Most popular baby names in Ireland, 1970

The top girls’ name was Mary, given to 1,896 babies. The top boys’ name was John, given to 2,629 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	1,896
2	Catherine	939
3	Margaret	830
4	Ann	619
5	Sharon	601
6	Elizabeth	546
7	Anne	531
8	Fiona	519
9	Deirdre	514
10	Caroline	443
11	Patricia	415
12	Martina	385
13	Bridget	378
14	Helen	374
15	Sandra	373
16	Karen	357
17	Linda	343
18	Michelle	334
19	Susan	325
20	Geraldine	322
21	Siobhan	312
22	Elaine	291
23	Bernadette	268
24	Sinead	266
25	Lorraine	254
26	Kathleen	251
27	Eileen	249
28	Marie	246
28	Teresa	246
30	Maria	227
31	Yvonne	225
32	Denise	221
33	Carmel	215
33	Niamh	215
35	Angela	214
36	Jacqueline	212
37	Carol	203
37	Jennifer	203
39	Orla	201
40	Deborah	194
41	Rachel	189
42	Louise	188
42	Paula	188
44	Joan	185
44	Sarah	185
46	Suzanne	182
46	Valerie	182
48	Audrey	180
49	Nora	176
50	Brigid	168
51	Josephine	167
52	Sheila	163
53	Tara	162
54	Lisa	161
55	Pauline	160
56	Christina	158
57	Amanda	156
58	Anna	153
59	Barbara	147
60	Ellen	146
61	Michele	135
61	Ruth	135
63	Tracy	134
64	Colette	129
65	Gillian	128
66	Grainne	127
66	Nicola	127
68	Claire	123
69	Alison	121
69	Joanne	121
71	Aisling	117
72	Frances	111
73	Rose	110
73	Tracey	110
75	Edel	109
76	Helena	108
76	Julia	108
78	Christine	107
79	Brenda	105
79	Ciara	105
81	Jane	104
82	Noreen	101
82	Samantha	101
84	Jean	100
85	Emer	99
85	Veronica	99
87	Clare	96
88	Annette	95
88	Una	95
90	Laura	90
91	Pamela	89
92	Jacinta	88
93	Emma	87
94	Anita	84
95	Clodagh	81
95	Majella	81
95	Miriam	81
95	Shirley	81
99	Aileen	80
100	Antoinette	79

All girls’ names in Ireland, 1970

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	John	2,629
2	Michael	1,708
3	Patrick	1,674
4	David	1,160
5	James	1,130
6	Thomas	1,095
7	Paul	1,031
8	William	739
9	Mark	670
10	Brian	651
11	Gerard	637
12	Martin	603
13	Alan	567
14	Anthony	563
15	Declan	518
16	Joseph	483
17	Stephen	467
18	Kevin	449
19	Robert	448
20	Peter	427
21	Brendan	395
22	Noel	372
23	Edward	362
24	Derek	342
25	Richard	335
26	Daniel	330
27	Francis	305
28	Denis	277
28	Niall	277
30	Kieran	270
31	Sean	259
32	Colm	256
33	Kenneth	254
34	Raymond	241
35	Aidan	234
36	Andrew	232
37	Timothy	231
38	Dermot	229
39	Christopher	221
40	Darren	208
41	Philip	206
42	Shane	190
43	Ciaran	166
44	Donal	165
45	Conor	162
46	Fergal	153
47	Bernard	151
48	Barry	150
49	Damien	149
50	Ian	147
50	Liam	147
52	Adrian	143
53	Jason	141
54	Ronan	138
55	Desmond	136
56	Vincent	127
57	Damian	126
58	Gary	122
59	Jeremiah	119
60	Cornelius	118
61	Keith	115
62	Charles	114
63	Maurice	113
64	Seamus	112
65	Enda	105
66	Eugene	103
66	Padraig	103
68	Colin	102
69	Karl	101
70	Laurence	97
71	Eamonn	96
71	Garrett	96
71	Terence	96
74	Trevor	95
75	Hugh	93
76	Matthew	92
77	George	85
78	Jonathan	82
78	Simon	82
80	Gerald	80
81	Eoin	78
81	Nicholas	78
81	Owen	78
84	Cormac	76
85	Gregory	75
86	Fergus	73
87	Eamon	71
88	Justin	70
88	Nigel	70
90	Cathal	68
90	Rory	68
92	Oliver	65
93	Eric	58
94	Graham	53
94	Henry	53
96	Edmond	52
97	Finbarr	50
97	Garry	50
99	Gavin	47
100	Ivan	46

All boys’ names in Ireland, 1970