Most popular baby names in Ireland, 1965

The top girls’ name was Mary, given to 3,229 babies. The top boys’ name was John, given to 3,360 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	3,229
2	Margaret	1,395
3	Catherine	1,351
4	Anne	840
5	Ann	807
6	Elizabeth	779
7	Geraldine	591
8	Patricia	581
9	Bridget	555
10	Caroline	501
11	Deirdre	470
12	Helen	453
13	Jacqueline	431
14	Sandra	417
15	Bernadette	389
16	Martina	369
17	Eileen	367
18	Kathleen	319
18	Susan	319
20	Teresa	318
21	Angela	314
22	Nora	310
23	Linda	309
24	Pauline	300
25	Carmel	294
26	Brigid	293
27	Fiona	290
28	Karen	289
29	Marie	286
30	Anna	285
31	Ellen	281
32	Sharon	266
33	Joan	262
34	Josephine	247
34	Siobhan	247
36	Maria	243
37	Carol	217
38	Paula	215
39	Orla	186
40	Lorraine	173
41	Sarah	172
42	Yvonne	167
43	Frances	163
44	Sheila	161
45	Barbara	153
45	Julia	153
47	Christina	148
48	Colette	144
49	Valerie	141
50	Rose	137
51	Denise	134
52	Grainne	133
53	Clare	132
54	Veronica	130
55	Brenda	120
56	Elaine	117
57	Louise	116
58	Christine	108
59	Suzanne	107
60	Alice	102
61	Jean	101
61	Michele	101
63	Claire	99
63	Miriam	99
65	Annette	97
66	Ruth	96
67	Jane	94
68	Monica	93
69	Helena	92
69	Rosemary	92
71	Katherine	91
71	Nuala	91
73	Audrey	90
74	Noreen	89
75	Deborah	87
76	Rita	85
77	Theresa	83
78	Evelyn	82
79	Adrienne	81
80	Imelda	80
80	Johanna	80
80	Marian	80
80	Regina	80
84	Majella	79
85	Emer	78
86	Dolores	77
87	Janet	75
87	Jennifer	75
89	Jacinta	73
89	Niamh	73
89	Una	73
92	Edel	71
93	Antoinette	70
93	Maeve	70
93	Noeleen	70
96	Michelle	69
96	Olive	69
98	Therese	67
99	Irene	66
100	Philomena	65

All girls’ names in Ireland, 1965

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	John	3,360
2	Patrick	2,281
3	Michael	2,057
4	James	1,464
5	Thomas	1,367
6	Paul	1,323
7	David	1,102
8	William	1,000
9	Martin	843
10	Gerard	837
11	Joseph	705
12	Anthony	663
13	Brian	585
14	Peter	578
15	Kevin	469
16	Brendan	436
17	Edward	423
18	Declan	412
19	Francis	393
20	Stephen	379
21	Noel	374
22	Richard	354
23	Robert	353
24	Denis	350
25	Daniel	344
26	Mark	318
27	Alan	316
28	Christopher	270
29	Timothy	263
30	Derek	255
31	Kieran	252
32	Andrew	236
33	Aidan	233
34	Bernard	211
35	Dermot	207
36	Raymond	205
37	Philip	202
38	Donal	189
39	Niall	184
40	Kenneth	182
41	Sean	163
42	Jeremiah	162
43	Cornelius	158
44	Vincent	154
45	Desmond	148
46	Charles	145
47	Eugene	135
48	Colm	133
49	Matthew	129
50	Maurice	128
51	Ciaran	124
52	Laurence	123
53	Hugh	118
54	Ian	110
55	Terence	108
56	Conor	107
56	George	107
58	Seamus	105
59	Liam	103
60	Eamonn	95
61	Damian	86
62	Adrian	82
63	Ronan	81
64	Gerald	78
65	Eamon	75
65	Nicholas	75
65	Shane	75
68	Henry	72
69	Oliver	68
70	Enda	66
70	Fergus	66
72	Owen	65
73	Damien	63
73	Garrett	63
75	Finbarr	60
75	Simon	60
77	Barry	59
77	Edmond	59
77	Eoin	59
80	Gregory	55
81	Gabriel	54
82	Padraig	52
83	Gary	51
83	Keith	51
85	Fintan	49
86	Colin	48
87	Fergal	46
88	Karl	45
88	Neil	45
90	Rory	43
91	Arthur	42
92	Cormac	41
92	Cyril	41
94	Diarmuid	39
95	Bartholomew	38
96	Dominic	37
96	Donald	37
98	Eric	36
99	Leo	35
99	Nigel	35

Rank	Name	Babies
99	Roger	35

All boys’ names in Ireland, 1965