Most popular baby names in Ireland, 1967

The top girls’ name was Mary, given to 2,591 babies. The top boys’ name was John, given to 2,981 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	2,591
2	Margaret	1,108
3	Catherine	1,086
4	Ann	715
5	Anne	681
6	Elizabeth	670
7	Bridget	545
8	Patricia	525
9	Deirdre	504
10	Geraldine	482
11	Martina	402
12	Caroline	396
13	Helen	381
14	Fiona	371
15	Susan	368
16	Sandra	359
17	Bernadette	337
18	Jacqueline	335
19	Sharon	334
20	Linda	309
21	Eileen	308
22	Marie	290
23	Kathleen	273
23	Maria	273
25	Paula	269
26	Carmel	267
27	Pauline	257
28	Karen	255
29	Teresa	254
30	Angela	252
31	Siobhan	242
32	Joan	226
33	Nora	218
34	Josephine	217
35	Anna	197
36	Michelle	192
37	Elaine	187
38	Orla	186
39	Ellen	184
40	Yvonne	183
41	Carol	169
42	Brigid	162
43	Denise	160
44	Audrey	152
45	Barbara	151
45	Frances	151
45	Sheila	151
48	Louise	147
48	Valerie	147
50	Jennifer	146
50	Lorraine	146
52	Christina	142
53	Jacinta	141
54	Deborah	131
54	Suzanne	131
56	Niamh	129
56	Sarah	129
58	Grainne	122
58	Julia	122
60	Sinead	121
61	Colette	115
62	Edel	113
63	Annette	110
63	Clare	110
65	Theresa	109
66	Ruth	108
67	Brenda	107
67	Helena	107
69	Veronica	105
70	Noreen	103
71	Rose	102
72	Johanna	98
73	Miriam	97
74	Claire	94
75	Alice	93
76	Jean	91
76	Rosemary	91
78	Christine	90
78	Majella	90
78	Michele	90
81	Jane	86
82	Una	84
83	Katherine	83
83	Pamela	83
85	Adrienne	82
85	Gillian	82
87	Rita	80
88	Alison	79
88	Laura	79
90	Antoinette	75
90	Evelyn	75
90	Marian	75
93	Emer	74
94	Dolores	72
94	Irene	72
96	Olive	71
97	Amanda	70
98	Maeve	69
99	Rosaleen	68
100	Nuala	66

All girls’ names in Ireland, 1967

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	John	2,981
2	Michael	1,958
3	Patrick	1,915
4	James	1,349
5	Paul	1,275
6	Thomas	1,175
7	David	1,125
8	William	849
9	Martin	798
10	Gerard	684
11	Brian	616
12	Joseph	612
13	Anthony	592
14	Peter	531
15	Mark	457
16	Brendan	405
17	Edward	397
18	Kevin	379
18	Stephen	379
20	Alan	376
21	Declan	366
22	Noel	356
23	Francis	336
24	Robert	332
25	Richard	314
26	Daniel	304
27	Denis	303
28	Kieran	275
29	Derek	273
30	Christopher	269
31	Raymond	252
32	Timothy	238
33	Andrew	234
34	Kenneth	225
35	Philip	222
36	Sean	221
37	Dermot	215
38	Aidan	198
39	Colm	191
40	Niall	184
41	Bernard	164
42	Vincent	156
43	Donal	155
44	Cornelius	144
45	Jeremiah	140
46	Maurice	139
47	Ian	138
48	Conor	129
49	Ciaran	120
49	Liam	120
51	Desmond	119
52	Damian	116
52	Eugene	116
54	Terence	112
55	Seamus	110
56	Charles	104
56	Hugh	104
58	Laurence	100
59	Matthew	99
60	Eamon	98
60	Ronan	98
62	Eamonn	96
63	Enda	93
64	George	91
65	Adrian	90
66	Gary	86
67	Barry	82
68	Damien	81
69	Colin	79
70	Simon	77
71	Shane	76
72	Gregory	74
73	Gerald	73
73	Oliver	73
75	Fergus	72
76	Eoin	69
77	Nicholas	67
78	Garrett	66
78	Padraig	66
80	Owen	64
81	Keith	60
82	Cathal	58
82	Henry	58
82	Rory	58
85	Edmond	51
86	Cormac	50
86	Neil	50
88	Fergal	49
89	Fintan	48
90	Finbar	45
91	Karl	44
92	Finbarr	43
93	Diarmuid	42
94	Leo	41
94	Nigel	41
96	Eric	40
96	Garry	40
98	Gabriel	39
98	Justin	39
100	Donald	37

All boys’ names in Ireland, 1967