Irish Babies' Names Tables Irish Babies' Names 2021

Table 2.1 Top 100 babies' names registered in 2021, in order of popularity, with corresponding rank between 2020 and 2021

Table 2.1 Top 100 babies' names registered in 2021¹, in order of popularity, with corresponding rank between 2020 and 2021
Boys' name	2021	2020	Girls' Names	2021	2020
Jack	1	1	Fiadh	1	2
Noah	2	3	Grace	2	1
James	3	2	Emily	3	3
Conor	4	5	Sophie	4	4
Rían	5	15	Éabha	5	16
Liam	6	7	Lucy	6	9
Charlie	7	10	Mia	7	10
Daniel	8	4	Ava	8	5
Cillian	9	11	Lily	9	12
Tadhg	10	18	Ella	10	7
Michael	11	17	Amelia	11	6
Oisín	12	16	Chloe	12	17
Finn	13	6	Hannah	13	7
Fionn	14	8	Sophia	14	18
Thomas	15	19	Emma	15	14
Seán	16	20	Ellie	16	13
Darragh	17	12	Isla	17	26
Luke	18	14	Molly	18	19
Patrick	19	22	Olivia	18	11
Harry	20	9	Sadie	18	21
Alex	21	21	Anna	21	14
Adam	22	12	Freya	22	24
Cian	23	24	Evie	23	22
Theo	24	34	Saoirse	23	20
Oliver	25	25	Caoimhe	25	27
Dylan	26	28	Ruby	26	34
Jamie	27	23	Robyn	27	29
John	28	26	Kate	28	23
Leo	29	28	Willow	29	43
Oscar	30	31	Sofia	30	35
Ollie	31	44	Holly	31	28
Ben	32	32	Aoife	32	24
Tom	33	43	Cara	33	36
Bobby	34	27	Róisín	34	32
Ryan	35	30	Katie	35	30
Tommy	36	36	Sadhbh	35	39
Matthew	37	39	Leah	37	46
Max	37	42	Millie	37	45
Callum	39	38	Isabelle	39	39
Sam	40	53	Alice	40	33
Danny	41	65	Clodagh	40	46
Aaron	42	45	Zoe	42	44
Alexander	43	40	Sarah	43	30
Alfie	44	41	Erin	44	41
Jake	44	46	Ada	45	37
Mason	46	34	Annie	46	53
David	47	33	Bonnie	47	41
Joseph	48	59	Charlotte	48	49
Jacob	49	37	Layla	48	56
Ethan	50	47	Rosie	50	52
Kai	51	58	Maya	51	54
Shay	52	53	Croía	52	95
Donnacha	53	47	Faye	53	65
Luca	54	61	Zara	54	70
Sonny	54	81	Isabella	55	50
Senan	56	51	Daisy	56	77
William	57	51	Maisie	57	57
Evan	58	49	Méabh	57	77
Archie	59	59	Sienna	57	57
Freddie	60	71	Ailbhe	60	60
Lucas	61	68	Harper	60	63
Leon	62	75	Eve	62	54
Nathan	62	57	Eva	63	37
Hugo	64	99	Ivy	63	74
Joshua	64	56	Ciara	65	48
Benjamin	66	50	Jessica	66	59
Arthur	67	64	Clara	67	60
Louis	67	81	Mila	68	67
Billy	69	63	Fíadh	69	93
Jayden	70	61	Rose	70	72
Logan	70	55	Aoibhín	71	67
Theodore	72	66	Niamh	72	86
Aidan	73	70	Bella	73	74
Rory	74	72	Julia	73	77
Samuel	75	67	Maria	75	69
Teddy	76	107	Hazel	76	95
Frankie	77	75	Emilia	77	50
Daithí	78	105	Indie	78	106
Páidí	78	107	Laura	78	88
Jaxon	80	107	Amber	80	66
Odhran	81	93	Lauren	80	62
Zach	81	111	Aria	82	73
Eoin	83	74	Ayla	83	111
George	84	80	Amy	84	80
Brody	85	120	Lara	85	80
Robert	85	73	Paige	85	99
Isaac	87	81	Elsie	87	95
Shane	88	87	Heidi	88	93
Cathal	89	68	Elizabeth	89	71
Ted	90	139	Pippa	90	95
Hunter	91	129	Evelyn	91	88
Sebastian	92	97	Mollie	91	85
Tadgh	92	101	Abigail	93	64
Tiernan	92	105	Nina	94	83
Andrew	95	93	Áine	94	103
Martin	95	90	Laoise	96	111
Edward	97	90	Luna	96	86
Ronan	97	118	Alannah	98	74
Arlo	99	115	Lottie	98	115
Eli	99	120	Penny	98	83
¹Release is based on births registered from 01/01/2021 to 31/12/2021, see details in background notes.

Open in Excel: Irish Babies Names 2021 Table 2.1 (XLS 13KB)

Table 2.2 Top 100 babies' names registered in 2021, in order of popularity - numbers registered between 2020 and 2021

Table 2.2 Top 100 babies' names registered in 2021¹, in order of popularity, with corresponding numbers between 2020 and 2021
Boys' name	2021	2020	Girls' name	2021	2020
Jack	667	597	Fiadh	424	366
Noah	475	447	Grace	412	410
James	442	495	Emily	388	329
Conor	360	345	Sophie	336	328
Rían	357	285	Éabha	288	234
Liam	353	329	Lucy	287	261
Charlie	345	305	Mia	279	251
Daniel	325	359	Ava	272	297
Cillian	322	302	Lily	271	247
Tadhg	318	272	Ella	268	265
Michael	310	275	Amelia	265	275
Oisín	302	277	Chloe	243	233
Finn	299	331	Hannah	238	265
Fionn	289	323	Sophia	234	219
Thomas	288	271	Emma	233	237
Seán	274	266	Ellie	228	238
Darragh	273	299	Isla	226	174
Luke	268	290	Molly	219	217
Patrick	266	236	Olivia	219	248
Harry	264	311	Sadie	219	205
Alex	253	256	Anna	209	237
Adam	237	299	Freya	208	179
Cian	217	203	Evie	190	195
Theo	210	157	Saoirse	190	214
Oliver	208	195	Caoimhe	183	163
Dylan	205	182	Ruby	180	142
Jamie	203	235	Robyn	175	155
John	198	193	Kate	172	189
Leo	192	182	Willow	166	126
Oscar	189	178	Sofia	162	141
Ollie	187	136	Holly	160	156
Ben	185	171	Aoife	159	179
Tom	181	137	Cara	155	135
Bobby	179	185	Róisín	152	146
Ryan	172	181	Katie	150	148
Tommy	171	154	Sadhbh	150	128
Matthew	170	148	Leah	148	117
Max	170	140	Millie	148	120
Callum	162	149	Isabelle	147	128
Sam	161	117	Alice	138	143
Danny	158	101	Clodagh	138	117
Aaron	151	134	Zoe	136	125
Alexander	150	144	Sarah	134	148
Alfie	147	143	Erin	132	127
Jake	147	129	Ada	131	131
Mason	143	157	Annie	129	102
David	141	168	Bonnie	128	127
Joseph	139	107	Charlotte	122	106
Jacob	137	151	Layla	122	96
Ethan	135	128	Rosie	118	103
Kai	130	109	Maya	117	99
Shay	126	117	Croía	116	56
Donnacha	122	128	Faye	113	84
Luca	121	106	Zara	111	76
Sonny	121	77	Isabella	106	104
Senan	120	118	Daisy	105	68
William	118	118	Maisie	100	94
Evan	116	123	Méabh	100	68
Archie	114	107	Sienna	100	94
Freddie	113	93	Ailbhe	98	90
Lucas	112	98	Harper	98	86
Leon	109	85	Eve	96	99
Nathan	109	110	Eva	95	131
Hugo	108	61	Ivy	95	69
Joshua	108	111	Ciara	94	107
Benjamin	106	120	Jessica	90	91
Arthur	105	103	Clara	88	90
Louis	105	77	Mila	87	79
Billy	99	105	Fíadh	86	57
Jayden	97	106	Rose	84	73
Logan	97	115	Aoibhín	83	79
Theodore	96	100	Niamh	82	61
Aidan	94	94	Bella	81	69
Rory	90	92	Julia	81	68
Samuel	89	99	Maria	80	78
Teddy	88	56	Hazel	78	56
Frankie	86	85	Emilia	77	104
Daithí	84	58	Indie	74	49
Páidí	84	56	Laura	74	60
Jaxon	83	56	Amber	73	80
Odhran	82	64	Lauren	73	87
Zach	82	55	Aria	70	72
Eoin	80	87	Ayla	68	46
George	76	78	Amy	67	65
Brody	75	51	Lara	66	65
Robert	75	90	Paige	66	55
Isaac	74	77	Elsie	65	56
Shane	72	72	Heidi	64	57
Cathal	71	98	Elizabeth	63	75
Ted	70	43	Pippa	62	56
Hunter	69	47	Evelyn	61	60
Sebastian	68	63	Mollie	61	62
Tadgh	68	60	Abigail	59	85
Tiernan	68	58	Nina	58	63
Andrew	67	64	Áine	58	52
Martin	67	69	Laoise	57	46
Edward	66	69	Luna	57	61
Ronan	66	52	Alannah	56	69
Arlo	64	54	Lottie	56	45
Eli	64	51	Penny	56	63

Total in top 100	16,669	15,995		14,186	13,338
Top 100 as % of total	55.9	55.4		49.6	49.3
Total names registered	3,863	3,715		4,741	4,624
Total births registered	29,823	28,887		28,619	27,071
¹Release is based on births registered from 01/01/2021 to 31/12/2021, see details in background notes.

Open in Excel: Irish Babies Names 2021 Table 2.2 (XLS 14KB)

Table 2.3 Top 100 babies' names registered in 2021, in alphabetical order - rank between 2020 and 2021

Table 2.3 Top 100 babies' names registered in 2021¹, in alphabetical order - rank between 2020 and 2021
Boys' name	2021	2020	Girls' name	2021	2020
Aaron	42	45	Abigail	93	64
Adam	22	12	Ada	45	37
Aidan	73	70	Ailbhe	60	60
Alex	21	21	Áine	94	103
Alexander	43	40	Alannah	98	74
Alfie	44	41	Alice	40	33
Andrew	95	93	Amber	80	66
Archie	59	59	Amelia	11	6
Arlo	99	115	Amy	84	80
Arthur	67	64	Anna	21	14
Ben	32	32	Annie	46	53
Benjamin	66	50	Aoibhín	71	67
Billy	69	63	Aoife	32	24
Bobby	34	27	Aria	82	73
Brody	85	120	Ava	8	5
Callum	39	38	Ayla	83	111
Cathal	89	68	Bella	73	74
Charlie	7	10	Bonnie	47	41
Cian	23	24	Caoimhe	25	27
Cillian	9	11	Cara	33	36
Conor	4	5	Charlotte	48	49
Daithí	78	105	Chloe	12	17
Daniel	8	4	Ciara	65	48
Danny	41	65	Clara	67	60
Darragh	17	12	Clodagh	40	46
David	47	33	Croía	52	95
Donnacha	53	47	Daisy	56	77
Dylan	26	28	Éabha	5	16
Edward	97	90	Elizabeth	89	71
Eli	99	120	Ella	10	7
Eoin	83	74	Ellie	16	13
Ethan	50	47	Elsie	87	95
Evan	58	49	Emilia	77	50
Finn	13	6	Emily	3	3
Fionn	14	8	Emma	15	14
Frankie	77	75	Erin	44	41
Freddie	60	71	Eva	63	37
George	84	80	Eve	62	54
Harry	20	9	Evelyn	91	88
Hugo	64	99	Evie	23	22
Hunter	91	129	Faye	53	65
Isaac	87	81	Fiadh	1	2
Jack	1	1	Fíadh	69	93
Jacob	49	37	Freya	22	24
Jake	44	46	Grace	2	1
James	3	2	Hannah	13	7
Jamie	27	23	Harper	60	63
Jaxon	80	107	Hazel	76	95
Jayden	70	61	Heidi	88	93
John	28	26	Holly	31	28
Joseph	48	59	Indie	78	106
Joshua	64	56	Isabella	55	50
Kai	51	58	Isabelle	39	39
Leo	29	28	Isla	17	26
Leon	62	75	Ivy	63	74
Liam	6	7	Jessica	66	59
Logan	70	55	Julia	73	77
Louis	67	81	Kate	28	23
Luca	54	61	Katie	35	30
Lucas	61	68	Laoise	96	111
Luke	18	14	Lara	85	80
Martin	95	90	Laura	78	88
Mason	46	34	Lauren	80	62
Matthew	37	39	Layla	48	56
Max	37	42	Leah	37	46
Michael	11	17	Lily	9	12
Nathan	62	57	Lottie	98	115
Noah	2	3	Lucy	6	9
Odhran	81	93	Luna	96	86
Oisín	12	16	Maisie	57	57
Oliver	25	25	Maria	75	69
Ollie	31	44	Maya	51	54
Oscar	30	31	Méabh	57	77
Páidí	78	107	Mia	7	10
Patrick	19	22	Mila	68	67
Rían	5	15	Millie	37	45
Robert	85	73	Mollie	91	85
Ronan	97	118	Molly	18	19
Rory	74	72	Niamh	72	86
Ryan	35	30	Nina	94	83
Sam	40	53	Olivia	18	11
Samuel	75	67	Paige	85	99
Seán	16	20	Penny	98	83
Sebastian	92	97	Pippa	90	95
Senan	56	51	Robyn	27	29
Shane	88	87	Róisín	34	32
Shay	52	53	Rose	70	72
Sonny	54	81	Rosie	50	52
Tadgh	92	101	Ruby	26	34
Tadhg	10	18	Sadhbh	35	39
Ted	90	139	Sadie	18	21
Teddy	76	107	Saoirse	23	20
Theo	24	34	Sarah	43	30
Theodore	72	66	Sienna	57	57
Thomas	15	19	Sofia	30	35
Tiernan	92	105	Sophia	14	18
Tom	33	43	Sophie	4	4
Tommy	36	36	Willow	29	43
William	57	51	Zara	54	70
Zach	81	111	Zoe	42	44
¹Release is based on births registered from 01/01/2021 to 31/12/2021, see details in background notes.

Open in Excel: Irish Babies Names 2021 Table 2.3 (XLS 13KB)

Table 2.4 Top 100 babies' names registered in 2021, in alphabetical order - numbers registered between 2020 and 2021

Table 2.4 Top 100 babies' names registered in 2021¹, in alphabetical order - numbers registered between 2020 and 2021
Boys' name	2021	2020	Girls' name	2021	2020
Aaron	151	134	Abigail	59	85
Adam	237	299	Ada	131	131
Aidan	94	94	Ailbhe	98	90
Alex	253	256	Áine	58	52
Alexander	150	144	Alannah	56	69
Alfie	147	143	Alice	138	143
Andrew	67	64	Amber	73	80
Archie	114	107	Amelia	265	275
Arlo	64	54	Amy	67	65
Arthur	105	103	Anna	209	237
Ben	185	171	Annie	129	102
Benjamin	106	120	Aoibhín	83	79
Billy	99	105	Aoife	159	179
Bobby	179	185	Aria	70	72
Brody	75	51	Ava	272	297
Callum	162	149	Ayla	68	46
Cathal	71	98	Bella	81	69
Charlie	345	305	Bonnie	128	127
Cian	217	203	Caoimhe	183	163
Cillian	322	302	Cara	155	135
Conor	360	345	Charlotte	122	106
Daithí	84	58	Chloe	243	233
Daniel	325	359	Ciara	94	107
Danny	158	101	Clara	88	90
Darragh	273	299	Clodagh	138	117
David	141	168	Croía	116	56
Donnacha	122	128	Daisy	105	68
Dylan	205	182	Éabha	288	234
Edward	66	69	Elizabeth	63	75
Eli	64	51	Ella	268	265
Eoin	80	87	Ellie	228	238
Ethan	135	128	Elsie	65	56
Evan	116	123	Emilia	77	104
Finn	299	331	Emily	388	329
Fionn	289	323	Emma	233	237
Frankie	86	85	Erin	132	127
Freddie	113	93	Eva	95	131
George	76	78	Eve	96	99
Harry	264	311	Evelyn	61	60
Hugo	108	61	Evie	190	195
Hunter	69	47	Faye	113	84
Isaac	74	77	Fiadh	424	366
Jack	667	597	Fíadh	86	57
Jacob	137	151	Freya	208	179
Jake	147	129	Grace	412	410
James	442	495	Hannah	238	265
Jamie	203	235	Harper	98	86
Jaxon	83	56	Hazel	78	56
Jayden	97	106	Heidi	64	57
John	198	193	Holly	160	156
Joseph	139	107	Indie	74	49
Joshua	108	111	Isabella	106	104
Kai	130	109	Isabelle	147	128
Leo	192	182	Isla	226	174
Leon	109	85	Ivy	95	69
Liam	353	329	Jessica	90	91
Logan	97	115	Julia	81	68
Louis	105	77	Kate	172	189
Luca	121	106	Katie	150	148
Lucas	112	98	Laoise	57	46
Luke	268	290	Lara	66	65
Martin	67	69	Laura	74	60
Mason	143	157	Lauren	73	87
Matthew	170	148	Layla	122	96
Max	170	140	Leah	148	117
Michael	310	275	Lily	271	247
Nathan	109	110	Lottie	56	45
Noah	475	447	Lucy	287	261
Odhran	82	64	Luna	57	61
Oisín	302	277	Maisie	100	94
Oliver	208	195	Maria	80	78
Ollie	187	136	Maya	117	99
Oscar	189	178	Méabh	100	68
Páidí	84	56	Mia	279	251
Patrick	266	236	Mila	87	79
Rían	357	285	Millie	148	120
Robert	75	90	Mollie	61	62
Ronan	66	52	Molly	219	217
Rory	90	92	Niamh	82	61
Ryan	172	181	Nina	58	63
Sam	161	117	Olivia	219	248
Samuel	89	99	Paige	66	55
Seán	274	266	Penny	56	63
Sebastian	68	63	Pippa	62	56
Senan	120	118	Robyn	175	155
Shane	72	72	Róisín	152	146
Shay	126	117	Rose	84	73
Sonny	121	77	Rosie	118	103
Tadgh	68	60	Ruby	180	142
Tadhg	318	272	Sadhbh	150	128
Ted	70	43	Sadie	219	205
Teddy	88	56	Saoirse	190	214
Theo	210	157	Sarah	134	148
Theodore	96	100	Sienna	100	94
Thomas	288	271	Sofia	162	141
Tiernan	68	58	Sophia	234	219
Tom	181	137	Sophie	336	328
Tommy	171	154	Willow	166	126
William	118	118	Zara	111	76
Zach	82	55	Zoe	136	125
Total in top 100	16,669	15,995		14,186	13,338
Top 100 as % of total	55.9	55.4		49.6	49.3
Total names registered	3,863	3,715		4,741	4,624
Total births registered	29,823	28,887		28,619	27,071
¹Release is based on births registered from 01/01/2021 to 31/12/2021, see details in background notes.

Open in Excel: Irish Babies Names 2021 Table 2.4 (XLS 14KB)

Table 2.5 Babies' names with most growth in popularity between 2020 and 2021 measured by change in rank

Table 2.6 Babies' names with most growth in popularity between 2020 and 2021 measured by number of names

Table 2.7 Most popular babies' names registered in each regional authority in 2021

Table 2.8a Most popular boys' names classified by area of residence of mother, between 2020 and 2021

Table 2.8b Most popular girls' names, classified by area of residence of mother, between 2020 and 2021

Table 2.9 Most popular babies' names registered in 2021, classified by nationality of parents

Table 2.10 Top 10 surnames of babies' registered in 2021 by number

Table 2.11 Top 100 babies' names registered in 1971, in order of popularity - rank

Table 2.11 Top 100 babies' names registered in 1971, in order of popularity - rank
Boys' name	1971	Girls' name	1971
John	1	Mary	1
Michael	2	Catherine	2
Patrick	3	Margaret	3
David	4	Fiona	4
James	5	Sinead	5
Thomas	6	Ann	6
Paul	7	Elizabeth	7
Mark	8	Sharon	8
Brian	9	Anne	9
William	10	Deirdre	10
Martin	11	Caroline	11
Declan	12	Patricia	12
Alan	13	Michelle	13
Stephen	14	Sandra	14
Anthony	15	Siobhan	15
Gerard	16	Karen	16
Peter	17	Linda	16
Kevin	18	Elaine	16
Joseph	19	Geraldine	19
Robert	20	Bridget	20
Brendan	21	Martina	21
Noel	22	Helen	22
Edward	23	Susan	23
Derek	24	Bernadette	24
Richard	25	Maria	25
Andrew	26	Marie	26
Sean	27	Lorraine	27
Daniel	28	Lisa	28
Francis	28	Jennifer	29
Denis	30	Yvonne	30
Kenneth	31	Eileen	31
Kieran	32	Niamh	32
Philip	33	Denise	33
Christopher	34	Sarah	34
Niall	35	Carol	35
Darren	35	Gillian	36
Jason	37	Carmel	37
Timothy	38	Louise	38
Raymond	39	Orla	39
Keith	40	Angela	39
Dermot	41	Jacqueline	39
Conor	42	Teresa	42
Colm	43	Rachel	43
Aidan	44	Suzanne	44
Barry	45	Kathleen	45
Damien	46	Deborah	46
Colin	47	Nora	47
Shane	48	Audrey	48
Ronan	49	Barbara	49
Ciaran	50	Valerie	50
Bernard	51	Paula	51
Adrian	52	Anna	52
Ian	53	Josephine	53
Donal	54	Tracy	54
Gary	54	Brigid	55
Seamus	56	Amanda	56
Cornelius	57	Claire	57
Vincent	58	Aisling	58
Fergal	59	Nicola	59
Damian	60	Joan	59
Liam	61	Christina	61
Trevor	62	Sheila	62
Desmond	63	Ciara	63
Laurence	64	Shirley	64
Eoin	65	Joanne	65
Enda	66	Pauline	65
Jonathan	67	Tara	67
Karl	68	Ruth	68
Eamonn	69	Colette	69
Jeremiah	70	Ellen	70
Eugene	70	Annette	71
Terence	72	Tracey	71
Graham	73	Edel	73
George	74	Grainne	74
Nigel	75	Anita	75
Maurice	76	Alison	76
Charles	77	Brenda	77
Matthew	78	Jane	78
Hugh	78	Helena	79
Cathal	80	Frances	79
Rory	81	Noreen	79
Eamon	82	Emer	82
Fergus	83	Samantha	83
Garrett	84	Jean	83
Nicholas	85	Clodagh	85
Gavin	86	Laura	86
Cormac	87	Clare	86
Padraig	88	Julia	88
Simon	89	Veronica	89
Owen	90	Maeve	90
Garry	91	Andrea	90
Gregory	92	Antoinette	90
Gerald	93	Michele	90
Fintan	94	Una	94
Finbarr	94	Pamela	94
Diarmuid	96	Majella	94
Justin	97	Rose	97
Neil	98	Miriam	98
Oliver	99	Katherine	99
Wayne	100	Nuala	100

Open in Excel: Irish Babies Names 2021 Table 2.11 (XLS 13KB)

Table 2.12 Top 100 babies' names registered in 1971, in order of popularity - numbers registered

Table 2.12 Top 100 babies' names registered in 1971, in order of popularity - numbers registered
Boys' name	1971	Girls' name	1971
John	2,654	Mary	1,907
Michael	1,745	Catherine	914
Patrick	1,705	Margaret	837
David	1,269	Fiona	616
James	1,190	Sinead	598
Thomas	1,054	Ann	582
Paul	1,030	Elizabeth	579
Mark	748	Sharon	570
Brian	736	Anne	538
William	698	Deirdre	535
Martin	599	Caroline	484
Declan	574	Patricia	467
Alan	569	Michelle	434
Stephen	568	Sandra	422
Anthony	556	Siobhan	401
Gerard	524	Karen	354
Peter	521	Linda	354
Kevin	519	Elaine	354
Joseph	508	Geraldine	349
Robert	481	Bridget	348
Brendan	368	Martina	344
Noel	360	Helen	339
Edward	339	Susan	335
Derek	335	Bernadette	302
Richard	328	Maria	289
Andrew	294	Marie	271
Sean	291	Lorraine	260
Francis	288	Lisa	254
Daniel	288	Jennifer	251
Denis	284	Yvonne	247
Kenneth	277	Eileen	240
Kieran	273	Niamh	238
Philip	272	Denise	233
Christopher	268	Sarah	229
Darren	265	Carol	225
Niall	265	Gillian	221
Jason	252	Carmel	215
Timothy	233	Louise	214
Raymond	232	Orla	209
Keith	227	Angela	209
Dermot	220	Jacqueline	209
Conor	219	Teresa	207
Colm	217	Rachel	200
Aidan	213	Suzanne	198
Barry	211	Kathleen	196
Damien	206	Deborah	190
Colin	204	Nora	183
Shane	200	Audrey	174
Ronan	188	Barbara	172
Ciaran	173	Valerie	170
Bernard	171	Paula	169
Adrian	169	Anna	164
Ian	162	Josephine	161
Donal	160	Tracy	160
Gary	160	Brigid	157
Seamus	146	Amanda	156
Cornelius	142	Claire	155
Vincent	140	Aisling	153
Fergal	139	Nicola	147
Damian	130	Joan	147
Liam	127	Christina	144
Trevor	126	Sheila	143
Desmond	120	Ciara	139
Laurence	118	Shirley	135
Eoin	113	Joanne	134
Enda	109	Pauline	134
Jonathan	107	Tara	133
Karl	104	Ruth	132
Eamonn	103	Colette	131
Eugene	102	Ellen	128
Jeremiah	102	Annette	127
Terence	100	Tracey	127
Graham	99	Edel	126
George	98	Grainne	121
Nigel	97	Anita	120
Maurice	96	Alison	114
Charles	94	Brenda	113
Matthew	92	Jane	111
Hugh	92	Helena	107
Cathal	90	Frances	107
Rory	88	Noreen	107
Eamon	87	Emer	100
Fergus	86	Samantha	99
Garrett	85	Jean	99
Nicholas	84	Clodagh	98
Gavin	83	Laura	97
Cormac	82	Clare	97
Padraig	81	Julia	96
Simon	80	Veronica	94
Owen	77	Maeve	93
Garry	76	Andrea	93
Gregory	74	Antoinette	93
Gerald	73	Michele	93
Fintan	69	Una	91
Finbarr	69	Pamela	91
Diarmuid	68	Majella	91
Justin	67	Rose	89
Neil	65	Miriam	88
Oliver	61	Katherine	87
Wayne	57	Nuala	86

Total in top 100	31,158		24,644
Top 100 as % of total	95.3		81.1
Total names registered	1,013		1,667
Total births registered	34,751		32,800

Open in Excel: Irish Babies Names 2021 Table 2.12 (XLS 14KB)

Table 2.13 Top 100 babies' names registered in 1971, in alphabetical order - rank

Table 2.13 Top 100 babies' names registered in 1971, in alphabetical order - rank
Boys' name	1970	Girls' name	1970
Adrian	52	Aisling	58
Aidan	44	Alison	76
Alan	13	Amanda	56
Andrew	26	Andrea	90
Anthony	15	Angela	39
Barry	45	Anita	75
Bernard	51	Ann	6
Brendan	21	Anna	52
Brian	9	Anne	9
Cathal	80	Annette	71
Charles	77	Antoinette	90
Christopher	34	Audrey	48
Ciaran	50	Barbara	49
Colin	47	Bernadette	24
Colm	43	Brenda	77
Conor	42	Bridget	20
Cormac	87	Brigid	55
Cornelius	57	Carmel	37
Damian	60	Carol	35
Damien	46	Caroline	11
Daniel	28	Catherine	2
Darren	35	Christina	61
David	4	Ciara	63
Declan	12	Claire	57
Denis	30	Clare	86
Derek	24	Clodagh	85
Dermot	41	Colette	69
Desmond	63	Deborah	46
Diarmuid	96	Deirdre	10
Donal	54	Denise	33
Eamon	82	Edel	73
Eamonn	69	Eileen	31
Edward	23	Elaine	16
Enda	66	Elizabeth	7
Eoin	65	Ellen	70
Eugene	70	Emer	82
Fergal	59	Fiona	4
Fergus	83	Frances	79
Finbarr	94	Geraldine	19
Fintan	94	Gillian	36
Francis	28	Grainne	74
Garrett	84	Helen	22
Garry	91	Helena	79
Gary	54	Jacqueline	39
Gavin	86	Jane	78
George	74	Jean	83
Gerald	93	Jennifer	29
Gerard	16	Joan	59
Graham	73	Joanne	65
Gregory	92	Josephine	53
Hugh	78	Julia	88
Ian	53	Karen	16
James	5	Katherine	99
Jason	37	Kathleen	45
Jeremiah	70	Laura	86
John	1	Linda	16
Jonathan	67	Lisa	28
Joseph	19	Lorraine	27
Justin	97	Louise	38
Karl	68	Maeve	90
Keith	40	Majella	94
Kenneth	31	Margaret	3
Kevin	18	Maria	25
Kieran	32	Marie	26
Laurence	64	Martina	21
Liam	61	Mary	1
Mark	8	Michele	90
Martin	11	Michelle	13
Matthew	78	Miriam	98
Maurice	76	Niamh	32
Michael	2	Nicola	59
Neil	98	Nora	47
Niall	35	Noreen	79
Nicholas	85	Nuala	100
Nigel	75	Orla	39
Noel	22	Pamela	94
Oliver	99	Patricia	12
Owen	90	Paula	51
Padraig	88	Pauline	65
Patrick	3	Rachel	43
Paul	7	Rose	97
Peter	17	Ruth	68
Philip	33	Samantha	83
Raymond	39	Sandra	14
Richard	25	Sarah	34
Robert	20	Sharon	8
Ronan	49	Sheila	62
Rory	81	Shirley	64
Seamus	56	Sinead	5
Sean	27	Siobhan	15
Shane	48	Susan	23
Simon	89	Suzanne	44
Stephen	14	Tara	67
Terence	72	Teresa	42
Thomas	6	Tracey	71
Timothy	38	Tracy	54
Trevor	62	Una	94
Vincent	58	Valerie	50
Wayne	100	Veronica	89
William	10	Yvonne	30

Open in Excel: Irish Babies Names 2021 Table 2.13 (XLS 12KB)

Table 2.14 Top 100 babies' names registered in 1971, in alphabetical order - numbers registered

Table 2.14 Top 100 babies' names registered in 1971, in alphabetical order - numbers registered
Boys' name	1971	Girls' name	1971
Adrian	169	Aisling	153
Aidan	213	Alison	114
Alan	569	Amanda	156
Andrew	294	Andrea	93
Anthony	556	Angela	209
Barry	211	Anita	120
Bernard	171	Ann	582
Brendan	368	Anna	164
Brian	736	Anne	538
Cathal	90	Annette	127
Charles	94	Antoinette	93
Christopher	268	Audrey	174
Ciaran	173	Barbara	172
Colin	204	Bernadette	302
Colm	217	Brenda	113
Conor	219	Bridget	348
Cormac	82	Brigid	157
Cornelius	142	Carmel	215
Damian	130	Carol	225
Damien	206	Caroline	484
Daniel	288	Catherine	914
Darren	265	Christina	144
David	1,269	Ciara	139
Declan	574	Claire	155
Denis	284	Clare	97
Derek	335	Clodagh	98
Dermot	220	Colette	131
Desmond	120	Deborah	190
Diarmuid	68	Deirdre	535
Donal	160	Denise	233
Eamon	87	Edel	126
Eamonn	103	Eileen	240
Edward	339	Elaine	354
Enda	109	Elizabeth	579
Eoin	113	Ellen	128
Eugene	102	Emer	100
Fergal	139	Fiona	616
Fergus	86	Frances	107
Finbarr	69	Geraldine	349
Fintan	69	Gillian	221
Francis	288	Grainne	121
Garrett	85	Helen	339
Garry	76	Helena	107
Gary	160	Jacqueline	209
Gavin	83	Jane	111
George	98	Jean	99
Gerald	73	Jennifer	251
Gerard	524	Joan	147
Graham	99	Joanne	134
Gregory	74	Josephine	161
Hugh	92	Julia	96
Ian	162	Karen	354
James	1,190	Katherine	87
Jason	252	Kathleen	196
Jeremiah	102	Laura	97
John	2,654	Linda	354
Jonathan	107	Lisa	254
Joseph	508	Lorraine	260
Justin	67	Louise	214
Karl	104	Maeve	93
Keith	227	Majella	91
Kenneth	277	Margaret	837
Kevin	519	Maria	289
Kieran	273	Marie	271
Laurence	118	Martina	344
Liam	127	Mary	1,907
Mark	748	Michele	93
Martin	599	Michelle	434
Matthew	92	Miriam	88
Maurice	96	Niamh	238
Michael	1,745	Nicola	147
Neil	65	Nora	183
Niall	265	Noreen	107
Nicholas	84	Nuala	86
Nigel	97	Orla	209
Noel	360	Pamela	91
Oliver	61	Patricia	467
Owen	77	Paula	169
Padraig	81	Pauline	134
Patrick	1,705	Rachel	200
Paul	1,030	Rose	89
Peter	521	Ruth	132
Philip	272	Samantha	99
Raymond	232	Sandra	422
Richard	328	Sarah	229
Robert	481	Sharon	570
Ronan	188	Sheila	143
Rory	88	Shirley	135
Seamus	146	Sinead	598
Sean	291	Siobhan	401
Shane	200	Susan	335
Simon	80	Suzanne	198
Stephen	568	Tara	133
Terence	100	Teresa	207
Thomas	1,054	Tracey	127
Timothy	233	Tracy	160
Trevor	126	Una	91
Vincent	140	Valerie	170
Wayne	57	Veronica	94
William	698	Yvonne	247

Total in top 100	31,158		24,644
Top 100 as % of total	95.3		81.1
Total names registered	1,013		1,667
Total births registered	34,751		32,800

Open in Excel: Irish Babies Names 2021 Table 2.14 (XLS 14KB)

Table 2.15 Top 10 most popular boys' and girls' names in England and Wales (2020), Scotland (2020) and Northern Ireland (2020)

Table 2.7 Most popular babies' names registered in each Regional Authority in 2021
Year	Regional Authorities	Boys Name	%	Girls Name	%
2021	Border	Jack	2.51	Grace	1.80
	West	Thomas	1.87	Fiadh	1.83
	Mid-West	Jack	2.59	Grace	1.95
	South-East	Jack	2.97	Fiadh	1.74
	South-West	Jack	2.42	Fiadh	1.60
	Dublin	Jack	1.75	Emily	1.35
	Mid-East	Jack	2.46	Emily	1.50
	Midland	Jack	2.32	Grace	2.01

Table 2.8b Most popular girls' names, classified by area of residence of mother, between 2020 and 2021
	2021	2020
State	Fiadh	Grace

Leinster	Emily	Grace
Carlow	Emily, Grace	Saoirse, Sophie
Dublin City	Sophie	Sophia
South Dublin	Fiadh	Grace
Fingal	Emily, Sophia	Mia, Olivia
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	Emily	Chloe, Sophie
Kildare	Amelia, Emily, Sadie	Grace
Kilkenny	Fiadh	Fiadh, Grace
Laois	Grace	Grace
Longford	Grace	Maisie, Sophie
Louth	Fiadh	Ella, Emily
Meath	Sophie	Ava
Offaly	Grace	Grace
Westmeath	Ellie	Lucy
Wexford	Fiadh	Grace
Wicklow	Grace	Lily

Munster	Grace	Fiadh
Clare	Caoimhe, Sophie	Sophie
Cork City	Grace, Olivia	Fiadh
Cork County	Fiadh	Fiadh
Kerry	Fiadh	Ella
Limerick City	Grace, Sophie	Amelia, Sophie
Limerick County	Fiadh	Grace
Tipperary	Grace	Grace
Waterford City	Amelia, Emily, Grace	Freya
Waterford County	Ellie, Sadie, Sophie	Amelia, Emily

Connacht	Fiadh	Grace
Galway City	Ella	Chloe, Grace
Galway County	Fiadh, Grace	Fiadh
Leitrim	Éabha	Fiadh
Mayo	Fiadh	Grace
Roscommon	Aoife, Chloe, Grace, Lucy	Saoirse
Sligo	Emily	Grace, Lily

Ulster (Part Of)	Grace	Grace
Cavan	Annie	Emily, Grace
Donegal	Grace	Hannah, Isla
Monaghan	Grace, Saoirse	Ellie

Table 2.10 Top 10 Surnames of babies' registered in 2021 by number
Surname	Number
Murphy	714
Kelly	551
Ryan	468
Walsh	416
Byrne	412
O'Brien	406
O'Connor	400
O'Sullivan	362
McCarthy	321
Doyle	269

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Table 2.5 Babies' names with most growth in popularity between 2020 and 2021, measured by change in rank
	Rank - Boys				Rank - Girls
	2021	2020	Change in rank		2021	2020	Change in rank
Ted	90	139	49	Croía	52	95	43
Hunter	91	129	38	Indie	78	106	28
Hugo	64	99	35	Ayla	83	111	28
Brody	85	120	35	Fíadh	69	93	24
Teddy	76	107	31	Daisy	56	77	21

Table 2.6 Babies' names with most growth in popularity between 2020 and 2021, measured by number of names
	Number of Boys				Number of Girls
	2021	2020	Increase in number		2021	2020	Increase in number
Rían	357	285	72	Croía	116	56	60
Jack	667	597	70	Emily	388	329	59
Danny	158	101	57	Fiadh	424	366	58
Theo	210	157	53	Éabha	288	234	54
Ollie	187	136	51	Isla	226	174	52

Table 2.8a Most popular boys' names, classified by area of residence of mother, between 2020 and 2021
	2021	2020
State	Jack	Jack

Leinster	Jack	Jack
Carlow	Jack	Jack, James
Dublin City	Noah	Jack
South Dublin	Jack	Jack
Fingal	Jack	James
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	Jack	Jack
Kildare	Jack	Jack, Noah
Kilkenny	James	Jack
Laois	Jack	James, Tadhg
Longford	Daniel	Fionn, Jack, Oisín
Louth	Noah	Jack, Noah
Meath	Jack	James
Offaly	Jack	Jack
Westmeath	Jack, Noah	Jack
Wexford	Jack	Jack
Wicklow	Jack	Jack

Munster	Jack	Jack
Clare	Jack	Noah
Cork City	Adam	James
Cork County	Jack	Jack
Kerry	Jack	Darragh, Jack
Limerick City	Noah	Alex
Limerick County	Jack	James
Tipperary	James	Jack
Waterford City	Jack	Alex, Jack, Liam
Waterford County	Jack	Jack

Connacht	Jack	Jack
Galway City	Liam, Michael	Michael
Galway County	Jack	Cillian, Jack
Leitrim	Jack	James, Luke
Mayo	Thomas	Cillian, James
Roscommon	Charlie	Charlie, Michael, Noah
Sligo	Jack	James

Ulster (Part Of)	Jack	Jack
Cavan	Jack	Jack
Donegal	James	Charlie
Monaghan	Jack	Jack

Table 2.9 Most popular babies' names registered in 2021, classified by nationality of parents¹
Nationality of mother	Nationality of father	Boys' name	Girls' name
Ireland	Ireland	Jack	Fiadh
Ireland	United Kingdom	Jack	Lily
Ireland	EU14 excl. Irl	Luca, Oliver	Sofia
Ireland	EU15 to EU27	Adam	Anna, Isabella, Mia
Ireland	Other²	Noah	Sofia
Ireland	Not stated	Noah	Emily
United Kingdom	Ireland	James, Michael	Sophia
EU14 excl. Irl	Ireland	Jack	Olivia
EU15 to EU27	Ireland	Oliver	Mia, Sophie
Other²	Ireland	Noah	Chloe
Not stated	Ireland	–	–
United Kingdom	United Kingdom	William	–
EU14 excl. Irl	EU14 excl. Irl	Liam	Emma
EU15 to EU27	EU15 to EU27	Leon	Mia
Other²	Other²	Muhammad	Sarah
¹ Names with an occurrence of 3 or more.
² Countries excluding Ireland, UK and EU.

Table 2.15 Top 10 most popular boys' and girls' names in England and Wales (2020), Scotland (2020) and Northern Ireland (2020) - rank
Rank	England and Wales		Scotland		Northern Ireland
	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls
1	Oliver	Olivia	Jack	Isla	James	Grace
2	George	Amelia	Noah	Olivia	Jack	Emily
3	Arthur	Isla	James	Emily	Noah	Isla
4	Noah	Ava	Leo, Oliver ¹	Freya	Charlie	Fiadh
5	Muhammad	Mia	–	Ava	Oliver	Olivia
6	Leo	Ivy	Harris	Sophie	Thomas	Sophia
7	Oscar	Lily	Rory	Ella	Finn, Theo¹	Sophie
8	Harry	Isabella	Alexander	Grace	–	Amelia
9	Archie	Rosie	Finlay	Amelia	Harry, Cillian¹	Lucy
10	Jack	Sophia	Archie	Lily	–	Freya, Ella ¹
¹Shared rank