Most popular baby names in Ireland, 1968

The top girls’ name was Mary, given to 2,364 babies. The top boys’ name was John, given to 2,863 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	2,364
2	Catherine	1,082
3	Margaret	1,029
4	Ann	749
5	Anne	656
6	Elizabeth	625
7	Deirdre	468
8	Patricia	461
9	Caroline	457
10	Bridget	418
11	Martina	411
12	Geraldine	410
13	Sharon	400
14	Susan	393
15	Sandra	371
16	Helen	358
17	Fiona	357
18	Linda	355
19	Marie	294
20	Karen	289
21	Bernadette	282
22	Eileen	276
23	Jacqueline	274
24	Maria	270
25	Kathleen	261
26	Michelle	244
27	Elaine	242
28	Teresa	234
29	Siobhan	226
30	Angela	224
31	Carmel	216
32	Joan	206
32	Paula	206
34	Carol	203
35	Pauline	200
36	Lorraine	196
37	Nora	193
38	Valerie	192
39	Yvonne	190
40	Jennifer	189
41	Ellen	177
42	Anna	172
43	Josephine	171
44	Denise	168
45	Louise	165
46	Orla	164
47	Barbara	163
48	Audrey	160
48	Suzanne	160
50	Niamh	157
51	Deborah	152
52	Christina	148
53	Brigid	146
54	Sarah	145
55	Colette	142
56	Sheila	136
57	Sinead	133
58	Frances	130
59	Claire	128
60	Grainne	123
61	Lisa	119
62	Brenda	117
63	Amanda	116
64	Christine	114
65	Julia	111
65	Miriam	111
67	Gillian	107
68	Emer	106
68	Rose	106
70	Veronica	104
71	Annette	103
72	Helena	101
73	Ruth	100
74	Clare	98
74	Theresa	98
76	Jane	95
77	Edel	91
78	Nuala	90
79	Una	87
80	Irene	84
80	Michele	84
80	Noreen	84
83	Alison	83
83	Maeve	83
85	Adrienne	79
85	Evelyn	79
87	Aisling	78
87	Alice	78
87	Antoinette	78
90	Jacinta	77
90	Jean	77
92	Rachel	75
93	Eleanor	74
94	Marian	73
95	Aileen	72
95	Ciara	72
97	Johanna	71
98	Laura	70
98	Regina	70
100	Janet	69

Rank	Name	Babies
100	Monica	69

All girls’ names in Ireland, 1968

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	John	2,863
2	Patrick	1,850
3	Michael	1,825
4	James	1,275
5	David	1,149
6	Thomas	1,119
7	Paul	1,086
8	William	752
9	Martin	742
10	Brian	631
11	Gerard	607
12	Mark	601
13	Joseph	599
14	Anthony	588
15	Peter	526
16	Robert	479
17	Kevin	476
18	Alan	444
19	Brendan	409
20	Stephen	402
21	Declan	399
22	Edward	374
23	Noel	366
24	Francis	332
25	Daniel	324
26	Derek	317
27	Denis	301
28	Richard	293
29	Christopher	266
30	Kenneth	254
31	Timothy	251
32	Andrew	250
33	Philip	248
33	Raymond	248
35	Niall	225
36	Aidan	215
37	Sean	211
38	Kieran	196
39	Dermot	190
40	Colm	178
41	Bernard	173
42	Donal	156
43	Conor	150
44	Ian	145
45	Ronan	132
46	Damien	127
47	Eugene	126
47	Laurence	126
49	Vincent	125
50	Cornelius	124
51	Liam	122
52	Desmond	121
53	Shane	115
54	Maurice	114
55	Ciaran	111
56	Gary	107
56	Jeremiah	107
58	Matthew	104
59	Adrian	103
60	Seamus	101
61	Barry	96
61	Colin	96
61	George	96
64	Terence	95
65	Damian	93
66	Enda	90
67	Nicholas	89
68	Eamonn	87
69	Charles	83
70	Fergal	82
71	Hugh	81
72	Eamon	72
72	Fergus	72
72	Keith	72
75	Eoin	69
75	Gerald	69
77	Owen	67
78	Padraig	66
79	Garrett	65
79	Karl	65
79	Rory	65
82	Oliver	62
83	Finbarr	57
83	Gregory	57
85	Nigel	55
86	Cathal	54
87	Cormac	53
87	Simon	53
89	Henry	51
90	Fintan	50
91	Diarmuid	49
92	Aiden	43
92	Eric	43
92	Justin	43
92	Trevor	43
96	Edmond	40
96	Ronald	40
98	Garry	39
98	Jonathan	39
100	Donald	36

All boys’ names in Ireland, 1968