Most popular boys’ names in Ireland, 1968

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	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

Rank	Name	Babies
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
101	Finbar	35
102	Ivan	34
103	Dara	33
103	Neil	33
105	Arthur	32
105	Walter	32
107	Leo	31
108	Alexander	30
108	Cyril	30
108	Dominic	30
111	Gabriel	29
112	Graham	28
112	Lawrence	28
114	Daragh	27
114	Gordon	27
116	Frederick	26
117	Austin	25
117	Bartholomew	25
117	Colum	25
117	Norman	25
121	Albert	24
122	Carl	23
123	Clive	22
123	Edmund	22
123	Malachy	22
126	Donagh	21
127	Allen	20
127	Bryan	20
127	Darragh	20
127	Gareth	20
127	Gavin	20
127	Luke	20
127	Roger	20
134	Emmet	19
134	Roy	19
134	Stuart	19
137	Allan	18
137	Marcus	18
137	Samuel	18
140	Douglas	17
140	Hubert	17
140	Jeffrey	17
143	Leonard	16
143	Louis	16
143	Myles	16
146	Colman	15
146	Geoffrey	15
146	Lorcan	15
146	Roderick	15
150	Gearoid	14
150	Jason	14
150	Jerome	14
150	Malcolm	14
150	Ultan	14
150	Vivian	14
156	Augustine	13
156	Eoghan	13
156	Morgan	13
156	Rodney	13
156	Victor	13
161	Benjamin	12
161	Jarlath	12
161	Julian	12
161	Pascal	12
161	Paschal	12
161	Pierce	12
167	Ernest	11
167	Jude	11
167	Valentine	11
170	Darren	10
170	Dean	10
170	Dennis	10
170	Derick	10
170	Glenn	10
170	Manus	10
170	Steven	10
177	Adam	9
177	Alfred	9
177	Conal	9
177	Connor	9
177	Harold	9
177	Mathew	9
177	Neville	9
177	Nial	9
177	Sheamus	9
177	Wayne	9
187	Clement	8
187	Dominick	8
187	Edwin	8
187	Emmett	8
187	Garret	8
187	Jeremy	8
187	Oisin	8
187	Padraic	8
187	Ralph	8
187	Shaun	8
197	Christian	7
197	Donough	7
197	Eunan	7
197	Ivor	7
197	Marc	7
197	Mel	7
197	Mervyn	7
197	Redmond	7
197	Sylvester	7
197	Warren	7
207	Aaron	6
207	Adrain	6
207	Aengus	6
207	Benedict	6
207	Conrad	6
207	Craig	6
207	Frank	6
207	Humphrey	6
207	Kilian	6
207	Leon	6
207	Peadar	6
207	Pearse	6
207	Phelim	6
207	Phillip	6
207	Roland	6
222	Andreas	5
222	Angus	5
222	Bruce	5
222	Cecil	5
222	Clifford	5
222	Columba	5
222	Conall	5
222	Conleth	5
222	Daren	5
222	Dermott	5
222	Derrick	5
222	Garreth	5
222	Gerrard	5
222	Harry	5
222	Howard	5
222	Neal	5
222	Padraigh	5
222	Raphael	5
222	Ross	5
222	Troy	5
222	Vernon	5
243	Aedin	4
243	Ambrose	4
243	Andre	4
243	Davis	4
243	Domhnall	4
243	Donnacha	4
243	Fabian	4
243	Feargal	4
243	Gavan	4
243	Herbert	4
243	Iain	4
243	Killian	4
243	Mairtin	4
243	Michel	4
243	Padriag	4
243	Robin	4
243	Rossa	4
243	Russell	4
243	Senan	4
243	Stanley	4
243	Tadg	4
243	Thaddeus	4
243	Tomas	4
243	Wesley	4
267	Alaine	3
267	Alastair	3
267	Aron	3
267	Benildus	3
267	Cahal	3
267	Canice	3
267	Cian	3
267	Ciaron	3
267	Dale	3
267	Domnic	3
267	Donogh	3
267	Ferghal	3
267	Finton	3
267	Flannan	3
267	Gordan	3
267	Graeme	3
267	Harvey	3
267	Isaac	3
267	Kiran	3
267	Mario	3
267	Mortimer	3
267	Nathan	3
267	Neill	3
267	Pauric	3
267	Proinnsias	3
267	Ruairi	3
267	Rupert	3
267	Stewart	3