Most popular boys’ names in Ireland, 1966

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	3,160
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

Rank	Name	Babies
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
101	Arthur	36
102	Albert	35
103	Donald	34
103	Fintan	34
103	Jonathan	34
103	Ronald	34
107	Frederick	30
108	Bartholomew	28
108	Gabriel	28
110	Nigel	27
111	Garry	26
111	Myles	26
113	Samuel	25
114	Alexander	24
114	Edmund	24
116	Austin	23
116	Ivan	23
116	Leslie	23
116	Walter	23
120	Bryan	22
120	Graham	22
122	Phillip	21
123	Colum	20
123	Louis	20
125	Augustine	19
125	Leonard	19
127	Allen	18
127	Jarlath	18
127	Luke	18
127	Malachy	18
127	Malcolm	18
132	Clive	17
132	Justin	17
134	Gordon	16
134	Hubert	16
134	Pierce	16
137	Allan	15
137	Norman	15
139	Frank	14
139	Garret	14
139	Jude	14
139	Mel	14
139	Victor	14
144	Carl	13
144	Emmet	13
144	Lorcan	13
144	Padraic	13
144	Roy	13
144	Valentine	13
150	Colman	12
150	Lawrence	12
150	Nial	12
150	Paschal	12
154	Donagh	11
154	Gearoid	11
154	Julian	11
154	Pascal	11
154	Stewart	11
159	Alfred	10
159	Daragh	10
159	Edwin	10
159	Eoghan	10
159	Florence	10
159	Gareth	10
159	Geoffrey	10
159	Glenn	10
159	Ivor	10
159	Marcus	10
159	Miceal	10
159	Morgan	10
171	Aaron	9
171	Dominick	9
171	Ernest	9
171	Jerome	9
171	Ralph	9
171	Stuart	9
177	Ambrose	8
177	Cian	8
177	Clement	8
177	Conal	8
177	Connor	8
177	Emmett	8
177	Roderick	8
177	Tomas	8
185	Basil	7
185	Benedict	7
185	Benjamin	7
185	Coleman	7
185	Dennis	7
185	Derick	7
185	Eunan	7
185	Ignatius	7
185	Mervyn	7
185	Micheal	7
185	Neal	7
185	Raphael	7
185	Steven	7
185	Wayne	7
199	Alphonsus	6
199	Angus	6
199	Cecil	6
199	Clifford	6
199	Darren	6
199	Douglas	6
199	Felix	6
199	Garreth	6
199	Gavan	6
199	Harry	6
199	Howard	6
199	Jeffrey	6
199	Jeremy	6
199	Kilian	6
199	Manus	6
199	Reginald	6
199	Ross	6
199	Shaun	6
199	Vivian	6
199	Warren	6
219	Dara	5
219	Donnacha	5
219	Humphrey	5
219	Jason	5
219	Mortimer	5
219	Neville	5
219	Peadar	5
219	Phelim	5
219	Rodney	5
219	Sylvester	5
229	Adam	4
229	Alastair	4
229	Andreas	4
229	Breffni	4
229	Bruce	4
229	Cieran	4
229	Conall	4
229	Conleth	4
229	Cormack	4
229	Dean	4
229	Feargal	4
229	Flannan	4
229	Garvan	4
229	Godfrey	4
229	Herbert	4
229	Kiernan	4
229	Lionel	4
229	Mathew	4
229	Murtagh	4
229	Oisin	4
229	Quentin	4
229	Randal	4
229	Robin	4
229	Roland	4
229	Senan	4
229	Turlough	4
229	Ultan	4
256	Alessandro	3
256	Aloysius	3
256	Aubrey	3
256	Bartholmew	3
256	Brien	3
256	Caimin	3
256	Canice	3
256	Columba	3
256	Conrad	3
256	Craig	3
256	Darach	3
256	Darragh	3
256	Darrell	3
256	Darryl	3
256	Dermott	3
256	Derrick	3
256	Diarmaid	3
256	Domhnall	3
256	Emmanuel	3
256	Errol	3
256	Fiacra	3
256	Finian	3
256	Gavin	3
256	Glen	3
256	Gordan	3
256	Jimmy	3
256	Keiran	3
256	Killian	3
256	Lesley	3
256	Marc	3
256	Norbert	3
256	Padraigh	3
256	Piaras	3
256	Rodger	3
256	Rowan	3
256	Ruairi	3
256	Russell	3
256	Stanislaus	3
256	Stanley	3
256	Tiernan	3
256	Vivien	3