Most popular baby names in Ireland, 1966

The top girls’ name was Mary, given to 2,861 babies. The top boys’ name was John, given to 3,160 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	2,861
2	Catherine	1,279
3	Margaret	1,216
4	Ann	837
5	Anne	786
6	Elizabeth	672
7	Deirdre	613
8	Bridget	554
9	Patricia	537
10	Geraldine	499
11	Helen	424
12	Martina	420
13	Caroline	400
14	Bernadette	374
15	Sandra	366
16	Jacqueline	344
17	Linda	325
18	Eileen	313
19	Kathleen	312
20	Teresa	308
21	Sharon	302
21	Susan	302
23	Marie	298
24	Fiona	287
25	Carmel	281
26	Brigid	278
27	Karen	276
28	Pauline	270
29	Nora	261
30	Maria	257
31	Siobhan	242
32	Angela	226
33	Joan	219
34	Paula	218
35	Ellen	203
36	Anna	202
37	Josephine	199
38	Carol	197
39	Orla	171
40	Sarah	166
41	Yvonne	164
42	Denise	161
42	Valerie	161
44	Lorraine	159
45	Sheila	153
46	Louise	150
47	Christina	148
48	Barbara	147
49	Elaine	142
50	Rose	141
51	Michelle	136
52	Clare	131
52	Colette	131
52	Frances	131
52	Veronica	131
56	Niamh	129
57	Grainne	121
58	Annette	119
59	Julia	113
60	Brenda	111
60	Michele	111
60	Noreen	111
63	Audrey	109
64	Jennifer	108
64	Suzanne	108
66	Theresa	106
67	Johanna	104
68	Helena	103
69	Deborah	102
70	Claire	101
70	Jane	101
72	Jean	100
73	Alice	98
74	Una	97
75	Christine	90
76	Sinead	89
77	Adrienne	84
78	Katherine	80
78	Miriam	80
80	Rita	79
81	Laura	78
82	Aileen	77
83	Rosemary	76
83	Ruth	76
85	Marian	75
86	Edel	73
86	Janet	73
88	Jacinta	72
88	Monica	72
90	Dolores	70
90	Evelyn	70
90	Pamela	70
93	Imelda	68
93	Majella	68
93	Nuala	68
93	Shirley	68
97	Amanda	65
98	Alison	64
98	Noeleen	64
100	Aisling	63

Rank	Name	Babies
100	Philomena	63

All girls’ names in Ireland, 1966

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	John	3,160
2	Michael	2,012
3	Patrick	1,963
4	James	1,446
5	Paul	1,303
6	Thomas	1,265
7	David	992
8	William	820
9	Martin	814
10	Gerard	749
11	Joseph	680
12	Anthony	628
13	Peter	601
14	Brian	597
15	Kevin	449
16	Brendan	440
17	Edward	423
17	Stephen	423
19	Noel	397
20	Francis	390
21	Mark	386
22	Declan	384
23	Alan	338
24	Daniel	337
25	Robert	317
26	Denis	303
27	Richard	298
28	Christopher	280
28	Derek	280
30	Timothy	251
31	Andrew	250
32	Kieran	243
33	Sean	235
34	Philip	222
35	Raymond	220
36	Bernard	209
37	Dermot	200
38	Colm	199
39	Kenneth	178
40	Niall	176
41	Aidan	169
42	Vincent	165
43	Cornelius	161
44	Donal	157
45	Jeremiah	148
46	Desmond	139
47	Conor	138
48	Ian	131
49	Laurence	127
50	Ciaran	125
51	Eugene	122
52	Matthew	120
53	Charles	118
54	Maurice	114
55	George	112
55	Seamus	112
57	Liam	110
58	Terence	109
59	Eamon	107
60	Eamonn	103
61	Ronan	97
62	Hugh	95
63	Nicholas	89
64	Gerald	82
65	Enda	81
66	Garrett	78
67	Barry	77
68	Colin	74
68	Damian	74
68	Gary	74
71	Fergus	73
71	Shane	73
73	Gregory	72
73	Padraig	72
75	Owen	69
76	Damien	68
76	Eoin	68
78	Simon	67
79	Oliver	65
80	Adrian	63
81	Neil	58
82	Finbarr	57
83	Henry	56
83	Rory	56
85	Cathal	55
85	Fergal	55
87	Trevor	51
88	Edmond	48
88	Karl	48
88	Keith	48
91	Cyril	46
91	Diarmuid	46
93	Pearse	44
94	Finbar	42
95	Cormac	41
95	Eric	41
97	Dominic	38
97	Leo	38
99	Aiden	37
99	Roger	37

All boys’ names in Ireland, 1966