Most popular baby names in Ireland, 1969

The top girls’ name was Mary, given to 2,182 babies. The top boys’ name was John, given to 2,811 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	2,182
2	Catherine	1,007
3	Margaret	904
4	Ann	645
5	Elizabeth	597
6	Anne	577
7	Sharon	541
8	Deirdre	528
9	Patricia	484
10	Fiona	454
11	Caroline	431
12	Bernadette	415
13	Bridget	397
14	Helen	386
15	Martina	379
16	Karen	367
17	Susan	366
18	Linda	353
19	Sandra	347
20	Geraldine	334
21	Michelle	302
22	Siobhan	295
23	Elaine	291
24	Marie	280
25	Kathleen	275
26	Eileen	245
27	Carmel	238
28	Lorraine	232
29	Teresa	229
30	Orla	224
31	Jacqueline	220
32	Paula	216
33	Jennifer	215
34	Maria	207
35	Carol	205
36	Angela	204
36	Yvonne	204
38	Nora	199
39	Denise	198
40	Joan	196
41	Sinead	192
42	Pauline	190
43	Niamh	188
44	Louise	186
45	Josephine	185
46	Suzanne	182
47	Brigid	179
48	Anna	177
49	Sarah	176
50	Valerie	174
51	Ellen	173
52	Deborah	163
53	Audrey	161
53	Sheila	161
55	Colette	157
56	Barbara	151
57	Christina	140
58	Amanda	136
59	Michele	129
60	Lisa	126
61	Grainne	120
62	Claire	119
63	Annette	118
63	Edel	118
63	Rachel	118
66	Brenda	114
67	Christine	113
68	Ciara	111
68	Julia	111
70	Helena	110
71	Alison	108
72	Nicola	106
73	Gillian	105
74	Frances	104
74	Pamela	104
74	Veronica	104
77	Noreen	103
77	Ruth	103
79	Johanna	102
80	Clare	101
81	Miriam	98
82	Jane	94
82	Laura	94
84	Jean	88
84	Majella	88
84	Una	88
87	Irene	87
88	Aileen	86
88	Antoinette	86
88	Emer	86
91	Rose	84
92	Regina	81
93	Shirley	80
94	Adrienne	79
94	Aisling	79
96	Marian	77
96	Tara	77
98	Janet	76
99	Theresa	75
100	Maeve	74

All girls’ names in Ireland, 1969

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	John	2,811
2	Patrick	1,797
3	Michael	1,753
4	James	1,186
5	Thomas	1,139
6	David	1,127
7	Paul	1,075
8	William	730
9	Martin	680
10	Brian	678
11	Mark	626
12	Gerard	555
13	Anthony	551
14	Joseph	536
15	Alan	517
16	Peter	490
17	Kevin	473
18	Stephen	466
19	Robert	420
20	Declan	413
21	Brendan	390
22	Edward	377
23	Noel	332
24	Derek	331
25	Daniel	298
26	Richard	297
27	Francis	272
28	Kenneth	269
29	Denis	261
29	Raymond	261
31	Kieran	260
32	Niall	252
33	Christopher	243
34	Timothy	237
35	Sean	232
36	Andrew	226
37	Philip	212
38	Bernard	195
39	Colm	191
39	Dermot	191
41	Aidan	185
42	Damien	169
43	Ciaran	161
44	Donal	160
45	Ian	140
46	Damian	139
47	Ronan	137
48	Adrian	135
48	Barry	135
50	Conor	133
51	Vincent	132
52	Desmond	128
53	Cornelius	127
54	Eugene	126
55	Shane	123
56	Maurice	119
57	Liam	118
58	Laurence	117
59	Seamus	114
60	Enda	110
60	Jeremiah	110
62	Terence	108
63	Colin	106
64	Keith	105
65	Fergal	103
66	Charles	96
67	Gary	95
67	Matthew	95
69	Eamonn	92
69	Owen	92
71	Garrett	91
72	George	88
73	Hugh	87
74	Neil	83
75	Fergus	78
75	Nicholas	78
75	Rory	78
78	Eoin	77
78	Gregory	77
80	Karl	74
80	Oliver	74
82	Cathal	73
83	Eamon	68
84	Henry	67
84	Trevor	67
86	Finbarr	65
87	Cormac	64
88	Darren	63
88	Jason	63
90	Padraig	61
91	Ivan	59
91	Simon	59
93	Nigel	58
94	Gerald	55
95	Fintan	52
95	Jonathan	52
97	Justin	50
98	Edmond	48
98	Garry	48
100	Aiden	44

All boys’ names in Ireland, 1969