Most popular boys’ names in Ireland, 1964

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

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

Rank	Name	Babies
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
101	Albert	28
101	Leo	28
101	Trevor	28
104	Donald	27
105	Edmund	26
105	Finbar	26
105	Frederick	26
105	Luke	26
109	Diarmuid	25
109	Myles	25
111	Dominick	24
111	Walter	24
113	Roger	22
114	Austin	20
114	Garry	20
116	Alexander	19
116	Cyril	19
116	Pascal	19
119	Colum	18
119	Jerome	18
119	Lawrence	18
119	Paschal	18
119	Samuel	18
119	Victor	18
125	Colman	17
125	Hubert	17
125	Jonathan	17
125	Leonard	17
129	Gordon	16
129	Graham	16
129	Malachy	16
129	Mel	16
129	Nial	16
134	Alfred	15
134	Norman	15
136	Marcus	14
136	Mervyn	14
136	Phillip	14
139	Benjamin	13
139	Jarlath	13
139	Justin	13
139	Louis	13
139	Malcolm	13
139	Valentine	13
145	Columba	12
145	Mathew	12
147	Allan	11
147	Carl	11
147	Clive	11
147	Geoffrey	11
147	Harold	11
147	Ivan	11
147	Lorcan	11
147	Manus	11
155	Alphonsus	10
155	Ambrose	10
155	Augustine	10
155	Benedict	10
155	Dara	10
155	Finian	10
155	Kiernan	10
155	Morgan	10
155	Pierce	10
164	Allen	9
164	Andrea	9
164	Clement	9
164	Coleman	9
164	Donagh	9
164	Eoghan	9
164	Felix	9
164	Frank	9
164	Gearoid	9
164	Phelim	9
164	Stuart	9
175	Bryan	8
175	Derick	8
175	Douglas	8
175	Glenn	8
175	Herbert	8
175	Jeffrey	8
181	Conrad	7
181	Daragh	7
181	Ernest	7
181	Eunan	7
181	Gerrard	7
181	Roderick	7
181	Roy	7
181	Sylvester	7
181	Tomas	7
181	Ultan	7
191	Aodh	6
191	Columbanus	6
191	Daire	6
191	Dennis	6
191	Feargal	6
191	Ignatius	6
191	Julian	6
191	Neill	6
191	Neville	6
191	Redmond	6
191	Ross	6
191	Senan	6
191	Stewart	6
204	Aengus	5
204	Bruce	5
204	Conal	5
204	Humphrey	5
204	Killian	5
204	Macdara	5
204	Neal	5
204	Padraic	5
204	Roland	5
204	Sharan	5
214	Arnold	4
214	Cieran	4
214	Conleth	4
214	Craig	4
214	Edwin	4
214	Fidelis	4
214	Flannan	4
214	Gareth	4
214	Ivor	4
214	Marco	4
214	Michale	4
214	Mortimer	4
214	Ralph	4
214	Russell	4
214	Seosamh	4
214	Stanley	4
214	Theodore	4
214	Warren	4
232	Angus	3
232	Basil	3
232	Canice	3
232	Connell	3
232	Criona	3
232	Daryl	3
232	Dermott	3
232	Derrick	3
232	Dudley	3
232	Fachtna	3
232	Fearghal	3
232	Felim	3
232	Fiach	3
232	Fiacre	3
232	Finnian	3
232	Garett	3
232	Gavin	3
232	Gilbert	3
232	Glen	3
232	Howard	3
232	Isaac	3
232	Jermiah	3
232	Keiran	3
232	Keirn	3
232	Kyran	3
232	Lorenzo	3
232	Mario	3
232	Matthias	3
232	Nigil	3
232	Oisin	3
232	Rodney	3
232	Stanislaus	3
232	Steven	3
232	Tadg	3
232	Tiernan	3
232	Wayne	3
232	Willaim	3