Most popular baby names in Ireland, 1964

The top girls’ name was Mary, given to 3,471 babies. The top boys’ name was John, given to 3,696 babies.

The official ranking as published, with the number of babies given each name. Names with the same count share a rank.

Top 100 girls’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	3,471
2	Catherine	1,412
3	Margaret	1,392
4	Ann	866
5	Anne	834
6	Elizabeth	722
7	Caroline	617
8	Bridget	595
9	Geraldine	579
10	Patricia	536
11	Jacqueline	529
12	Pauline	460
13	Helen	437
14	Deirdre	408
15	Bernadette	392
16	Sandra	358
17	Eileen	344
18	Martina	339
19	Teresa	328
20	Paula	311
21	Carmel	304
22	Susan	303
23	Kathleen	301
24	Angela	291
25	Josephine	287
26	Marie	284
27	Ellen	282
28	Linda	279
29	Brigid	272
30	Nora	264
31	Joan	262
32	Fiona	249
33	Maria	236
34	Anna	214
35	Siobhan	207
36	Carol	185
37	Sheila	176
38	Frances	173
39	Sharon	172
40	Christina	169
41	Karen	165
42	Julia	157
43	Barbara	156
44	Johanna	146
45	Yvonne	139
46	Sarah	137
47	Colette	135
47	Lorraine	135
49	Rose	130
50	Valerie	129
51	Veronica	126
52	Orla	120
53	Miriam	117
54	Louise	116
55	Clare	115
56	Denise	113
57	Alice	111
58	Elaine	107
59	Jane	106
59	Rita	106
61	Theresa	100
62	Grainne	99
63	Brenda	98
63	Helena	98
65	Christine	92
65	Noreen	92
67	Suzanne	91
68	Annette	90
68	Jennifer	90
70	Monica	87
71	Rosemary	86
72	Olive	84
72	Philomena	84
74	Adrienne	80
75	Claire	78
76	Deborah	77
77	Katherine	76
78	Jean	75
78	Marian	75
80	Dolores	74
80	Maeve	74
80	Rosaleen	74
83	Edel	73
83	Evelyn	73
85	Audrey	72
85	Irene	72
87	Imelda	70
87	Ruth	70
87	Una	70
90	Nuala	68
91	Hannah	67
91	Maureen	67
93	Jacinta	66
93	Winifred	66
95	Antoinette	65
95	Dorothy	65
95	Majella	65
98	Eleanor	64
98	Ursula	64
100	Aileen	63

All girls’ names in Ireland, 1964

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	John	3,696
2	Patrick	2,235
3	Michael	2,157
4	Paul	1,814
5	James	1,554
6	Thomas	1,349
7	David	936
8	William	875
9	Martin	849
10	Gerard	815
11	Joseph	737
12	Anthony	613
13	Peter	527
14	Brian	464
15	Kevin	452
16	Francis	429
17	Brendan	426
18	Edward	425
19	Daniel	395
20	Noel	394
21	Denis	347
22	Robert	342
23	Declan	321
24	Richard	301
25	Stephen	296
26	Timothy	295
27	Christopher	289
28	Mark	279
29	Alan	245
30	Derek	237
30	Raymond	237
32	Kieran	224
33	Bernard	201
34	Andrew	195
34	Dermot	195
36	Philip	187
37	Aidan	182
38	Sean	171
39	Cornelius	161
39	Jeremiah	161
41	Kenneth	150
42	Vincent	148
43	Charles	145
43	Desmond	145
45	Colm	144
45	Donal	144
47	Niall	142
48	Laurence	141
49	Ciaran	124
50	Eugene	123
51	Maurice	120
52	George	115
53	Hugh	112
54	Liam	111
55	Terence	102
56	Conor	97
57	Gerald	94
58	Nicholas	92
59	Matthew	89
60	Henry	87
60	Seamus	87
62	Eamon	86
62	Ian	86
64	Eamonn	83
65	Adrian	75
66	Fergus	71
67	Ronan	70
68	Oliver	69
69	Barry	62
70	Finbarr	61
71	Owen	59
72	Gabriel	57
73	Damian	56
73	Rory	56
75	Damien	49
75	Enda	49
75	Shane	49
78	Garrett	47
78	Gregory	47
80	Edmond	45
81	Bartholomew	44
82	Neil	43
83	Eoin	42
84	Dominic	41
84	Gary	41
86	Karl	40
87	Cormac	39
88	Padraig	38
89	Colin	37
89	Ronald	37
91	Leslie	36
91	Simon	36
93	Fergal	35
94	Aiden	34
94	Eric	34
96	Cathal	32
96	Keith	32
98	Arthur	31
98	Nigel	31
100	Fintan	29

All boys’ names in Ireland, 1964