Babies' Names 2020 Tables

Table 2.1 Top 100 babies' names registered in 2020, in order of popularity, with corresponding rank between 2019 and 2020

Table 2.1 Top 100 babies' names registered in 2020¹, in order of popularity, with corresponding rank between 2019 and 2020
Boys' name	2020	2019	Girls' Names	2020	2019
Jack	1	1	Grace	1	2
James	2	2	Fiadh	2	3
Noah	3	3	Emily	3	1
Daniel	4	5	Sophie	4	4
Conor	5	4	Ava	5	7
Finn	6	22	Amelia	6	6
Liam	7	7	Ella	7	9
Fionn	8	16	Hannah	7	5
Harry	9	12	Lucy	9	11
Charlie	10	10	Mia	10	10
Cillian	11	17	Olivia	11	14
Adam	12	6	Lily	12	13
Darragh	12	11	Ellie	13	7
Luke	14	9	Anna	14	19
Rían	15	20	Emma	14	12
Oisín	16	13	Éabha	16	29
Michael	17	14	Chloe	17	15
Tadhg	18	8	Sophia	18	19
Thomas	19	18	Molly	19	18
Seán	20	23	Saoirse	20	23
Alex	21	14	Sadie	21	25
Patrick	22	20	Evie	22	29
Jamie	23	19	Kate	23	24
Cian	24	32	Aoife	24	16
Oliver	25	24	Freya	24	22
John	26	30	Isla	26	34
Bobby	27	29	Caoimhe	27	17
Dylan	28	26	Holly	28	21
Leo	28	31	Robyn	29	26
Ryan	30	25	Katie	30	27
Oscar	31	43	Sarah	30	32
Ben	32	28	Róisín	32	40
David	33	41	Alice	33	35
Mason	34	46	Ruby	34	28
Theo	34	48	Sofia	35	41
Tommy	36	53	Cara	36	31
Jacob	37	38	Ada	37	57
Callum	38	45	Eva	37	38
Matthew	39	27	Isabelle	39	33
Alexander	40	36	Sadhbh	39	37
Alfie	41	40	Bonnie	41	72
Max	42	34	Erin	41	39
Tom	43	38	Willow	43	43
Ollie	44	47	Zoe	44	41
Aaron	45	33	Millie	45	50
Jake	46	37	Clodagh	46	50
Donnacha	47	56	Leah	46	36
Ethan	47	35	Ciara	48	49
Evan	49	56	Charlotte	49	45
Benjamin	50	75	Emilia	50	70
Senan	51	41	Isabella	50	52
William	51	50	Rosie	52	58
Sam	53	44	Annie	53	66
Shay	53	63	Eve	54	53
Logan	55	58	Maya	54	55
Joshua	56	54	Layla	56	55
Nathan	57	61	Maisie	57	59
Kai	58	65	Sienna	57	81
Archie	59	63	Jessica	59	47
Joseph	59	52	Ailbhe	60	75
Jayden	61	65	Clara	60	59
Luca	61	59	Lauren	62	46
Billy	63	75	Harper	63	66
Arthur	64	80	Abigail	64	59
Danny	65	68	Faye	65	47
Theodore	66	72	Amber	66	71
Samuel	67	60	Aoibhín	67	69
Cathal	68	61	Mila	67	72
Lucas	68	55	Maria	69	63
Aidan	70	48	Zara	70	43
Freddie	71	73	Elizabeth	71	82
Rory	72	71	Rose	72	79
Robert	73	80	Aria	73	65
Eoin	74	74	Alannah	74	66
Frankie	75	85	Bella	74	75
Leon	75	50	Ivy	74	78
Muhammad	77	78	Daisy	77	99
Ruairí	77	87	Julia	77	59
Eoghan	79	108	Méabh	77	87
George	80	65	Amy	80	63
Isaac	81	89	Lara	80	103
Louis	81	68	Mary	82	92
Odhrán	81	97	Nina	83	119
Sonny	81	103	Penny	83	114
Kyle	85	87	Mollie	85	104
Rian	86	119	Luna	86	105
Shane	87	111	Niamh	86	54
Henry	88	83	Evelyn	88	96
Sean	88	108	Laura	88	84
Edward	90	89	Abbie	90	77
Martin	90	91	Cora	90	127
Mark	92	94	Rebecca	92	84
Andrew	93	68	Fíadh	93	111
Anthony	93	94	Heidi	93	74
Kayden	93	80	Croía	95	162
Odhran	93	92	Elsie	95	130
Christopher	97	83	Hazel	95	95
Sebastian	97	113	Pippa	95	114
Hugo	99	75	Maeve	99	105
Joey	99	97	Paige	99	123
¹Release is based on births registered from 01/01/2020 to 31/12/2020, see details in background notes.

Open in Excel: Irish Babies Names 2020 Table 2.1 (XLS 13KB)

Table 2.2 Top 100 babies' names registered in 2020, in order of popularity - numbers registered between 2019 and 2020

Table 2.2 Top 100 babies' names registered in 2020¹, in order of popularity, with corresponding numbers between 2019 and 2020
Boys' name	2020	2019	Girls' name	2020	2019
Jack	597	677	Grace	410	426
James	495	534	Fiadh	366	334
Noah	447	502	Emily	329	452
Daniel	359	399	Sophie	328	330
Conor	345	427	Ava	297	313
Finn	331	256	Amelia	275	315
Liam	329	334	Ella	265	292
Fionn	323	291	Hannah	265	321
Harry	311	311	Lucy	261	285
Charlie	305	316	Mia	251	289
Cillian	302	289	Olivia	248	263
Adam	299	345	Lily	247	267
Darragh	299	315	Ellie	238	313
Luke	290	317	Anna	237	217
Rían	285	262	Emma	237	276
Oisín	277	310	Éabha	234	178
Michael	275	302	Chloe	233	253
Tadhg	272	318	Sophia	219	217
Thomas	271	284	Molly	217	218
Seán	266	255	Saoirse	214	205
Alex	256	302	Sadie	205	202
Patrick	236	262	Evie	195	178
Jamie	235	271	Kate	189	204
Cian	203	200	Aoife	179	229
Oliver	195	249	Freya	179	209
John	193	209	Isla	174	170
Bobby	185	215	Caoimhe	163	226
Dylan	182	223	Holly	156	213
Leo	182	207	Robyn	155	194
Ryan	181	227	Katie	148	192
Oscar	178	156	Sarah	148	175
Ben	171	217	Róisín	146	142
David	168	160	Alice	143	161
Mason	157	146	Ruby	142	182
Theo	157	142	Sofia	141	139
Tommy	154	131	Cara	135	176
Jacob	151	163	Ada	131	100
Callum	149	151	Eva	131	144
Matthew	148	222	Isabelle	128	172
Alexander	144	167	Sadhbh	128	145
Alfie	143	162	Bonnie	127	81
Max	140	169	Erin	127	143
Tom	137	163	Willow	126	130
Ollie	136	145	Zoe	125	139
Aaron	134	195	Millie	120	119
Jake	129	166	Clodagh	117	119
Donnacha	128	121	Leah	117	150
Ethan	128	168	Ciara	107	122
Evan	123	121	Charlotte	106	126
Benjamin	120	87	Emilia	104	83
Senan	118	160	Isabella	104	114
William	118	141	Rosie	103	99
Sam	117	155	Annie	102	87
Shay	117	103	Eve	99	107
Logan	115	117	Maya	99	105
Joshua	111	128	Layla	96	105
Nathan	110	107	Maisie	94	95
Kai	109	101	Sienna	94	73
Archie	107	103	Jessica	91	123
Joseph	107	132	Ailbhe	90	78
Jayden	106	101	Clara	90	95
Luca	106	116	Lauren	87	124
Billy	105	87	Harper	86	87
Arthur	103	84	Abigail	85	95
Danny	101	100	Faye	84	123
Theodore	100	92	Amber	80	82
Samuel	99	113	Aoibhín	79	85
Cathal	98	107	Mila	79	81
Lucas	98	122	Maria	78	93
Aidan	94	142	Zara	76	130
Freddie	93	91	Elizabeth	75	71
Rory	92	99	Rose	73	74
Robert	90	84	Aria	72	92
Eoin	87	88	Alannah	69	87
Frankie	85	80	Bella	69	78
Leon	85	141	Ivy	69	75
Muhammad	82	86	Daisy	68	57
Ruairí	82	78	Julia	68	95
Eoghan	81	63	Méabh	68	66
George	78	101	Amy	65	93
Isaac	77	77	Lara	65	54
Louis	77	100	Mary	64	62
Odhrán	77	68	Nina	63	46
Sonny	77	65	Penny	63	48
Kyle	76	78	Mollie	62	53
Rian	74	55	Luna	61	51
Shane	72	62	Niamh	61	106
Henry	70	83	Evelyn	60	59
Sean	70	63	Laura	60	68
Edward	69	77	Abbie	59	76
Martin	69	75	Cora	59	44
Mark	68	70	Rebecca	58	68
Andrew	64	100	Fíadh	57	49
Anthony	64	70	Heidi	57	79
Kayden	64	84	Croía	56	32
Odhran	64	72	Elsie	56	43
Christopher	63	83	Hazel	56	60
Sebastian	63	61	Pippa	56	48
Hugo	61	87	Maeve	55	51
Joey	61	68	Paige	55	45

Total in top 100	15,995	17,352		13,338	14,756
Total with first name recorded	28,887	30,554		27,071	29,241
Top 100 as % of total	55.4	56.8		49.3	50.1
Total names registered	3,715	3,725		4,624	4,814
Total births registered	28,887	30,554		27,071	29,241
¹Release is based on births registered from 01/01/2020 to 31/12/2020, see details in background notes.

Open in Excel: Irish Babies Names 2020 Table 2.2 (XLS 14KB)

Table 2.3 Top 100 babies' names registered in 2020, in alphabetical order - rank between 2019 and 2020

Table 2.3 Top 100 babies' names registered in 2020¹, in alphabetical order - rank between 2019 and 2020
Boys' name	2020	2019	Girls' name	2020	2019
Aaron	45	33	Abbie	90	77
Adam	12	6	Abigail	64	59
Aidan	70	48	Ada	37	57
Alex	21	14	Ailbhe	60	75
Alexander	40	36	Alannah	74	66
Alfie	41	40	Alice	33	35
Andrew	93	68	Amber	66	71
Anthony	93	94	Amelia	6	6
Archie	59	63	Amy	80	63
Arthur	64	80	Anna	14	19
Ben	32	28	Annie	53	66
Benjamin	50	75	Aoibhín	67	69
Billy	63	75	Aoife	24	16
Bobby	27	29	Aria	73	65
Callum	38	45	Ava	5	7
Cathal	68	61	Bella	74	75
Charlie	10	10	Bonnie	41	72
Christopher	97	83	Caoimhe	27	17
Cian	24	32	Cara	36	31
Cillian	11	17	Charlotte	49	45
Conor	5	4	Chloe	17	15
Daniel	4	5	Ciara	48	49
Danny	65	68	Clara	60	59
Darragh	12	11	Clodagh	46	50
David	33	41	Cora	90	127
Donnacha	47	56	Croía	95	162
Dylan	28	26	Daisy	77	99
Edward	90	89	Éabha	16	29
Eoghan	79	108	Elizabeth	71	82
Eoin	74	74	Ella	7	9
Ethan	47	35	Ellie	13	7
Evan	49	56	Elsie	95	130
Finn	6	22	Emilia	50	70
Fionn	8	16	Emily	3	1
Frankie	75	85	Emma	14	12
Freddie	71	73	Erin	41	39
George	80	65	Eva	37	38
Harry	9	12	Eve	54	53
Henry	88	83	Evelyn	88	96
Hugo	99	75	Evie	22	29
Isaac	81	89	Faye	65	47
Jack	1	1	Fiadh	2	3
Jacob	37	38	Fíadh	93	111
Jake	46	37	Freya	24	22
James	2	2	Grace	1	2
Jamie	23	19	Hannah	7	5
Jayden	61	65	Harper	63	66
Joey	99	97	Hazel	95	95
John	26	30	Heidi	93	74
Joseph	59	52	Holly	28	21
Joshua	56	54	Isabella	50	52
Kai	58	65	Isabelle	39	33
Kayden	93	80	Isla	26	34
Kyle	85	87	Ivy	74	78
Leo	28	31	Jessica	59	47
Leon	75	50	Julia	77	59
Liam	7	7	Kate	23	24
Logan	55	58	Katie	30	27
Louis	81	68	Lara	80	103
Luca	61	59	Laura	88	84
Lucas	68	55	Lauren	62	46
Luke	14	9	Layla	56	55
Mark	92	94	Leah	46	36
Martin	90	91	Lily	12	13
Mason	34	46	Lucy	9	11
Matthew	39	27	Luna	86	105
Max	42	34	Maeve	99	105
Michael	17	14	Maisie	57	59
Muhammad	77	78	Maria	69	63
Nathan	57	61	Mary	82	92
Noah	3	3	Maya	54	55
Odhran	93	92	Méabh	77	87
Odhrán	81	97	Mia	10	10
Oisín	16	13	Mila	67	72
Oliver	25	24	Millie	45	50
Ollie	44	47	Mollie	85	104
Oscar	31	43	Molly	19	18
Patrick	22	20	Niamh	86	54
Rian	86	119	Nina	83	119
Rían	15	20	Olivia	11	14
Robert	73	80	Paige	99	123
Rory	72	71	Penny	83	114
Ruairí	77	87	Pippa	95	114
Ryan	30	25	Rebecca	92	84
Sam	53	44	Robyn	29	26
Samuel	67	60	Róisín	32	40
Sean	88	108	Rose	72	79
Seán	20	23	Rosie	52	58
Sebastian	97	113	Ruby	34	28
Senan	51	41	Sadhbh	39	37
Shane	87	111	Sadie	21	25
Shay	53	63	Saoirse	20	23
Sonny	81	103	Sarah	30	32
Tadhg	18	8	Sienna	57	81
Theo	34	48	Sofia	35	41
Theodore	66	72	Sophia	18	19
Thomas	19	18	Sophie	4	4
Tom	43	38	Willow	43	43
Tommy	36	53	Zara	70	43
William	51	50	Zoe	44	41
¹Release is based on births registered from 01/01/2020 to 31/12/2020, see details in background notes.

Open in Excel: Irish Babies Names 2020 Table 2.3 (XLS 13KB)

Table 2.4 Top 100 babies' names registered in 2020, in alphabetical order - numbers registered between 2019 and 2020

Table 2.4 Top 100 babies' names registered in 2020¹, in alphabetical order - numbers registered between 2019 and 2020
Boys' name	2020	2019	Girls' name	2020	2019
Aaron	134	195	Abbie	59	76
Adam	299	345	Abigail	85	95
Aidan	94	142	Ada	131	100
Alex	256	302	Ailbhe	90	78
Alexander	144	167	Alannah	69	87
Alfie	143	162	Alice	143	161
Andrew	64	100	Amber	80	82
Anthony	64	70	Amelia	275	315
Archie	107	103	Amy	65	93
Arthur	103	84	Anna	237	217
Ben	171	217	Annie	102	87
Benjamin	120	87	Aoibhín	79	85
Billy	105	87	Aoife	179	229
Bobby	185	215	Aria	72	92
Callum	149	151	Ava	297	313
Cathal	98	107	Bella	69	78
Charlie	305	316	Bonnie	127	81
Christopher	63	83	Caoimhe	163	226
Cian	203	200	Cara	135	176
Cillian	302	289	Charlotte	106	126
Conor	345	427	Chloe	233	253
Daniel	359	399	Ciara	107	122
Danny	101	100	Clara	90	95
Darragh	299	315	Clodagh	117	119
David	168	160	Cora	59	44
Donnacha	128	121	Croía	56	32
Dylan	182	223	Daisy	68	57
Edward	69	77	Éabha	234	178
Eoghan	81	63	Elizabeth	75	71
Eoin	87	88	Ella	265	292
Ethan	128	168	Ellie	238	313
Evan	123	121	Elsie	56	43
Finn	331	256	Emilia	104	83
Fionn	323	291	Emily	329	452
Frankie	85	80	Emma	237	276
Freddie	93	91	Erin	127	143
George	78	101	Eva	131	144
Harry	311	311	Eve	99	107
Henry	70	83	Evelyn	60	59
Hugo	61	87	Evie	195	178
Isaac	77	77	Faye	84	123
Jack	597	677	Fiadh	366	334
Jacob	151	163	Fíadh	57	49
Jake	129	166	Freya	179	209
James	495	534	Grace	410	426
Jamie	235	271	Hannah	265	321
Jayden	106	101	Harper	86	87
Joey	61	68	Hazel	56	60
John	193	209	Heidi	57	79
Joseph	107	132	Holly	156	213
Joshua	111	128	Isabella	104	114
Kai	109	101	Isabelle	128	172
Kayden	64	84	Isla	174	170
Kyle	76	78	Ivy	69	75
Leo	182	207	Jessica	91	123
Leon	85	141	Julia	68	95
Liam	329	334	Kate	189	204
Logan	115	117	Katie	148	192
Louis	77	100	Lara	65	54
Luca	106	116	Laura	60	68
Lucas	98	122	Lauren	87	124
Luke	290	317	Layla	96	105
Mark	68	70	Leah	117	150
Martin	69	75	Lily	247	267
Mason	157	146	Lucy	261	285
Matthew	148	222	Luna	61	51
Max	140	169	Maeve	55	51
Michael	275	302	Maisie	94	95
Muhammad	82	86	Maria	78	93
Nathan	110	107	Mary	64	62
Noah	447	502	Maya	99	105
Odhran	64	72	Méabh	68	66
Odhrán	77	68	Mia	251	289
Oisín	277	310	Mila	79	81
Oliver	195	249	Millie	120	119
Ollie	136	145	Mollie	62	53
Oscar	178	156	Molly	217	218
Patrick	236	262	Niamh	61	106
Rian	74	55	Nina	63	46
Rían	285	262	Olivia	248	263
Robert	90	84	Paige	55	45
Rory	92	99	Penny	63	48
Ruairí	82	78	Pippa	56	48
Ryan	181	227	Rebecca	58	68
Sam	117	155	Robyn	155	194
Samuel	99	113	Róisín	146	142
Sean	70	63	Rose	73	74
Seán	266	255	Rosie	103	99
Sebastian	63	61	Ruby	142	182
Senan	118	160	Sadhbh	128	145
Shane	72	62	Sadie	205	202
Shay	117	103	Saoirse	214	205
Sonny	77	65	Sarah	148	175
Tadhg	272	318	Sienna	94	73
Theo	157	142	Sofia	141	139
Theodore	100	92	Sophia	219	217
Thomas	271	284	Sophie	328	330
Tom	137	163	Willow	126	130
Tommy	154	131	Zara	76	130
William	118	141	Zoe	125	139
Total in top 100	15,995	17,352		13,338	14,756
Total with first name recorded	28,887	30,554		27,071	29,241
Top 100 as % of total	55.4	56.8		49.3	50.1
Total names registered	3,715	3,725		4,624	4,814
Total births registered	28,887	30,554		27,071	29,241
¹Release is based on births registered from 01/01/2020 to 31/12/2020, see details in background notes.

Open in Excel: Irish Babies Names 2020 Table 2.4 (XLS 14KB)

Table 2.5 Babies' names with most growth in popularity between 2019 and 2020 measured by change in rank

Table 2.6 Babies' names with most growth in popularity between 2019 and 2020 measured by number of names

Table 2.7 Most popular babies' names registered in each regional authority in 2020

Table 2.8a Most popular boys' names classified by area of residence of mother, between 2019 and 2020

Table 2.8B Most popular girls' names, classified by area of residence of mother, between 2019 and 2020

Table 2.9 Most popular babies' names registered in 2020, classified by nationality of parents

Table 2.10 Top 10 surnames of babies' registered in 2020 by number

Table 2.11 Top 100 babies' names registered in 1970, in order of popularity - rank

Table 2.11 Top 100 babies' names registered in 1970, in order of popularity - rank
Boys' name	1970	Girls' name	1970
John	1	Mary	1
Michael	2	Catherine	2
Patrick	3	Margaret	3
David	4	Ann	4
James	5	Sharon	5
Thomas	6	Elizabeth	6
Paul	7	Anne	7
William	8	Fiona	8
Mark	9	Deirdre	9
Brian	10	Caroline	10
Gerard	11	Patricia	11
Martin	12	Martina	12
Alan	13	Bridget	13
Anthony	14	Helen	14
Declan	15	Sandra	15
Joseph	16	Karen	16
Stephen	17	Linda	17
Kevin	18	Michelle	18
Robert	19	Susan	19
Peter	20	Geraldine	20
Brendan	21	Siobhan	21
Noel	22	Elaine	22
Edward	23	Bernadette	23
Derek	24	Sinead	24
Richard	25	Lorraine	25
Daniel	26	Kathleen	26
Francis	27	Eileen	27
Denis	28	Marie	28
Niall	28	Teresa	28
Kieran	30	Maria	30
Sean	31	Yvonne	31
Colm	32	Denise	32
Kenneth	33	Niamh	33
Raymond	34	Carmel	33
Aidan	35	Angela	35
Andrew	36	Jacqueline	36
Timothy	37	Jennifer	37
Dermot	38	Carol	37
Christopher	39	Orla	39
Darren	40	Deborah	40
Philip	41	Rachel	41
Shane	42	Louise	42
Ciaran	43	Paula	42
Donal	44	Sarah	44
Conor	45	Joan	44
Fergal	46	Suzanne	46
Bernard	47	Valerie	46
Barry	48	Audrey	48
Damien	49	Nora	49
Ian	50	Brigid	50
Liam	50	Josephine	51
Adrian	52	Sheila	52
Jason	53	Tara	53
Ronan	54	Lisa	54
Desmond	55	Pauline	55
Vincent	56	Christina	56
Damian	57	Amanda	57
Gary	58	Anna	58
Jeremiah	59	Barbara	59
Cornelius	60	Ellen	60
Keith	61	Ruth	61
Charles	62	Michele	61
Maurice	63	Tracy	63
Seamus	64	Colette	64
Enda	65	Gillian	65
Eugene	66	Grainne	66
Padraig	66	Nicola	66
Colin	68	Claire	68
Karl	69	Alison	69
Laurence	70	Joanne	69
Eamonn	71	Aisling	71
Garrett	71	Frances	72
Terence	71	Rose	73
Trevor	74	Tracey	73
Hugh	75	Edel	75
Matthew	76	Julia	76
George	77	Helena	76
Jonathan	78	Christine	78
Simon	78	Ciara	79
Gerald	80	Brenda	79
Eoin	81	Jane	81
Nicholas	81	Samantha	82
Owen	81	Noreen	82
Cormac	84	Jean	84
Gregory	85	Emer	85
Fergus	86	Veronica	85
Eamon	87	Clare	87
Justin	88	Una	88
Nigel	88	Annette	88
Cathal	90	Laura	90
Rory	90	Pamela	91
Oliver	92	Jacinta	92
Eric	93	Emma	93
Graham	94	Anita	94
Henry	94	Clodagh	95
Edmond	96	Miriam	95
Finbarr	97	Majella	95
Garry	97	Shirley	95
Gavin	99	Aileen	99
Ivan	100	Antoinette	100

Open in Excel: Irish Babies Names 2020 Table 2.11 (XLS 13KB)

Table 2.12 Top 100 babies' names registered in 1970, in order of popularity - numbers registered

Table 2.12 Top 100 babies' names registered in 1970, in order of popularity - numbers registered
Boys' name	1970	Girls' name	1970
John	2629	Mary	1896
Michael	1708	Catherine	939
Patrick	1674	Margaret	830
David	1160	Ann	619
James	1130	Sharon	601
Thomas	1095	Elizabeth	546
Paul	1031	Anne	531
William	739	Fiona	519
Mark	670	Deirdre	514
Brian	651	Caroline	443
Gerard	637	Patricia	415
Martin	603	Martina	385
Alan	567	Bridget	378
Anthony	563	Helen	374
Declan	518	Sandra	373
Joseph	483	Karen	357
Stephen	467	Linda	343
Kevin	449	Michelle	334
Robert	448	Susan	325
Peter	427	Geraldine	322
Brendan	395	Siobhan	312
Noel	372	Elaine	291
Edward	362	Bernadette	268
Derek	342	Sinead	266
Richard	335	Lorraine	254
Daniel	330	Kathleen	251
Francis	305	Eileen	249
Denis	277	Marie	246
Niall	277	Teresa	246
Kieran	270	Maria	227
Sean	259	Yvonne	225
Colm	256	Denise	221
Kenneth	254	Niamh	215
Raymond	241	Carmel	215
Aidan	234	Angela	214
Andrew	232	Jacqueline	212
Timothy	231	Jennifer	203
Dermot	229	Carol	203
Christopher	221	Orla	201
Darren	208	Deborah	194
Philip	206	Rachel	189
Shane	190	Louise	188
Ciaran	166	Paula	188
Donal	165	Sarah	185
Conor	162	Joan	185
Fergal	153	Suzanne	182
Bernard	151	Valerie	182
Barry	150	Audrey	180
Damien	149	Nora	176
Ian	147	Brigid	168
Liam	147	Josephine	167
Adrian	143	Sheila	163
Jason	141	Tara	162
Ronan	138	Lisa	161
Desmond	136	Pauline	160
Vincent	127	Christina	158
Damian	126	Amanda	156
Gary	122	Anna	153
Jeremiah	119	Barbara	147
Cornelius	118	Ellen	146
Keith	115	Ruth	135
Charles	114	Michele	135
Maurice	113	Tracy	134
Seamus	112	Colette	129
Enda	105	Gillian	128
Eugene	103	Grainne	127
Padraig	103	Nicola	127
Colin	102	Claire	123
Karl	101	Alison	121
Laurence	97	Joanne	121
Eamonn	96	Aisling	117
Garrett	96	Frances	111
Terence	96	Rose	110
Trevor	95	Tracey	110
Hugh	93	Edel	109
Matthew	92	Julia	108
George	85	Helena	108
Jonathan	82	Christine	107
Simon	82	Ciara	105
Gerald	80	Brenda	105
Eoin	78	Jane	104
Nicholas	78	Samantha	101
Owen	78	Noreen	101
Cormac	76	Jean	100
Gregory	75	Emer	99
Fergus	73	Veronica	99
Eamon	71	Clare	96
Justin	70	Una	95
Nigel	70	Annette	95
Cathal	68	Laura	90
Rory	68	Pamela	89
Oliver	65	Jacinta	88
Eric	58	Emma	87
Graham	53	Anita	84
Henry	53	Clodagh	81
Edmond	52	Miriam	81
Finbarr	50	Majella	81
Garry	50	Shirley	81
Gavin	47	Aileen	80
Ivan	46	Antoinette	79
Total in top 100	29,476		23,334
Top 100 as % of total	89.0		74.7
Total names registered	909		1,557
Total births registered	33,131		31,251

Open in Excel: Irish Babies Names 2020 Table 2.12 (XLS 12KB)

Table 2.13 Top 100 babies' names registered in 1970, in alphabetical order - rank

Table 2.13 Top 100 babies' names registered in 1970, in alphabetical order - rank
Boys' name	1970	Girls' name	1970
Adrian	52	Aileen	99
Aidan	35	Aisling	71
Alan	13	Alison	69
Andrew	36	Amanda	57
Anthony	14	Angela	35
Barry	48	Anita	94
Bernard	47	Ann	4
Brendan	21	Anna	58
Brian	10	Anne	7
Cathal	90	Annette	88
Charles	62	Antoinette	100
Christopher	39	Audrey	48
Ciaran	43	Barbara	59
Colin	68	Bernadette	23
Colm	32	Brenda	79
Conor	45	Bridget	13
Cormac	84	Brigid	50
Cornelius	60	Carmel	33
Damian	57	Carol	37
Damien	49	Caroline	10
Daniel	26	Catherine	2
Darren	40	Christina	56
David	4	Christine	78
Declan	15	Ciara	79
Denis	28	Claire	68
Derek	24	Clare	87
Dermot	38	Clodagh	95
Desmond	55	Colette	64
Donal	44	Deborah	40
Eamon	87	Deirdre	9
Eamonn	71	Denise	32
Edmond	96	Edel	75
Edward	23	Eileen	27
Enda	65	Elaine	22
Eoin	81	Elizabeth	6
Eric	93	Ellen	60
Eugene	66	Emer	85
Fergal	46	Emma	93
Fergus	86	Fiona	8
Finbarr	97	Frances	72
Francis	27	Geraldine	20
Garrett	71	Gillian	65
Garry	97	Grainne	66
Gary	58	Helen	14
Gavin	99	Helena	76
George	77	Jacinta	92
Gerald	80	Jacqueline	36
Gerard	11	Jane	81
Graham	94	Jean	84
Gregory	85	Jennifer	37
Henry	94	Joan	44
Hugh	75	Joanne	69
Ian	50	Josephine	51
Ivan	100	Julia	76
James	5	Karen	16
Jason	53	Kathleen	26
Jeremiah	59	Laura	90
John	1	Linda	17
Jonathan	78	Lisa	54
Joseph	16	Lorraine	25
Justin	88	Louise	42
Karl	69	Majella	95
Keith	61	Margaret	3
Kenneth	33	Maria	30
Kevin	18	Marie	28
Kieran	30	Martina	12
Laurence	70	Mary	1
Liam	50	Michele	61
Mark	9	Michelle	18
Martin	12	Miriam	95
Matthew	76	Niamh	33
Maurice	63	Nicola	66
Michael	2	Nora	49
Niall	28	Noreen	82
Nicholas	81	Orla	39
Nigel	88	Pamela	91
Noel	22	Patricia	11
Oliver	92	Paula	42
Owen	81	Pauline	55
Padraig	66	Rachel	41
Patrick	3	Rose	73
Paul	7	Ruth	61
Peter	20	Samantha	82
Philip	41	Sandra	15
Raymond	34	Sarah	44
Richard	25	Sharon	5
Robert	19	Sheila	52
Ronan	54	Shirley	95
Rory	90	Sinead	24
Seamus	64	Siobhan	21
Sean	31	Susan	19
Shane	42	Suzanne	46
Simon	78	Tara	53
Stephen	17	Teresa	28
Terence	71	Tracey	73
Thomas	6	Tracy	63
Timothy	37	Una	88
Trevor	74	Valerie	46
Vincent	56	Veronica	85
William	8	Yvonne	31

Open in Excel: Irish Babies Names 2020 Table 2.13 (XLS 12KB)

Table 2.14 Top 100 babies' names registered in 1970, in alphabetical order - numbers registered

Table 2.14 Top 100 babies' names registered in 1970, in alphabetical order - numbers registered
Boys' name	1970	Girls' name	1970
Adrian	143	Aileen	80
Aidan	234	Aisling	117
Alan	567	Alison	121
Andrew	232	Amanda	156
Anthony	563	Angela	214
Barry	150	Anita	84
Bernard	151	Ann	619
Brendan	395	Anna	153
Brian	651	Anne	531
Cathal	68	Annette	95
Charles	114	Antoinette	79
Christopher	221	Audrey	180
Ciaran	166	Barbara	147
Colin	102	Bernadette	268
Colm	256	Brenda	105
Conor	162	Bridget	378
Cormac	76	Brigid	168
Cornelius	118	Carmel	215
Damian	126	Carol	203
Damien	149	Caroline	443
Daniel	330	Catherine	939
Darren	208	Christina	158
David	1160	Christine	107
Declan	518	Ciara	105
Denis	277	Claire	123
Derek	342	Clare	96
Dermot	229	Clodagh	81
Desmond	136	Colette	129
Donal	165	Deborah	194
Eamon	71	Deirdre	514
Eamonn	96	Denise	221
Edmond	52	Edel	109
Edward	362	Eileen	249
Enda	105	Elaine	291
Eoin	78	Elizabeth	546
Eric	58	Ellen	146
Eugene	103	Emer	99
Fergal	153	Emma	87
Fergus	73	Fiona	519
Finbarr	50	Frances	111
Francis	305	Geraldine	322
Garrett	96	Gillian	128
Garry	50	Grainne	127
Gary	122	Helen	374
Gavin	47	Helena	108
George	85	Jacinta	88
Gerald	80	Jacqueline	212
Gerard	637	Jane	104
Graham	53	Jean	100
Gregory	75	Jennifer	203
Henry	53	Joan	185
Hugh	93	Joanne	121
Ian	147	Josephine	167
Ivan	46	Julia	108
James	1130	Karen	357
Jason	141	Kathleen	251
Jeremiah	119	Laura	90
John	2629	Linda	343
Jonathan	82	Lisa	161
Joseph	483	Lorraine	254
Justin	70	Louise	188
Karl	101	Majella	81
Keith	115	Margaret	830
Kenneth	254	Maria	227
Kevin	449	Marie	246
Kieran	270	Martina	385
Laurence	97	Mary	1,896
Liam	147	Michele	135
Mark	670	Michelle	334
Martin	603	Miriam	81
Matthew	92	Niamh	215
Maurice	113	Nicola	127
Michael	1708	Nora	176
Niall	277	Noreen	101
Nicholas	78	Orla	201
Nigel	70	Pamela	89
Noel	372	Patricia	415
Oliver	65	Paula	188
Owen	78	Pauline	160
Padraig	103	Rachel	189
Patrick	1674	Rose	110
Paul	1031	Ruth	135
Peter	427	Samantha	101
Philip	206	Sandra	373
Raymond	241	Sarah	185
Richard	335	Sharon	601
Robert	448	Sheila	163
Ronan	138	Shirley	81
Rory	68	Sinead	266
Seamus	112	Siobhan	312
Sean	259	Susan	325
Shane	190	Suzanne	182
Simon	82	Tara	162
Stephen	467	Teresa	246
Terence	96	Tracey	110
Thomas	1095	Tracy	134
Timothy	231	Una	95
Trevor	95	Valerie	182
Vincent	127	Veronica	99
William	739	Yvonne	225
Total in top 100	29,476		23,334
Top 100 as % of total	89.0		74.7
Total names registered	909		1,557
Total births registered	33,131		31,251

Open in Excel: Irish Babies Names 2020 Table 2.14 (XLS 12KB)

Table 2.15 Top 10 most popular boys' and girls' names in England and Wales (2019), Scotland (2019) and Northern Ireland (2018)

Table 2.7 Most popular babies' names registered in each Regional Authority in 2020
Year	Regional Authorities	Boys Name	%	Girls Name	%
2020	Border	Jack	1.84	Grace	1.95
	West	Cillian	2.12	Grace	1.96
	Mid-West	Jack	2.19	Grace	1.72
	South-East	Jack	2.82	Grace	1.96
	South-West	Jack	2.30	Fiadh	1.89
	Dublin	Jack	1.76	Olivia	1.25
	Mid-East	Jack	1.87	Emily	1.42
	Midland	Jack	2.48	Grace	2.12

Table 2.10 Top 10 Surnames of babies' registered in 2020 by number
Surname	Number
Murphy	602
Kelly	523
O'Brien	467
Ryan	433
Byrne	430
O'Connor	417
Walsh	383
O'Sullivan	348
McCarthy	300
Doyle	270

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Table 2.5 Babies' names with most growth in popularity between 2019 and 2020, measured by change in rank
	Rank - Boys				Rank - Girls
	2020	2019	Change in rank		2020	2019	Change in rank
Rian	86	119	33	Croía	95	162	67
Eoghan	79	108	29	Cora	90	127	37
Benjamin	50	75	25	Nina	83	119	36
Shane	87	111	24	Elsie	95	130	35
Sonny	81	103	22	Bonnie	41	72	31
				Penny	83	114	31

Table 2.6 Babies' names with most growth in popularity between 2019 and 2020, measured by number of names
	Number of Boys				Number of Girls
	2020	2019	Increase in number		2020	2019	Increase in number
Finn	331	256	75	Éabha	234	178	56
Benjamin	120	87	33	Bonnie	127	81	46
Fionn	323	291	32	Fiadh	366	334	32
Rían	285	262	23	Ada	131	100	31
Tommy	154	131	23	Croía	56	32	24

Table 2.8a Most popular boys' names, classified by area of residence of mother, between 2019 and 2020
	2020	2019
State	Jack	Jack

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

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

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

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

Table 2.9 Most popular babies' names registered in 2020, classified by nationality of parents¹
Nationality of mother	Nationality of father	Boys' name	Girls' name
Ireland	Ireland	Jack	Grace
Ireland	United Kingdom	Charlie	Bonnie
Ireland	EU14 excl. Irl	Noah	Sofia
Ireland	EU15 to EU27	Oscar	Amelia
Ireland	¹Other	Muhammad	Abigail, Chloe, Elizabeth, Olivia
Ireland	Not stated	Noah	Freya
United Kingdom	Ireland	Harry, Michael, Noah	Rosie
EU14 excl. Irl	Ireland	James, Liam	Lily, Mia
EU15 to EU27	Ireland	Adam, Alexander	Mia
¹Other	Ireland	Noah	Isabella
Not stated	Ireland	–	–
United Kingdom	United Kingdom	Alfie, Oscar	–
EU14 excl. Irl	EU14 excl. Irl	Noah	Alice, Mia, Olivia
EU15 to EU27	EU15 to EU27	David	Amelia
²Other	²Other	Muhammad	Olivia
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 (2019), Scotland (2019) and Northern Ireland (2018)
Rank	England and Wales		Scotland		Northern Ireland
	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls
1	Oliver	Olivia	Jack	Olivia	¹James, Noah	Grace
2	George	Amelia	Oliver	Emily	–	Emily
3	Noah	Isla	James	Isla	Jack	Olivia
4	Arthur	Ava	Charlie	Sophie	Charlie	Sophie
5	Harry	Mia	Harris	Ella	¹Daniel, Jacob	Ella
6	Leo	Isabella	Lewis	Ava	–	Amelia
7	Muhammad	Sophia	Leo	Amelia	Oliver	Isla
8	Jack	Grace	Noah	Grace	Harry	Anna
9	Charlie	Lily	Alfie	Freya	Thomas	Lily
10	Oscar	Freya	Rory	Charlotte	Leo	Lucy
¹Shared rank