Most popular boys’ names in Ireland, 1965

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	3,360
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

Rank	Name	Babies
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
99	Roger	35
102	Trevor	34
103	Edmund	32
103	Ronald	32
105	Cathal	31
106	Albert	30
107	Finbar	29
108	Aiden	27
108	Hubert	27
108	Samuel	27
111	Austin	26
112	Walter	25
113	Leslie	24
113	Luke	24
115	Alexander	23
115	Leonard	23
117	Carl	20
117	Frederick	20
119	Ivan	18
119	Lawrence	18
119	Myles	18
119	Norman	18
119	Valentine	18
124	Augustine	17
124	Jarlath	17
124	Jerome	17
124	Lorcan	17
124	Pascal	17
129	Colman	16
129	Dara	16
129	Garry	16
129	Jude	16
129	Malachy	16
129	Roy	16
135	Harold	15
135	Paschal	15
137	Allan	14
137	Dermott	14
137	Dominick	14
137	Geoffrey	14
137	Graham	14
137	Jonathan	14
137	Malcolm	14
144	Justin	13
144	Louis	13
144	Pierce	13
144	Stuart	13
148	Benjamin	12
148	Bryan	12
148	Clive	12
148	Colum	12
148	Gordon	12
148	Morgan	12
148	Phillip	12
148	Roderick	12
148	Sylvester	12
157	Adam	11
157	Donagh	11
157	Gearoid	11
157	Kieron	11
161	Douglas	10
161	Feargal	10
161	Felix	10
161	Glenn	10
161	Mervyn	10
161	Victor	10
167	Alfred	9
167	Benedict	9
167	Peadar	9
170	Cieran	8
170	Clement	8
170	Conal	8
170	Conleth	8
170	Connor	8
170	Finian	8
170	Ivor	8
170	Jeremy	8
170	Manus	8
170	Neville	8
170	Raphael	8
181	Alphonsus	7
181	Ambrose	7
181	Cecil	7
181	Daragh	7
181	Dennis	7
181	Eoghan	7
181	Ernest	7
181	Gerrard	7
181	Kiernan	7
181	Mel	7
181	Mortimer	7
181	Ross	7
181	Steven	7
194	Angus	6
194	Brien	6
194	Columba	6
194	Edwin	6
194	Eunan	6
194	Garret	6
194	Julian	6
194	Marcus	6
194	Mathew	6
194	Padraic	6
194	Reginald	6
194	Rodney	6
194	Tomas	6
207	Allen	5
207	Bartley	5
207	Daire	5
207	Don	5
207	Donnacha	5
207	Emmet	5
207	Emmett	5
207	Frank	5
207	Jim	5
207	Kilian	5
207	Myra	5
207	Nial	5
207	Oisin	5
207	Ralph	5
207	Roland	5
222	Aaron	4
222	Bruce	4
222	Canice	4
222	Caoimhin	4
222	Coleman	4
222	Colmcille	4
222	Conrad	4
222	Darragh	4
222	Derrick	4
222	Diarmaid	4
222	Finton	4
222	Gareth	4
222	Gavin	4
222	Hans	4
222	Jeffrey	4
222	Macdara	4
222	Micheal	4
222	Murtagh	4
222	Pearse	4
222	Redmond	4
222	Senan	4
222	Stanley	4
222	Stewart	4
222	Tadhg	4
222	Tiernan	4
222	Tobias	4
222	Turlough	4
222	Ultan	4
250	Adrain	3
250	Aengus	3
250	Angelo	3
250	Art	3
250	Basil	3
250	Camillus	3
250	Ciaron	3
250	Columb	3
250	Cosmas	3
250	Craig	3
250	Damion	3
250	Daryl	3
250	Derick	3
250	Donall	3
250	Duncan	3
250	Garett	3
250	Grellan	3
250	Harry	3
250	Herbert	3
250	Howard	3
250	Iain	3
250	Jason	3
250	Jerry	3
250	Keiran	3
250	Killian	3
250	Mairtin	3
250	Marc	3
250	Miceal	3
250	Muredach	3
250	Norbert	3
250	Peader	3
250	Rodger	3
250	Russell	3
250	Wayne	3