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Irish Babies' Names 2023

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CSO statistical publication, 23 February 2024, 11am

Table 2.1 Boys' names registered in 2023, in order of popularity, with corresponding rank

Table 2.2 Girls' names registered in 2023, in order of popularity, with corresponding rank

Table 2.3 Babies' names with most growth in popularity between 2022 and 2023 measured by change in rank

Table 2.3 Babies' names with most growth in popularity between 2022 and 2023¹, measured by change in rank²
	Rank - Boys				Rank - Girls
	2023	2022	Change in rank		2023	2022	Change in rank
Caelan	50	108	58	Síofra	100	157	57
Mark	75	121	46	Lucia	85	128	43
Ruairí	92	133	41	Éala	53	91	38
Eoin	75	112	37	Lottie	82	118	36
Arlo	52	83	31	Zara	57	88	31
¹Release is based on births registered from 01/01/2023 to 31/12/2023, see details in background notes.
² Change in rank based on the top 100 babies' names registered in 2023

Table 2.4 Babies' names with most growth in popularity between 2022 and 2023 measured by number of names

Table 2.4 Babies' names with most growth in popularity between 2022 and 2023¹, measured by number of names²
	Number of Boys				Number of Girls
	2023	2022	Increase in number		2023	2022	Increase in number
Caelan	114	56	58	Éala	100	59	41
Páidí	150	109	41	Ailbhe	118	78	40
Arlo	110	75	35	Méabh	118	82	36
Tommy	214	184	30	Zara	96	63	33
Mark	78	50	28	Croía	166	140	26
¹Release is based on births registered from 01/01/2023 to 31/12/2023, see details in background notes.
² Change in number based on the top 100 babies' names registered in 2023

Table 2.5 Most popular boys' names classified by area of residence of mother, between 2022 and 2023

Table 2.5 Most popular boys' names, classified by area of residence of mother, between 2022 and 2023
	2023	2022
State	Jack	Jack

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

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

Connacht	Jack	Jack
Galway City	Oisín	Muhammad
Galway County	Jack	Jack
Leitrim	Jack	James
Mayo	Oisín, Cillian	Jack
Roscommon	Tom	Jack
Sligo	Noah	Noah

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

Table 2.6 Most popular girls' names, classified by area of residence of mother, between 2022 and 2023

Table 2.6 Most popular girls' names, classified by area of residence of mother, between 2022 and 2023
	2023	2022
State	Grace	Emily

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

Munster	Grace	Emily
Clare	Emily	Fiadh
Cork City	Ellie	Freya
Cork County	Sophie	Emily
Kerry	Grace, Ellie	Croía, Ellie, Freya, Grace, Siún
Limerick City	Mia	Zoey
Limerick County	Grace, Lily	Fiadh, Sophie
Tipperary	Grace	Anna
Waterford City	Sophia	Grace
Waterford County	Ellie	Grace

Connacht	Fiadh	Éabha
Galway City	Olivia	Lily, Saoirse
Galway County	Fiadh, Sophie	Éabha
Leitrim	Grace	Grace
Mayo	Isla	Éabha
Roscommon	Fiadh	Grace, Saoirse
Sligo	Fiadh	Mia, Millie

Ulster (Part Of)	Lily	Grace
Cavan	Lily, Amelia	Olivia
Donegal	Grace, Annie	Emily
Monaghan	Lucy	Grace

Table 2.7 Most popular babies' names registered in 2023, classified by nationality of parents

Table 2.7 Most popular babies' names registered in 2023, classified by nationality of parents¹
Nationality of mother	Nationality of father	Boys' name	Girls' name
Ireland	Ireland	Jack	Grace
Ireland	United Kingdom	Noah	Fiadh, Freya
Ireland	EU14 excl. Irl	Luca	Lily
Ireland	EU15 to EU27	Luca	Ellie
Ireland	Other²	Joshua	Ayla
Ireland	Not stated	Noah	Bonnie, Mia
United Kingdom	Ireland	Patrick	Isla
EU14 excl. Irl	Ireland	Luca	Mia
EU15 to EU27	Ireland	Oliver	Mia
Other²	Ireland	Noah	Chloe
Not stated	Ireland	–	–
United Kingdom	United Kingdom	–	–
EU14 excl. Irl	EU14 excl. Irl	Liam	Olivia
EU15 to EU27	EU15 to EU27	David	Sofia
Other²	Other²	Muhammad	Amelia
¹ Names with an occurrence of 3 or more.
² Countries excluding Ireland, UK and EU.

Table 2.8 Top 10 most popular boys' and girls' names in England and Wales (2021), Scotland (2022) and Northern Ireland (2022)

Table 2.8 Top 10 most popular boys' and girls' names in England and Wales (2021), Scotland (2022) and Northern Ireland (2022) - rank
Rank	England and Wales		Scotland		Northern Ireland
	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls
1	Noah	Olivia	Noah	Olivia	James	Grace
2	Oliver	Amelia	Jack	Isla	Jack	Emily
3	George	Isla	Leo	Freya	Noah	Fiadh
4	Arthur	Ava	Harris	Millie	Theo	Olivia
5	Muhammad	Ivy	Luca	Emily	Charlie	Isla
6	Leo	Freya	Oliver	Amelia	Oliver	Aoife
7	Harry	Lily	Rory	Grace, Sophie¹	Oisin	Lily
8	Oscar	Florence	Archie	Ella, Ava¹	Harry	Annie
9	Archie	Mia	Theo, Alfie, James¹	–	Cillian	Evie, Freya¹
10	Henry	Willow	–	–	Thomas	–
¹Shared rank