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Show Table: Table 2.1 Top 100 babies' names registered in 2022, in order of popularity, with corresponding rank between 2021 and 2022

Table 2.1 Top 100 babies' names registered in 2022¹, in order of popularity, with corresponding rank between 2021 and 2022
Boys' name	2022	2021	Girls' name	2022	2021
Jack	1	1	Emily	1	3
Noah	2	2	Grace	2	2
James	3	3	Fiadh	3	1
Rían	4	5	Sophie	4	4
Charlie	5	7	Lily	5	9
Oisín	6	12	Éabha	6	5
Tadhg	7	10	Ava	7	8
Liam	8	6	Mia	8	7
Cillian	9	9	Ellie	9	16
Daniel	10	8	Olivia	10	18
Fionn	11	14	Amelia	11	11
Michael	12	11	Emma	11	15
Conor	13	4	Hannah	13	13
Finn	14	13	Ella	14	10
Patrick	15	19	Freya	15	22
Thomas	16	15	Lucy	16	6
Darragh	17	17	Isla	17	17
Harry	18	20	Saoirse	18	23
Seán	19	16	Millie	19	37
Luke	20	18	Sadie	20	18
Theo	21	24	Sophia	21	14
Adam	22	22	Molly	22	18
Leo	23	29	Chloe	23	12
Alex	24	21	Caoimhe	24	25
Oliver	25	25	Anna	25	21
Ryan	26	35	Evie	26	23
Max	27	37	Isabelle	27	39
Cian	28	23	Robyn	28	27
Tommy	29	36	Alice	29	40
Luca	30	54	Aoife	30	32
Bobby	31	34	Róisín	31	34
Mason	32	46	Sadhbh	32	35
Dylan	33	26	Cara	33	33
Jamie	33	27	Katie	34	35
Kai	33	51	Erin	35	44
John	36	28	Kate	36	28
Ollie	37	31	Willow	37	29
Oscar	38	30	Croía	38	52
Shay	39	52	Ruby	38	26
Alexander	40	43	Sofia	38	30
Ben	40	32	Bonnie	41	47
Matthew	42	37	Holly	42	31
David	43	47	Zoe	42	42
Tom	43	33	Sienna	44	57
Ethan	45	50	Isabella	45	55
Donnacha	46	53	Maya	45	51
Alfie	47	44	Sarah	47	43
Jacob	48	49	Ada	48	45
Billy	49	69	Rosie	49	50
Sam	50	40	Leah	50	37
Sonny	50	54	Annie	51	46
Hugo	52	64	Clodagh	52	40
Callum	53	39	Daisy	52	56
Evan	54	58	Maria	54	75
Theodore	55	72	Charlotte	55	48
Jake	56	44	Faye	55	53
Danny	57	41	Ivy	57	63
Páidí	58	78	Mila	58	68
Leon	59	62	Eva	59	63
Nathan	59	62	Layla	59	48
Senan	59	56	Maisie	59	57
Aaron	62	42	Jessica	62	66
Archie	62	59	Rose	62	70
Joseph	62	48	Eve	64	62
Lucas	65	61	Aoibhín	65	71
Jayden	66	70	Aria	65	82
William	67	57	Ayla	65	83
Arthur	68	67	Emilia	65	77
Freddie	69	60	Harper	65	60
Joshua	69	64	Méabh	65	57
Logan	71	70	Fíadh	71	69
Samuel	72	75	Ailbhe	72	60
Aidan	73	73	Elizabeth	72	89
Cathal	73	89	Ciara	74	65
Teddy	75	76	Hailey	75	113
Frankie	76	77	Evelyn	76	91
Tomás	77	119	Lauren	76	80
Robert	78	85	Niamh	78	72
Joey	79	104	Phoebe	78	123
Daithí	80	78	Hazel	80	76
Benjamin	81	66	Bella	81	73
Louis	81	67	Clara	82	67
Arlo	83	99	Penny	82	98
Kayden	84	109	Abigail	84	93
Tiernan	84	92	Ayda	84	113
Henry	86	108	Elsie	84	87
Muhammad	86	109	Mary	87	127
Odhrán	88	109	Nina	88	94
George	89	84	Zara	88	54
Anthony	90	121	Luna	90	96
Christopher	90	119	Indie	91	78
Martin	90	95	Laura	91	78
Tadgh	90	92	Éala	91	177
Blake	94	118	Alannah	94	98
Rory	94	74	Cora	94	110
Ronan	96	97	Heidi	94	88
Cody	97	104	Mollie	97	91
Zach	97	81	Maeve	98	106
Brody	99	85	Georgia	99	101
Isaac	100	87	Julia	99	73
¹Release is based on births registered from 01/01/2022 to 31/12/2022, see details in background notes.

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Show Table: Table 2.2 Top 100 babies' names registered in 2022, in order of popularity - numbers registered between 2021 and 2022

Table 2.2 Top 100 babies' names registered in 2022¹, in order of popularity, with corresponding numbers between 2021 and 2022
Boys' name	2022	2021	Girls' name	2022	2021
Jack	641	667	Emily	349	388
Noah	485	475	Grace	342	412
James	412	442	Fiadh	320	424
Rían	372	357	Sophie	292	336
Charlie	348	345	Lily	291	271
Oisín	340	302	Éabha	271	288
Tadhg	324	318	Ava	269	272
Liam	323	353	Mia	262	279
Cillian	316	322	Ellie	259	228
Daniel	303	325	Olivia	258	219
Fionn	287	289	Amelia	250	265
Michael	278	310	Emma	250	233
Conor	275	360	Hannah	248	238
Finn	269	299	Ella	240	268
Patrick	250	266	Freya	234	208
Thomas	246	288	Lucy	232	287
Darragh	245	273	Isla	228	226
Harry	242	264	Saoirse	212	190
Seán	239	274	Millie	206	148
Luke	233	268	Sadie	201	219
Theo	232	210	Sophia	200	234
Adam	230	237	Molly	195	219
Leo	225	192	Chloe	191	243
Alex	216	253	Caoimhe	190	183
Oliver	201	208	Anna	186	209
Ryan	190	172	Evie	181	190
Max	189	170	Isabelle	178	147
Cian	185	217	Robyn	177	175
Tommy	184	171	Alice	160	138
Luca	179	121	Aoife	158	159
Bobby	170	179	Róisín	157	152
Mason	167	143	Sadhbh	153	150
Dylan	163	205	Cara	152	155
Jamie	163	203	Katie	151	150
Kai	163	130	Erin	150	132
John	160	198	Kate	147	172
Ollie	159	187	Willow	145	166
Oscar	156	189	Croía	140	116
Shay	152	126	Ruby	140	180
Alexander	149	150	Sofia	140	162
Ben	149	185	Bonnie	135	128
Matthew	146	170	Holly	129	160
David	143	141	Zoe	129	136
Tom	143	181	Sienna	126	100
Ethan	141	135	Isabella	125	106
Donnacha	140	122	Maya	125	117
Alfie	139	147	Sarah	121	134
Jacob	131	137	Ada	119	131
Billy	128	99	Rosie	111	118
Sam	125	161	Leah	109	148
Sonny	125	121	Annie	105	129
Hugo	120	108	Clodagh	104	138
Callum	119	162	Daisy	104	105
Evan	116	116	Maria	98	80
Theodore	114	96	Charlotte	95	122
Jake	112	147	Faye	95	113
Danny	110	158	Ivy	93	95
Páidí	109	84	Mila	92	87
Leon	108	109	Eva	91	95
Nathan	108	109	Layla	91	122
Senan	108	120	Maisie	91	100
Aaron	106	151	Jessica	86	90
Archie	106	114	Rose	86	84
Joseph	106	139	Eve	83	96
Lucas	105	112	Aoibhín	82	83
Jayden	104	97	Aria	82	70
William	103	118	Ayla	82	68
Arthur	101	105	Emilia	82	77
Freddie	98	113	Harper	82	98
Joshua	98	108	Méabh	82	100
Logan	97	97	Fíadh	79	86
Samuel	96	89	Ailbhe	78	98
Aidan	92	94	Elizabeth	78	63
Cathal	92	71	Ciara	75	94
Teddy	91	88	Hailey	72	48
Frankie	86	86	Evelyn	71	61
Tomás	84	54	Lauren	71	73
Robert	82	75	Niamh	70	82
Joey	81	61	Phoebe	70	43
Daithí	80	84	Hazel	69	78
Benjamin	76	106	Bella	67	81
Louis	76	105	Clara	66	88
Arlo	75	64	Penny	66	56
Kayden	73	58	Abigail	65	59
Tiernan	73	68	Ayda	65	48
Henry	72	59	Elsie	65	65
Muhammad	72	58	Mary	64	41
Odhrán	71	58	Nina	63	58
George	70	76	Zara	63	111
Anthony	69	53	Luna	60	57
Christopher	69	54	Indie	59	74
Martin	69	67	Laura	59	74
Tadgh	69	68	Éala	59	27
Blake	68	55	Alannah	58	56
Rory	68	90	Cora	58	49
Ronan	66	66	Heidi	58	64
Cody	65	61	Mollie	57	61
Zach	65	82	Maeve	56	52
Brody	64	75	Georgia	54	55
Isaac	63	74	Julia	54	81

Total in top 100	15,896	16,669		13,489	14,186
Top 100 as % of total	54.1	55.9		47.9	49.6
Total names registered	4,016	3,863		4,966	4,741
Total births registered	29,401	29,823		28,141	28,619
¹Release is based on births registered from 01/01/2022 to 31/12/2022, see details in background notes.

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Show Table: Table 2.3 Top 100 babies' names registered in 2022, in alphabetical order - rank between 2021 and 2022

Table 2.3 Top 100 babies' names registered in 2022¹, in alphabetical order - rank between 2021 and 2022
Boys' name	2022	2021	Girls' name	2022	2021
Aaron	62	42	Abigail	84	93
Adam	22	22	Ada	48	45
Aidan	73	73	Ailbhe	72	60
Alex	24	21	Alannah	94	98
Alexander	40	43	Alice	29	40
Alfie	47	44	Amelia	11	11
Anthony	90	121	Anna	25	21
Archie	62	59	Annie	51	46
Arlo	83	99	Aoibhín	65	71
Arthur	68	67	Aoife	30	32
Ben	40	32	Aria	65	82
Benjamin	81	66	Ava	7	8
Billy	49	69	Ayda	84	113
Blake	94	118	Ayla	65	83
Bobby	31	34	Bella	81	73
Brody	99	85	Bonnie	41	47
Callum	53	39	Caoimhe	24	25
Cathal	73	89	Cara	33	33
Charlie	5	7	Charlotte	55	48
Christopher	90	119	Chloe	23	12
Cian	28	23	Ciara	74	65
Cillian	9	9	Clara	82	67
Cody	97	104	Clodagh	52	40
Conor	13	4	Cora	94	110
Daithí	80	78	Croía	38	52
Daniel	10	8	Daisy	52	56
Danny	57	41	Éabha	6	5
Darragh	17	17	Éala	91	177
David	43	47	Elizabeth	72	89
Donnacha	46	53	Ella	14	10
Dylan	33	26	Ellie	9	16
Ethan	45	50	Elsie	84	87
Evan	54	58	Emilia	65	77
Finn	14	13	Emily	1	3
Fionn	11	14	Emma	11	15
Frankie	76	77	Erin	35	44
Freddie	69	60	Eva	59	63
George	89	84	Eve	64	62
Harry	18	20	Evelyn	76	91
Henry	86	108	Evie	26	23
Hugo	52	64	Faye	55	53
Isaac	100	87	Fiadh	3	1
Jack	1	1	Fíadh	71	69
Jacob	48	49	Freya	15	22
Jake	56	44	Georgia	99	101
James	3	3	Grace	2	2
Jamie	33	27	Hailey	75	113
Jayden	66	70	Hannah	13	13
Joey	79	104	Harper	65	60
John	36	28	Hazel	80	76
Joseph	62	48	Heidi	94	88
Joshua	69	64	Holly	42	31
Kai	33	51	Indie	91	78
Kayden	84	109	Isabella	45	55
Leo	23	29	Isabelle	27	39
Leon	59	62	Isla	17	17
Liam	8	6	Ivy	57	63
Logan	71	70	Jessica	62	66
Louis	81	67	Julia	99	73
Luca	30	54	Kate	36	28
Lucas	65	61	Katie	34	35
Luke	20	18	Laura	91	78
Martin	90	95	Lauren	76	80
Mason	32	46	Layla	59	48
Matthew	42	37	Leah	50	37
Max	27	37	Lily	5	9
Michael	12	11	Lucy	16	6
Muhammad	86	109	Luna	90	96
Nathan	59	62	Maeve	98	106
Noah	2	2	Maisie	59	57
Odhrán	88	109	Maria	54	75
Oisín	6	12	Mary	87	127
Oliver	25	25	Maya	45	51
Ollie	37	31	Méabh	65	57
Oscar	38	30	Mia	8	7
Páidí	58	78	Mila	58	68
Patrick	15	19	Millie	19	37
Rían	4	5	Mollie	97	91
Robert	78	85	Molly	22	18
Ronan	96	97	Niamh	78	72
Rory	94	74	Nina	88	94
Ryan	26	35	Olivia	10	18
Sam	50	40	Penny	82	98
Samuel	72	75	Phoebe	78	123
Seán	19	16	Robyn	28	27
Senan	59	56	Róisín	31	34
Shay	39	52	Rose	62	70
Sonny	50	54	Rosie	49	50
Tadgh	90	92	Ruby	38	26
Tadhg	7	10	Sadhbh	32	35
Teddy	75	76	Sadie	20	18
Theo	21	24	Saoirse	18	23
Theodore	55	72	Sarah	47	43
Thomas	16	15	Sienna	44	57
Tiernan	84	92	Sofia	38	30
Tom	43	33	Sophia	21	14
Tomás	77	119	Sophie	4	4
Tommy	29	36	Willow	37	29
William	67	57	Zara	88	54
Zach	97	81	Zoe	42	42
¹Release is based on births registered from 01/01/2022 to 31/12/2022, see details in background notes.

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Show Table: Table 2.4 Top 100 babies' names registered in 2022, in alphabetical order - numbers registered between 2021 and 2022

Table 2.4 Top 100 babies' names registered in 2022¹, in alphabetical order - numbers registered between 2021 and 2022
Boys' name	2022	2021	Girls' name	2022	2021
Aaron	106	151	Abigail	65	59
Adam	230	237	Ada	119	131
Aidan	92	94	Ailbhe	78	98
Alex	216	253	Alannah	58	56
Alexander	149	150	Alice	160	138
Alfie	139	147	Amelia	250	265
Anthony	69	53	Anna	186	209
Archie	106	114	Annie	105	129
Arlo	75	64	Aoibhín	82	83
Arthur	101	105	Aoife	158	159
Ben	149	185	Aria	82	70
Benjamin	76	106	Ava	269	272
Billy	128	99	Ayda	65	48
Blake	68	55	Ayla	82	68
Bobby	170	179	Bella	67	81
Brody	64	75	Bonnie	135	128
Callum	119	162	Caoimhe	190	183
Cathal	92	71	Cara	152	155
Charlie	348	345	Charlotte	95	122
Christopher	69	54	Chloe	191	243
Cian	185	217	Ciara	75	94
Cillian	316	322	Clara	66	88
Cody	65	61	Clodagh	104	138
Conor	275	360	Cora	58	49
Daithí	80	84	Croía	140	116
Daniel	303	325	Daisy	104	105
Danny	110	158	Éabha	271	288
Darragh	245	273	Éala	59	27
David	143	141	Elizabeth	78	63
Donnacha	140	122	Ella	240	268
Dylan	163	205	Ellie	259	228
Ethan	141	135	Elsie	65	65
Evan	116	116	Emilia	82	77
Finn	269	299	Emily	349	388
Fionn	287	289	Emma	250	233
Frankie	86	86	Erin	150	132
Freddie	98	113	Eva	91	95
George	70	76	Eve	83	96
Harry	242	264	Evelyn	71	61
Henry	72	59	Evie	181	190
Hugo	120	108	Faye	95	113
Isaac	63	74	Fiadh	320	424
Jack	641	667	Fíadh	79	86
Jacob	131	137	Freya	234	208
Jake	112	147	Georgia	54	55
James	412	442	Grace	342	412
Jamie	163	203	Hailey	72	48
Jayden	104	97	Hannah	248	238
Joey	81	61	Harper	82	98
John	160	198	Hazel	69	78
Joseph	106	139	Heidi	58	64
Joshua	98	108	Holly	129	160
Kai	163	130	Indie	59	74
Kayden	73	58	Isabella	125	106
Leo	225	192	Isabelle	178	147
Leon	108	109	Isla	228	226
Liam	323	353	Ivy	93	95
Logan	97	97	Jessica	86	90
Louis	76	105	Julia	54	81
Luca	179	121	Kate	147	172
Lucas	105	112	Katie	151	150
Luke	233	268	Laura	59	74
Martin	69	67	Lauren	71	73
Mason	167	143	Layla	91	122
Matthew	146	170	Leah	109	148
Max	189	170	Lily	291	271
Michael	278	310	Lucy	232	287
Muhammad	72	58	Luna	60	57
Nathan	108	109	Maeve	56	52
Noah	485	475	Maisie	91	100
Odhrán	71	58	Maria	98	80
Oisín	340	302	Mary	64	41
Oliver	201	208	Maya	125	117
Ollie	159	187	Méabh	82	100
Oscar	156	189	Mia	262	279
Páidí	109	84	Mila	92	87
Patrick	250	266	Millie	206	148
Rían	372	357	Mollie	57	61
Robert	82	75	Molly	195	219
Ronan	66	66	Niamh	70	82
Rory	68	90	Nina	63	58
Ryan	190	172	Olivia	258	219
Sam	125	161	Penny	66	56
Samuel	96	89	Phoebe	70	43
Seán	239	274	Robyn	177	175
Senan	108	120	Róisín	157	152
Shay	152	126	Rose	86	84
Sonny	125	121	Rosie	111	118
Tadgh	69	68	Ruby	140	180
Tadhg	324	318	Sadhbh	153	150
Teddy	91	88	Sadie	201	219
Theo	232	210	Saoirse	212	190
Theodore	114	96	Sarah	121	134
Thomas	246	288	Sienna	126	100
Tiernan	73	68	Sofia	140	162
Tom	143	181	Sophia	200	234
Tomás	84	54	Sophie	292	336
Tommy	184	171	Willow	145	166
William	103	118	Zara	63	111
Zach	65	82	Zoe	129	136

Total in top 100	15,896	16,669		13,489	14,186
Top 100 as % of total	54.1	55.9		47.9	49.6
Total names registered	4,016	3,863		4,966	4,741
Total births registered	29,401	29,823		28,141	28,619
¹Release is based on births registered from 01/01/2022 to 31/12/2022, see details in background notes.

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Show Table: Table 2.5 Babies' names with most growth in popularity between 2021 and 2022 measured by change in rank

Show Table: Table 2.6 Babies' names with most growth in popularity between 2021 and 2022 measured by number of names

Show Table: Table 2.7 Most popular babies' names registered in each regional authority in 2022

Show Table: Table 2.8a Most popular boys' names classified by area of residence of mother, between 2021 and 2022

Show Table: Table 2.8b Most popular girls' names, classified by area of residence of mother, between 2021 and 2022

Show Table: Table 2.9 Most popular babies' names registered in 2022, classified by nationality of parents

Show Table: Table 2.10 Top 10 surnames of babies' registered in 2022 by number

Show Table: Table 2.11 Top 100 babies' names registered in 1972, in order of popularity - rank

Table 2.11 Top 100 babies' names registered in 1972, in order of popularity - rank
Boys' name	1972	Girls' name	1972
John	1	Mary	1
Michael	2	Catherine	2
Patrick	3	Margaret	3
David	4	Fiona	4
James	5	Sinead	5
Paul	6	Elizabeth	6
Thomas	7	Ann	7
Mark	8	Sharon	8
Brian	9	Deirdre	9
William	10	Anne	10
Alan	11	Caroline	11
Martin	12	Michelle	12
Stephen	13	Patricia	13
Anthony	14	Karen	14
Declan	15	Linda	15
Gerard	16	Elaine	16
Joseph	17	Martina	17
Robert	18	Sandra	18
Kevin	19	Jennifer	19
Peter	20	Lorraine	19
Edward	21	Susan	21
Derek	22	Siobhan	22
Brendan	23	Bridget	23
Niall	24	Helen	24
Jason	25	Lisa	25
Kenneth	26	Yvonne	26
Noel	27	Maria	27
Richard	28	Niamh	28
Francis	29	Marie	29
Dermot	30	Geraldine	29
Shane	31	Sarah	31
Darren	32	Orla	32
Sean	33	Louise	33
Raymond	34	Gillian	34
Denis	35	Kathleen	35
Daniel	36	Bernadette	36
Colm	37	Denise	37
Andrew	38	Eileen	38
Keith	39	Jacqueline	38
Barry	40	Paula	40
Kieran	41	Carol	41
Philip	42	Suzanne	42
Christopher	43	Rachel	43
Timothy	44	Deborah	44
Aidan	45	Teresa	45
Ronan	46	Carmel	45
Damien	47	Nicola	47
Ian	48	Aisling	48
Colin	49	Claire	49
Adrian	50	Amanda	50
Ciaran	51	Angela	51
Conor	52	Tara	52
Fergal	53	Grainne	53
Donal	54	Barbara	54
Gary	54	Anna	55
Gavin	56	Audrey	56
Liam	57	Valerie	57
Seamus	58	Tracy	57
Vincent	59	Ciara	59
Bernard	60	Joan	60
Cornelius	61	Christina	61
Desmond	62	Ruth	62
Trevor	63	Edel	62
Jonathan	64	Alison	64
Damian	64	Emer	64
Karl	66	Ellen	66
Cathal	67	Nora	66
Matthew	68	Shirley	66
Simon	69	Joanne	69
Jeremiah	70	Brigid	69
Maurice	70	Pauline	69
Enda	72	Jane	72
Eoin	73	Tracey	72
Laurence	73	Josephine	74
Terence	73	Sheila	75
Graham	76	Colette	76
Eugene	77	Mairead	77
Hugh	78	Jean	78
Nicholas	79	Noreen	78
Rory	80	Aoife	80
Owen	81	Laura	81
George	81	Clare	81
Cormac	83	Frances	81
Padraig	84	Christine	84
Garrett	85	Anita	85
Justin	86	Emma	86
Eamonn	87	Annette	87
Charles	88	Helena	88
Eamon	89	Samantha	89
Fergus	89	Pamela	90
Nigel	91	Roisin	91
Gregory	92	Clodagh	91
Neil	93	Miriam	91
Diarmuid	94	Aileen	91
Eric	94	Julie	95
Oliver	96	Irene	96
Fintan	97	Michele	97
Finbarr	97	Una	98
Marcus	99	Veronica	99
Ivan	99	Brenda	99
Garry	99

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Table 2.12 Top 100 babies' names registered in 1972, in order of popularity - numbers registered
Boys' name	1972	Girls' name	1972
John	2,506	Mary	1,581
Michael	1,639	Catherine	853
Patrick	1,523	Margaret	766
David	1,253	Fiona	657
James	1,128	Sinead	606
Paul	1,061	Elizabeth	544
Thomas	942	Ann	533
Mark	824	Sharon	525
Brian	684	Deirdre	516
William	677	Anne	510
Alan	646	Caroline	488
Martin	612	Michelle	444
Stephen	593	Patricia	398
Anthony	571	Karen	394
Declan	526	Linda	379
Gerard	503	Elaine	365
Joseph	474	Martina	356
Robert	472	Sandra	355
Kevin	462	Jennifer	330
Peter	447	Lorraine	330
Edward	349	Susan	320
Derek	346	Siobhan	319
Brendan	345	Bridget	313
Niall	331	Helen	301
Jason	311	Lisa	290
Kenneth	304	Yvonne	284
Noel	297	Maria	281
Richard	289	Niamh	278
Francis	282	Marie	271
Dermot	280	Geraldine	271
Shane	277	Sarah	258
Darren	276	Orla	256
Sean	274	Louise	250
Raymond	272	Gillian	239
Denis	269	Kathleen	237
Daniel	257	Bernadette	228
Colm	256	Denise	226
Andrew	251	Eileen	220
Keith	248	Jacqueline	220
Barry	246	Paula	215
Kieran	241	Carol	204
Philip	237	Suzanne	201
Christopher	229	Rachel	200
Timothy	222	Deborah	198
Aidan	218	Teresa	185
Ronan	201	Carmel	185
Damien	200	Nicola	182
Ian	189	Aisling	180
Colin	187	Claire	175
Adrian	184	Amanda	173
Ciaran	183	Angela	166
Conor	171	Tara	157
Fergal	170	Grainne	152
Donal	159	Barbara	150
Gary	159	Anna	148
Gavin	158	Audrey	147
Liam	154	Valerie	146
Seamus	146	Tracy	146
Vincent	140	Ciara	144
Bernard	138	Joan	136
Cornelius	136	Christina	135
Desmond	134	Ruth	134
Trevor	128	Edel	134
Jonathan	126	Alison	129
Damian	126	Emer	129
Karl	120	Ellen	128
Cathal	119	Nora	128
Matthew	116	Shirley	128
Simon	113	Joanne	126
Jeremiah	112	Brigid	126
Maurice	112	Pauline	126
Enda	110	Jane	124
Eoin	109	Tracey	124
Laurence	109	Josephine	123
Terence	109	Sheila	119
Graham	108	Colette	118
Eugene	106	Mairead	113
Hugh	98	Jean	109
Nicholas	95	Noreen	109
Rory	94	Aoife	104
Owen	89	Laura	103
George	89	Clare	103
Cormac	86	Frances	103
Padraig	85	Christine	101
Garrett	84	Anita	97
Justin	83	Emma	96
Eamonn	81	Annette	95
Charles	79	Helena	93
Eamon	77	Samantha	92
Fergus	77	Pamela	91
Nigel	76	Roisin	90
Gregory	73	Clodagh	90
Neil	70	Miriam	90
Diarmuid	69	Aileen	90
Eric	69	Julie	89
Oliver	64	Irene	87
Fintan	62	Michele	85
Finbarr	62	Una	84
Marcus	59	Veronica	83
Ivan	59	Brenda	83
Garry	59

Total in top 100	30,821		23,893
Top 100 as % of total	87.1		72.1
Total names registered	954		1,638
Total births registered	35,375		33,152

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Table 2.13 Top 100 babies' names registered in 1972, in alphabetical order - rank
Boys' name	1972	Girls' name	1972
Adrian	50	Aileen	91
Aidan	45	Aisling	48
Alan	11	Alison	64
Andrew	38	Amanda	50
Anthony	14	Angela	51
Barry	40	Anita	85
Bernard	60	Ann	7
Brendan	23	Anna	55
Brian	9	Anne	10
Cathal	67	Annette	87
Charles	88	Aoife	80
Christopher	43	Audrey	56
Ciaran	51	Barbara	54
Colin	49	Bernadette	36
Colm	37	Brenda	99
Conor	52	Bridget	23
Cormac	83	Brigid	69
Cornelius	61	Carmel	45
Damian	64	Carol	41
Damien	47	Caroline	11
Daniel	36	Catherine	2
Darren	32	Christina	61
David	4	Christine	84
Declan	15	Ciara	59
Denis	35	Claire	49
Derek	22	Clare	81
Dermot	30	Clodagh	91
Desmond	62	Colette	76
Diarmuid	94	Deborah	44
Donal	54	Deirdre	9
Eamon	89	Denise	37
Eamonn	87	Edel	62
Edward	21	Eileen	38
Enda	72	Elaine	16
Eoin	73	Elizabeth	6
Eric	94	Ellen	66
Eugene	77	Emer	64
Fergal	53	Emma	86
Fergus	89	Fiona	4
Finbarr	97	Frances	81
Fintan	97	Geraldine	29
Francis	29	Gillian	34
Garrett	85	Grainne	53
Garry	99	Helen	24
Gary	54	Helena	88
Gavin	56	Irene	96
George	81	Jacqueline	38
Gerard	16	Jane	72
Graham	76	Jean	78
Gregory	92	Jennifer	19
Hugh	78	Joan	60
Ian	48	Joanne	69
Ivan	99	Josephine	74
James	5	Julie	95
Jason	25	Karen	14
Jeremiah	70	Kathleen	35
John	1	Laura	81
Jonathan	64	Linda	15
Joseph	17	Lisa	25
Justin	86	Lorraine	19
Karl	66	Louise	33
Keith	39	Mairead	77
Kenneth	26	Margaret	3
Kevin	19	Maria	27
Kieran	41	Marie	29
Laurence	73	Martina	17
Liam	57	Mary	1
Marcus	99	Michele	97
Mark	8	Michelle	12
Martin	12	Miriam	91
Matthew	68	Niamh	28
Maurice	70	Nicola	47
Michael	2	Nora	66
Neil	93	Noreen	78
Niall	24	Orla	32
Nicholas	79	Pamela	90
Nigel	91	Patricia	13
Noel	27	Paula	40
Oliver	96	Pauline	69
Owen	81	Rachel	43
Padraig	84	Roisin	91
Patrick	3	Ruth	62
Paul	6	Samantha	89
Peter	20	Sandra	18
Philip	42	Sarah	31
Raymond	34	Sharon	8
Richard	28	Sheila	75
Robert	18	Shirley	66
Ronan	46	Sinead	5
Rory	80	Siobhan	22
Seamus	58	Susan	21
Sean	33	Suzanne	42
Shane	31	Tara	52
Simon	69	Teresa	45
Stephen	13	Tracey	72
Terence	73	Tracy	57
Thomas	7	Una	98
Timothy	44	Valerie	57
Trevor	63	Veronica	99
Vincent	59	Yvonne	26
William	10

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Table 2.14 Top 100 babies' names registered in 1972, in alphabetical order - numbers registered
Boys' name	1972	Girls' name	1972
Adrian	184	Aileen	90
Aidan	218	Aisling	180
Alan	646	Alison	129
Andrew	251	Amanda	173
Anthony	571	Angela	166
Barry	246	Anita	97
Bernard	138	Ann	533
Brendan	345	Anna	148
Brian	684	Anne	510
Cathal	119	Annette	95
Charles	79	Aoife	104
Christopher	229	Audrey	147
Ciaran	183	Barbara	150
Colin	187	Bernadette	228
Colm	256	Brenda	83
Conor	171	Bridget	313
Cormac	86	Brigid	126
Cornelius	136	Carmel	185
Damian	126	Carol	204
Damien	200	Caroline	488
Daniel	257	Catherine	853
Darren	276	Christina	135
David	1,253	Christine	101
Declan	526	Ciara	144
Denis	269	Claire	175
Derek	346	Clare	103
Dermot	280	Clodagh	90
Desmond	134	Colette	118
Diarmuid	69	Deborah	198
Donal	159	Deirdre	516
Eamon	77	Denise	226
Eamonn	81	Edel	134
Edward	349	Eileen	220
Enda	110	Elaine	365
Eoin	109	Elizabeth	544
Eric	69	Ellen	128
Eugene	106	Emer	129
Fergal	170	Emma	96
Fergus	77	Fiona	657
Finbarr	62	Frances	103
Fintan	62	Geraldine	271
Francis	282	Gillian	239
Garrett	84	Grainne	152
Garry	59	Helen	301
Gary	159	Helena	93
Gavin	158	Irene	87
George	89	Jacqueline	220
Gerard	503	Jane	124
Graham	108	Jean	109
Gregory	73	Jennifer	330
Hugh	98	Joan	136
Ian	189	Joanne	126
Ivan	59	Josephine	123
James	1,128	Julie	89
Jason	311	Karen	394
Jeremiah	112	Kathleen	237
John	2,506	Laura	103
Jonathan	126	Linda	379
Joseph	474	Lisa	290
Justin	83	Lorraine	330
Karl	120	Louise	250
Keith	248	Mairead	113
Kenneth	304	Margaret	766
Kevin	462	Maria	281
Kieran	241	Marie	271
Laurence	109	Martina	356
Liam	154	Mary	1,581
Marcus	59	Michele	85
Mark	824	Michelle	444
Martin	612	Miriam	90
Matthew	116	Niamh	278
Maurice	112	Nicola	182
Michael	1,639	Nora	128
Neil	70	Noreen	109
Niall	331	Orla	256
Nicholas	95	Pamela	91
Nigel	76	Patricia	398
Noel	297	Paula	215
Oliver	64	Pauline	126
Owen	89	Rachel	200
Padraig	85	Roisin	90
Patrick	1,523	Ruth	134
Paul	1,061	Samantha	92
Peter	447	Sandra	355
Philip	237	Sarah	258
Raymond	272	Sharon	525
Richard	289	Sheila	119
Robert	472	Shirley	128
Ronan	201	Sinead	606
Rory	94	Siobhan	319
Seamus	146	Susan	320
Sean	274	Suzanne	201
Shane	277	Tara	157
Simon	113	Teresa	185
Stephen	593	Tracey	124
Terence	109	Tracy	146
Thomas	942	Una	84
Timothy	222	Valerie	146
Trevor	128	Veronica	83
Vincent	140	Yvonne	284
William	677

Total in top 100	30,821		23,893
Top 100 as % of total	87.1		72.1
Total names registered	954		1,638
Total births registered	35,375		33,152

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Table 2.7 Most popular babies' names registered in each Regional Authority in 2022
Year	Regional Authorities	Boys Name	%	Girls Name	%
2022	Border	Jack	2.32	Grace	1.52
	West	Jack	2.29	Éabha	1.52
	Mid-West	Jack	2.77	Fiadh	1.34
	South-East	Jack, James	1.71	Grace	1.77
	South-West	Jack	2.56	Emily	1.49
	Dublin	Jack	2.11	Olivia	1.23
	Mid-East	Noah	1.85	Grace	1.36
	Midland	Jack	2.20	Grace	1.55

Table 2.10 Top 10 Surnames of babies' registered in 2022 by number
Surname	Number
Murphy	648
Kelly	556
O'Brien	441
Byrne	416
Walsh	394
Ryan	379
O'Connor	372
O'Sullivan	355
O'Neill	283
McCarthy	274

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Table 2.5 Babies' names with most growth in popularity between 2021 and 2022¹, measured by change in rank²
	Rank - Boys				Rank - Girls
	2022	2021	Change in rank		2022	2021	Change in rank
Tomás	77	119	42	Éala	91	177	86
Anthony	90	121	31	Phoebe	78	123	45
Christopher	90	119	29	Mary	87	127	40
Joey	79	104	25	Hailey	75	113	38
Kayden	84	109	25	Ayda	84	113	29
¹Release is based on births registered from 01/01/2022 to 31/12/2022, see details in background notes.
² Change in rank based on the top 100 babies' names registered in 2022

Table 2.6 Babies' names with most growth in popularity between 2021 and 2022¹, measured by number of names²
	Number of Boys				Number of Girls
	2022	2021	Increase in number		2022	2021	Increase in number
Luca	179	121	58	Millie	206	148	58
Oisín	340	302	38	Olivia	258	219	39
Leo	225	192	33	Éala	59	27	32
Kai	163	130	33	Ellie	259	228	31
Tomás	84	54	30	Isabelle	178	147	31
¹Release is based on births registered from 01/01/2022 to 31/12/2022, see details in background notes.
² Change in number based on the top 100 babies' names registered in 2022

Table 2.8a Most popular boys' names, classified by area of residence of mother, between 2021 and 2022
	2022	2021
State	Jack	Jack

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

Munster	Jack	Jack
Clare	Jack	Jack
Cork City	Noah	Adam
Cork County	Jack	Jack
Kerry	Jack, Noah	Jack
Limerick City	Jack	Noah
Limerick County	Jack	Jack
Tipperary	Jack	James
Waterford City	Noah	Jack
Waterford County	Harry, James	Jack

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

Ulster (Part Of)	Jack	Jack
Cavan	Rían	Jack
Donegal	Charlie, Noah	James
Monaghan	Jack	Jack

Table 2.8b Most popular girls' names, classified by area of residence of mother, between 2021 and 2022
	2022	2021
State	Emily	Fiadh

Leinster	Emily	Emily
Carlow	Lily	Emily, Grace
Dublin City	Emily	Sophie
South Dublin	Ellie, Emily, Lily	Fiadh
Fingal	Olivia	Emily, Sophia
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown	Olivia	Emily
Kildare	Grace	Amelia, Emily, Sadie
Kilkenny	Emma	Fiadh
Laois	Fiadh	Grace
Longford	Anna	Grace
Louth	Grace	Fiadh
Meath	Fiadh	Sophie
Offaly	Grace	Grace
Westmeath	Emily	Ellie
Wexford	Fiadh	Fiadh
Wicklow	Isla	Grace

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

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

Ulster (Part Of)	Grace	Grace
Cavan	Olivia	Annie
Donegal	Emily	Grace
Monaghan	Grace	Grace, Saoirse

Table 2.9 Most popular babies' names registered in 2022, classified by nationality of parents¹
Nationality of mother	Nationality of father	Boys' name	Girls' name
Ireland	Ireland	Jack	Grace
Ireland	United Kingdom	Jack	Fiadh
Ireland	EU14 excl. Irl	Theo	Alba, Sofia
Ireland	EU15 to EU27	Noah	Amelia
Ireland	Other²	Muhammad	Olivia
Ireland	Not stated	Noah	Mia
United Kingdom	Ireland	Jack, Tadhg	Fiadh
EU14 excl. Irl	Ireland	Cillian, Daniel, Fionn, Noah, Oliver	Mia
EU15 to EU27	Ireland	Liam	Hannah
Other²	Ireland	Ethan	Olivia
Not stated	Ireland	–	–
United Kingdom	United Kingdom	Oliver	–
EU14 excl. Irl	EU14 excl. Irl	Leonardo, Liam	Emma
EU15 to EU27	EU15 to EU27	David	Mia
Other²	Other²	Muhammad	Eva
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 (2021), Scotland (2021) and Northern Ireland (2021) - rank
Rank	England and Wales		Scotland		Northern Ireland
	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls
1	Noah	Olivia	Jack	Olivia	Jack	Grace
2	Oliver	Amelia	Noah	Emily	Noah	Emily
3	George	Isla	Leo	Isla	James	Fiadh
4	Arthur	Ava	Oliver	Freya	Charlie	Olivia
5	Muhammad	Ivy	Harris	Ella	Oliver	Isla
6	Leo	Freya	Finlay	Amelia	Theo	Sophie
7	Harry	Lily	Lewis	Ava	Leo	Aoife
8	Oscar	Florence	James	Sophie	Cillian	Ella
9	Archie	Mia	Rory	Grace	Finn	Anna
10	Henry	Willow	Alexander	Millie	Harry	Sophia
¹Shared rank