ada	92	41
Alex	292	347	Ailbhe	67	62
Alexander	206	180	Áine	74	–
Alfie	159	184	Aisling	62	67
Andrew	89	94	Alannah	112	110
Anthony	68	87	Alice	168	160
Archie	75	72	Amber	74	85
Arthur	92	80	Amelia	339	371
Ben	234	204	Amy	99	136
Benjamin	124	105	Anna	285	293
Billy	86	95	Annie	87	89
Bobby	165	161	Aoibheann	76	95
Callum	159	171	Aoibhín	93	–
Cathal	113	114	Aoife	240	256
Charlie	347	338	Aria	103	76
Christopher	90	78	Ava	308	315
Cian	241	291	Bella	72	53
Cillian	289	302	Bonnie	65	55
Conor	489	472	Caoimhe	190	223
Daniel	433	536	Cara	184	162
Danny	94	111	Charlotte	137	138
Dara	67	78	Chloe	251	304
Darragh	277	300	Ciara	126	139
David	225	255	Clara	84	91
Donnacha	116	136	Clodagh	124	129
Dylan	247	252	Daisy	89	63
Edward	78	69	Éabha	121	–
Eoghan	88	110	Elizabeth	65	105
Eoin	98	120	Ella	311	286
Ethan	185	186	Ellen	81	79
Evan	163	167	Ellie	309	243
Finn	282	265	Emilia	99	97
Fionn	309	314	Emily	460	459
Frankie	67	48	Emma	366	393
Freddie	72	58	Erin	112	109
George	94	82	Eva	136	144
Harry	429	410	Eve	121	109
Henry	86	87	Evelyn	64	63
Hugo	78	78	Evie	173	212
Isaac	68	86	Faye	123	125
Jack	686	685	Fiadh	306	242
Jacob	180	175	Freya	189	192
Jake	182	184	Georgia	72	77
James	589	619	Grace	423	371
Jamie	276	291	Hanna	62	64
Jayden	96	114	Hannah	304	338
John	241	266	Harper	112	111
Joseph	150	162	Hazel	60	71
Joshua	146	155	Heidi	64	75
Kai	83	90	Holly	196	195
Kevin	69	78	Isabel	60	54
Kyle	98	114	Isabella	127	130
Leo	186	193	Isabelle	189	197
Leon	106	140	Isla	147	143
Liam	338	312	Ivy	73	41
Logan	162	175	Jessica	127	150
Louis	101	89	Julia	123	133
Luca	88	66	Kate	240	261
Lucas	129	120	Katie	176	193
Luke	368	420	Kayla	79	93
Mark	85	119	Lara	65	64
Martin	87	105	Laura	99	97
Mason	142	158	Lauren	164	152
Matthew	259	256	Layla	111	135
Max	189	182	Leah	158	192
Michael	354	359	Lilly	72	63
Muhammad	102	83	Lily	262	289
Nathan	150	187	Lucy	277	349
Noah	494	442	Maisie	83	94
Oisín	303	–	Maria	100	112
Oliver	253	249	Mary	105	64
Ollie	172	179	Maya	98	92
Oscar	185	168	Megan	69	67
Patrick	282	300	Mia	309	325
Peter	80	82	Mila	97	58
Rían	193	–	Millie	115	115
Robert	116	109	Molly	186	185
Ronan	87	95	Niamh	104	132
Rory	93	101	Olivia	273	294
Ryan	250	260	Pippa	82	66
Sam	183	165	Rebecca	75	96
Samuel	141	150	Robyn	192	200
Scott	69	81	Róisín	138	–
Sean	91	453	Rose	93	96
Seán	317	–	Rosie	98	64
Sebastian	70	88	Ruby	168	169
Senan	114	125	Sadhbh	114	104
Shane	71	86	Sadie	230	224
Shay	98	86	Saoirse	225	281
Tadhg	280	254	Sarah	216	244
Theo	104	97	Sienna	92	122
Theodore	70	38	Sofia	126	137
Thomas	321	291	Sophia	215	245
Tom	198	155	Sophie	344	364
Tomás	75	–	Tara	62	46
Tommy	95	106	Willow	116	80
Tyler	70	75	Zara	112	117
William	157	139	Zoe	170	189
Zach	81	65

Total in top 100	18,317	19,084		15,038	15,689
Total with first name recorded	31,469	31,855		29,897	30,198
Top 100 as % of total	58.2	59.9		50.3	52.0
Total names registered	3,712	3,472		4,779	4,493
Total births registered	31,469	31,855		29,897	30,198

Open in Excel: Irish Babies Names 2018 Table 2.4 (XLS 16KB)

Table 2.5 Babies' names with most growth in popularity between 2017 and 2018 measured by change in rank

Table 2.6 Babies' names with most growth in popularity between 2017 and 2018 measured by number of names

Table 2.7 Most popular babies' names registered in each regional authority in 2018

Table 2.8a Most popular boys' names classified by area of residence of mother, between 2017 and 2018

Table 2.8b Most popular girls names, classified by area of residence of mother, between 2017 and 2018

Table 2.9 Most popular babies' names registered in 2018, classified by nationality of parents

Table 2.10 Top 10 surnames of babies registered in 2018 by number

Table 2.11 Top 100 babies' names registered in 1968, in order of popularity - rank

Table 2.11 Top 100 babies' names registered in 1968, in order of popularity - rank
Boys' name	1968	Girls' name	1968
John	1	Mary	1
Patrick	2	Catherine	2
Michael	3	Margaret	3
James	4	Ann	4
David	5	Anne	5
Thomas	6	Elizabeth	6
Paul	7	Deirdre	7
William	8	Patricia	8
Martin	9	Caroline	9
Brian	10	Bridget	10
Gerard	11	Martina	11
Mark	12	Geraldine	12
Joseph	13	Sharon	13
Anthony	14	Susan	14
Peter	15	Sandra	15
Robert	16	Helen	16
Kevin	17	Fiona	17
Alan	18	Linda	18
Brendan	19	Marie	19
Stephen	20	Karen	20
Declan	21	Bernadette	21
Edward	22	Eileen	22
Noel	23	Jacqueline	23
Francis	24	Maria	24
Daniel	25	Kathleen	25
Derek	26	Michelle	26
Denis	27	Elaine	27
Richard	28	Teresa	28
Christopher	29	Siobhan	29
Kenneth	30	Angela	30
Timothy	31	Carmel	31
Andrew	32	Paula	32
Philip	33	Joan	32
Raymond	33	Carol	34
Niall	35	Pauline	35
Aidan	36	Lorraine	36
Sean	37	Nora	37
Kieran	38	Valerie	38
Dermot	39	Yvonne	39
Colm	40	Jennifer	40
Bernard	41	Ellen	41
Donal	42	Anna	42
Conor	43	Josephine	43
Ian	44	Denise	44
Ronan	45	Louise	45
Damien	46	Orla	46
Laurence	47	Barbara	47
Eugene	47	Suzanne	48
Vincent	49	Audrey	48
Cornelius	50	Niamh	50
Liam	51	Deborah	51
Desmond	52	Christina	52
Shane	53	Brigid	53
Maurice	54	Sarah	54
Ciaran	55	Colette	55
Gary	56	Sheila	56
Jeremiah	56	Sinead	57
Matthew	58	Frances	58
Adrian	59	Claire	59
Seamus	60	Grainne	60
Colin	61	Lisa	61
George	61	Brenda	62
Barry	61	Amanda	63
Terence	64	Christine	64
Damian	65	Julia	65
Enda	66	Miriam	65
Nicholas	67	Gillian	67
Eamonn	68	Emer	68
Charles	69	Rose	68
Fergal	70	Veronica	70
Hugh	71	Annette	71
Keith	72	Helena	72
Eamon	72	Ruth	73
Fergus	72	Clare	74
Eoin	75	Theresa	74
Gerald	75	Jane	76
Owen	77	Edel	77
Padraig	78	Nuala	78
Rory	79	Una	79
Karl	79	Irene	80
Garrett	79	Michele	80
Oliver	82	Noreen	80
Gregory	83	Maeve	83
Finbarr	83	Alison	83
Nigel	85	Evelyn	85
Cathal	86	Adrienne	85
Cormac	87	Aisling	87
Simon	87	Alice	87
Henry	89	Antoinette	87
Fintan	90	Jean	90
Diarmuid	91	Jacinta	90
Eric	92	Rachel	92
Justin	92	Eleanor	93
Aiden	92	Marian	94
Trevor	92	Ciara	95
Ronald	96	Aileen	95
Edmond	96	Johanna	97
Jonathan	98	Laura	98
Garry	98	Regina	98
Donald	100	Monica	100
		Janet	100

Open in Excel: Irish Babies Names 2018 Table 2.11 (XLS 12KB)

Table 2.12 Top 100 babies' names registered in 1968, in order of popularity - numbers registered

Table 2.12 Top 100 babies' names registered in 1968, in order of popularity - numbers registered
Boys' name	1968	Girls' name	1968
John	2,863	Mary	2,364
Patrick	1,850	Catherine	1,082
Michael	1,825	Margaret	1,029
James	1,275	Ann	749
David	1,149	Anne	656
Thomas	1,119	Elizabeth	625
Paul	1,086	Deirdre	468
William	752	Patricia	461
Martin	742	Caroline	457
Brian	631	Bridget	418
Gerard	607	Martina	411
Mark	601	Geraldine	410
Joseph	599	Sharon	400
Anthony	588	Susan	393
Peter	526	Sandra	371
Robert	479	Helen	358
Kevin	476	Fiona	357
Alan	444	Linda	355
Brendan	409	Marie	294
Stephen	402	Karen	289
Declan	399	Bernadette	282
Edward	374	Eileen	276
Noel	366	Jacqueline	274
Francis	332	Maria	270
Daniel	324	Kathleen	261
Derek	317	Michelle	244
Denis	301	Elaine	242
Richard	293	Teresa	234
Christopher	266	Siobhan	226
Kenneth	254	Angela	224
Timothy	251	Carmel	216
Andrew	250	Paula	206
Philip	248	Joan	206
Raymond	248	Carol	203
Niall	225	Pauline	200
Aidan	215	Lorraine	196
Sean	211	Nora	193
Kieran	196	Valerie	192
Dermot	190	Yvonne	190
Colm	178	Jennifer	189
Bernard	173	Ellen	177
Donal	156	Anna	172
Conor	150	Josephine	171
Ian	145	Denise	168
Ronan	132	Louise	165
Damien	127	Orla	164
Laurence	126	Barbara	163
Eugene	126	Suzanne	160
Vincent	125	Audrey	160
Cornelius	124	Niamh	157
Liam	122	Deborah	152
Desmond	121	Christina	148
Shane	115	Brigid	146
Maurice	114	Sarah	145
Ciaran	111	Colette	142
Gary	107	Sheila	136
Jeremiah	107	Sinead	133
Matthew	104	Frances	130
Adrian	103	Claire	128
Seamus	101	Grainne	123
Colin	96	Lisa	119
George	96	Brenda	117
Barry	96	Amanda	116
Terence	95	Christine	114
Damian	93	Julia	111
Enda	90	Miriam	111
Nicholas	89	Gillian	107
Eamonn	87	Emer	106
Charles	83	Rose	106
Fergal	82	Veronica	104
Hugh	81	Annette	103
Keith	72	Helena	101
Eamon	72	Ruth	100
Fergus	72	Clare	98
Eoin	69	Theresa	98
Gerald	69	Jane	95
Owen	67	Edel	91
Padraig	66	Nuala	90
Rory	65	Una	87
Karl	65	Irene	84
Garrett	65	Michele	84
Oliver	62	Noreen	84
Gregory	57	Maeve	83
Finbarr	57	Alison	83
Nigel	55	Evelyn	79
Cathal	54	Adrienne	79
Cormac	53	Aisling	78
Simon	53	Alice	78
Henry	51	Antoinette	78
Fintan	50	Jean	77
Diarmuid	49	Jacinta	77
Eric	43	Rachel	75
Justin	43	Eleanor	74
Aiden	43	Marian	73
Trevor	43	Ciara	72
Ronald	40	Aileen	72
Edmond	40	Johanna	71
Jonathan	39	Laura	70
Garry	39	Regina	70
Donald	36	Monica	69
		Janet	69

Total in top 100	28,927		23,164
Top 100 as % of total	91.9		78.4
Total names registered	741		1,396
Total births registered	31,469		29,535

Open in Excel: Irish Babies Names 2018 Table 2.12 (XLS 13KB)

Table 2.13 Top 100 babies' names registered in 1968, in alphabetical order - rank

Table 2.13 Top 100 babies' names registered in 1968, in alphabetical order - rank
Boys' name	1968	Girls' name	1968
Adrian	59	Adrienne	85
Aidan	36	Aileen	95
Aiden	92	Aisling	87
Alan	18	Alice	87
Andrew	32	Alison	83
Anthony	14	Amanda	63
Barry	61	Angela	30
Bernard	41	Ann	4
Brendan	19	Anna	42
Brian	10	Anne	5
Cathal	86	Annette	71
Charles	69	Antoinette	87
Christopher	29	Audrey	48
Ciaran	55	Barbara	47
Colin	61	Bernadette	21
Colm	40	Brenda	62
Conor	43	Bridget	10
Cormac	87	Brigid	53
Cornelius	50	Carmel	31
Damian	65	Carol	34
Damien	46	Caroline	9
Daniel	25	Catherine	2
David	5	Christina	52
Declan	21	Christine	64
Denis	27	Ciara	95
Derek	26	Claire	59
Dermot	39	Clare	74
Desmond	52	Colette	55
Diarmuid	91	Deborah	51
Donal	42	Deirdre	7
Donald	100	Denise	44
Eamon	72	Edel	77
Eamonn	68	Eileen	22
Edmond	96	Elaine	27
Edward	22	Eleanor	93
Enda	66	Elizabeth	6
Eoin	75	Ellen	41
Eric	92	Emer	68
Eugene	47	Evelyn	85
Fergal	70	Fiona	17
Fergus	72	Frances	58
Finbarr	83	Geraldine	12
Fintan	90	Gillian	67
Francis	24	Grainne	60
Garrett	79	Helen	16
Garry	98	Helena	72
Gary	56	Irene	80
George	61	Jacinta	90
Gerald	75	Jacqueline	23
Gerard	11	Jane	76
Gregory	83	Janet	100
Henry	89	Jean	90
Hugh	71	Jennifer	40
Ian	44	Joan	32
James	4	Johanna	97
Jeremiah	56	Josephine	43
John	1	Julia	65
Jonathan	98	Karen	20
Joseph	13	Kathleen	25
Justin	92	Laura	98
Karl	79	Linda	18
Keith	72	Lisa	61
Kenneth	30	Lorraine	36
Kevin	17	Louise	45
Kieran	38	Maeve	83
Laurence	47	Margaret	3
Liam	51	Maria	24
Mark	12	Marian	94
Martin	9	Marie	19
Matthew	58	Martina	11
Maurice	54	Mary	1
Michael	3	Michele	80
Niall	35	Michelle	26
Nicholas	67	Miriam	65
Nigel	85	Monica	100
Noel	23	Niamh	50
Oliver	82	Nora	37
Owen	77	Noreen	80
Padraig	78	Nuala	78
Patrick	2	Orla	46
Paul	7	Patricia	8
Peter	15	Paula	32
Philip	33	Pauline	35
Raymond	33	Rachel	92
Richard	28	Regina	98
Robert	16	Rose	68
Ronald	96	Ruth	73
Ronan	45	Sandra	15
Rory	79	Sarah	54
Seamus	60	Sharon	13
Sean	37	Sheila	56
Shane	53	Sinead	57
Simon	87	Siobhan	29
Stephen	20	Susan	14
Terence	64	Suzanne	48
Thomas	6	Teresa	28
Timothy	31	Theresa	74
Trevor	92	Una	79
Vincent	49	Valerie	38
William	8	Veronica	70
		Yvonne	39

Open in Excel: Irish Babies Names 2018 Table 2.13 (XLS 14KB)

Table 2.14 Top 100 babies' names registered in 1968, in alphabetical order - numbers registered

Table 2.14 Top 100 babies' names registered in 1968, in alphabetical order - numbers registered
Boys' name	1968	Girls' name	1968
Adrian	103	Adrienne	79
Aidan	215	Aileen	72
Aiden	43	Aisling	78
Alan	444	Alice	78
Andrew	250	Alison	83
Anthony	588	Amanda	116
Barry	96	Angela	224
Bernard	173	Ann	749
Brendan	409	Anna	172
Brian	631	Anne	656
Cathal	54	Annette	103
Charles	83	Antoinette	78
Christopher	266	Audrey	160
Ciaran	111	Barbara	163
Colin	96	Bernadette	282
Colm	178	Brenda	117
Conor	150	Bridget	418
Cormac	53	Brigid	146
Cornelius	124	Carmel	216
Damian	93	Carol	203
Damien	127	Caroline	457
Daniel	324	Catherine	1,082
David	1,149	Christina	148
Declan	399	Christine	114
Denis	301	Ciara	72
Derek	317	Claire	128
Dermot	190	Clare	98
Desmond	121	Colette	142
Diarmuid	49	Deborah	152
Donal	156	Deirdre	468
Donald	36	Denise	168
Eamon	72	Edel	91
Eamonn	87	Eileen	276
Edmond	40	Elaine	242
Edward	374	Eleanor	74
Enda	90	Elizabeth	625
Eoin	69	Ellen	177
Eric	43	Emer	106
Eugene	126	Evelyn	79
Fergal	82	Fiona	357
Fergus	72	Frances	130
Finbarr	57	Geraldine	410
Fintan	50	Gillian	107
Francis	332	Grainne	123
Garrett	65	Helen	358
Garry	39	Helena	101
Gary	107	Irene	84
George	96	Jacinta	77
Gerald	69	Jacqueline	274
Gerard	607	Jane	95
Gregory	57	Janet	69
Henry	51	Jean	77
Hugh	81	Jennifer	189
Ian	145	Joan	206
James	1,275	Johanna	71
Jeremiah	107	Josephine	171
John	2,863	Julia	111
Jonathan	39	Karen	289
Joseph	599	Kathleen	261
Justin	43	Laura	70
Karl	65	Linda	355
Keith	72	Lisa	119
Kenneth	254	Lorraine	196
Kevin	476	Louise	165
Kieran	196	Maeve	83
Laurence	126	Margaret	1,029
Liam	122	Maria	270
Mark	601	Marian	73
Martin	742	Marie	294
Matthew	104	Martina	411
Maurice	114	Mary	2,364
Michael	1,825	Michele	84
Niall	225	Michelle	244
Nicholas	89	Miriam	111
Nigel	55	Monica	69
Noel	366	Niamh	157
Oliver	62	Nora	193
Owen	67	Noreen	84
Padraig	66	Nuala	90
Patrick	1,850	Orla	164
Paul	1,086	Patricia	461
Peter	526	Paula	206
Philip	248	Pauline	200
Raymond	248	Rachel	75
Richard	293	Regina	70
Robert	479	Rose	106
Ronald	40	Ruth	100
Ronan	132	Sandra	371
Rory	65	Sarah	145
Seamus	101	Sharon	400
Sean	211	Sheila	136
Shane	115	Sinead	133
Simon	53	Siobhan	226
Stephen	402	Susan	393
Terence	95	Suzanne	160
Thomas	1,119	Teresa	234
Timothy	251	Theresa	98
Trevor	43	Una	87
Vincent	125	Valerie	192
William	752	Veronica	104
		Yvonne	190

Total in top 100	28,927		23,164
Top 100 as % of total	91.9		78.4
Total names registered	741		1,396
Total births registered	31,469		29,535

Open in Excel: Irish Babies Names 2018 Table 2.14 (XLS 15KB)

Table 2.15 Top 10 most popular boys' and girls' names in England and Wales, and Northern Ireland in 2017 and Scotland* 2018.

Table 2.7 Most popular babies' names registered in each Regional Authority in 2018
Year	*Regional Authorities	Boys Name	%	Girls Name	%
2018	Border	Jack	2.67	Grace	2.02
	West	James	2.09	Emily	1.85
	Mid-West	Jack	2.30	Emma	1.79
	South-East	Jack	2.46	Grace	1.76
	South-West	Jack	2.44	Emma	1.58
	Dublin	Jack	1.72	Emily	1.29
	Mid-East	Jack	2.39	Emily	1.90
	Midland	Jack	2.44	Grace	2.04
*From the 1st January 2018 new EU NUTS Regions came into effect. See background notes.

Table 2.10 Top 10 Surnames of babies' registered in 2018 by number
Surname	Number
Murphy	686
Kelly	584
Ryan	498
O'Brien	494
Byrne	454
O'Connor	434
Walsh	410
O'Sullivan	337
McCarthy	294
O'Neill	279

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Table 2.5 Babies' names with most growth in popularity between 2018 and 2017, measured by change in rank
	Rank - Boys				Rank - Girls
	2018	2017	Change in rank		2018	2017	Change in rank
Theodore	93	156	63	Ada	70	137	67
Frankie	100	131	31	Ivy	84	137	53
Luca	77	102	25	Mila	67	104	37
Muhammad	63	87	24	Mary	58	91	33
Freddie	91	111	20	Tara	96	126	30

Table 2.6 Babies' names with most growth in popularity between 2017 and 2018, measured by number of names
	Number of Boys				Number of Girls
	2018	2017	Increase in number		2018	2017	Increase in number
Noah	494	442	52	Ellie	309	243	66
Tom	198	155	43	Fiadh	306	242	64
Theodore	70	38	32	Grace	423	371	52
Thomas	321	291	30	Ada	92	41	51
Ben	234	204	30	Mary	105	64	41

Table 2.8a Most popular boys' names, classified by area of residence of mother, between 2018 and 2017
	2018	2017
State	Jack	Jack

Leinster	Jack	Jack
Carlow	Daniel, Jack	Harry
Dublin City	James	Noah
South Dublin	Jack	Adam, Jack, James
Fingal	Jack	Daniel
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	Jack	James
Kildare	Jack	Jack
Kilkenny	James	James
Laois	Jack	Conor, Jack
Longford	Conor	John
Louth	James	Jack
Meath	Jack	Jack
Offaly	Conor	Charlie
Westmeath	Jack	Alex
Wexford	James	Jack
Wicklow	Jack	Jack

Munster	Jack	Jack
Clare	Jack	Jack
Cork City	Noah	Jack
Cork County	Jack	Jack
Kerry	Jack	Jack
Limerick City	Daniel	Adam, Jack
Limerick County	Jack	James
Tipperary	James	Jack, Conor
Waterford City	Jack	Noah
Waterford County	Conor, Tadhg	Jack

Connacht	Jack	Jack
Galway City	Michael	Adam
Galway County	Jack	James
Leitrim	Adam, John	Daniel
Mayo	James	Jack
Roscommon	Daniel, James	Adam
Sligo	Noah	Conor

Ulster (Part Of)	Jack	James
Cavan	Jack	James
Donegal	Conor	Conor, Oisin
Monaghan	Jack	James, Ryan

Table 2.8b Most popular girls' names, classified by area of residence of mother, between 2017 and 2018
	2018	2017
State	Emily	Emily

Leinster	Emily	Emily
Carlow	Ava	Emily
Dublin City	Emily, Olivia	Mia
South Dublin	Amelia	Emily
Fingal	Emily	Emily
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	Lucy	Chloe, Sophie
Kildare	Grace	Emily
Kilkenny	Grace	Grace
Laois	Emily	Emma
Longford	Ava	Emily
Louth	Emily	Amelia
Meath	Grace	Emma
Offaly	Grace	Grace
Westmeath	Grace	Emily
Wexford	Amelia	Sophie
Wicklow	Emily	Amelia

Munster	Emma	Emily
Clare	Ava	Amelia, Aoife, Emily
Cork City	Amelia	Mia
Cork County	Emma	Kate
Kerry	Emily	Ella
Limerick City	Amelia, Emily	Ellie
Limerick County	Emily	Emily
Tipperary,	Ellie	Grace, Ella
Waterford City	Emily	Mia
Waterford County	Amelia, Sophie	Fiadh

Connacht	Emily	Emily
Galway City	Emily	Emily
Galway County	Anna, Fiadh	Chloe, Emily
Leitrim	Emma	Grace
Mayo	Ava	Emily
Roscommon	Kate	Caoimhe
Sligo	Leah	Lucy

Ulster (Part Of)	Grace	Sophie
Cavan	Grace	Amelia, Caoimhe, Chloe, Hannah, Holly, Sophie
Donegal	Grace	Amelia, Sophie
Monaghan	Emily, Grace	Charlotte, Sophie

Table 2.9 Most popular babies' names registered in 2018, classified by nationality of parents
Nationality of mother	Nationality of father	Boys' name	Girls' name
Ireland	Ireland	Jack	Grace
Ireland	United Kingdom	Harry	Grace, Isla
Ireland	EU15 excl. Irl & UK	Noah	Clara, Isabella
Ireland	EU15 to EU28	Adam	Emily, Lily
Ireland	*Other	Noah	Sophia
Ireland	Not stated	Jack, Noah	Amelia
United Kingdom	Ireland	James	Emily
EU15 excl. Irl & UK	Ireland	Liam	Emma
EU15 to EU28	Ireland	Adam	Emily
*Other	Ireland	Muhammad	Emma
Not stated	Ireland	–	–
United Kingdom	United Kingdom	Elijah, Ethan, Joseph, Oliver, Sebastian	Evelyn, Isla
EU15 excl. Irl & UK	EU15 excl. Irl & UK	Leonardo, Noah	Emma
EU15 to EU28	EU15 to EU28	David	Julia
*Other	*Other	Muhammad	Sophia
*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 2017 and Scotland* 2018 - rank
Rank	England and Wales		Scotland*		Northern Ireland
	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls
1	Oliver	Olivia	Jack	Olivia	James	Emily
2	Harry	Amelia	¹James	Emily	Jack	Grace
3	George	Isla	¹Oliver	Isla	Noah	Olivia
4	Noah	Ava	Logan	Sophie	Charlie	Isla
5	Jack	Emily	Lewis	Amelia	Jacob	Anna
6	Jacob	Isabella	Leo	Ella	Harry	Sophie
7	Leo	Mia	¹Alexander	Ava	Thomas	Ella
8	Oscar	Poppy	¹Harris	Grace	Daniel	Amelia
9	Charlie	Ella	Rory	Aria	Oliver	Charlotte
10	Muhammad	Lily	Noah	Jessica	Logan	Sophia
*Provisional for 2018 up to 1st December 2018.
¹Shared rank