Most popular baby names in Ireland, 1971

The top girls’ name was Mary, given to 1,907 babies. The top boys’ name was John, given to 2,654 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	1,907
2	Catherine	914
3	Margaret	837
4	Fiona	616
5	Sinead	598
6	Ann	582
7	Elizabeth	579
8	Sharon	570
9	Anne	538
10	Deirdre	535
11	Caroline	484
12	Patricia	467
13	Michelle	434
14	Sandra	422
15	Siobhan	401
16	Elaine	354
16	Karen	354
16	Linda	354
19	Geraldine	349
20	Bridget	348
21	Martina	344
22	Helen	339
23	Susan	335
24	Bernadette	302
25	Maria	289
26	Marie	271
27	Lorraine	260
28	Lisa	254
29	Jennifer	251
30	Yvonne	247
31	Eileen	240
32	Niamh	238
33	Denise	233
34	Sarah	229
35	Carol	225
36	Gillian	221
37	Carmel	215
38	Louise	214
39	Angela	209
39	Jacqueline	209
39	Orla	209
42	Teresa	207
43	Rachel	200
44	Suzanne	198
45	Kathleen	196
46	Deborah	190
47	Nora	183
48	Audrey	174
49	Barbara	172
50	Valerie	170
51	Paula	169
52	Anna	164
53	Josephine	161
54	Tracy	160
55	Brigid	157
56	Amanda	156
57	Claire	155
58	Aisling	153
59	Joan	147
59	Nicola	147
61	Christina	144
62	Sheila	143
63	Ciara	139
64	Shirley	135
65	Joanne	134
65	Pauline	134
67	Tara	133
68	Ruth	132
69	Colette	131
70	Ellen	128
71	Annette	127
71	Tracey	127
73	Edel	126
74	Grainne	121
75	Anita	120
76	Alison	114
77	Brenda	113
78	Jane	111
79	Frances	107
79	Helena	107
79	Noreen	107
82	Emer	100
83	Jean	99
83	Samantha	99
85	Clodagh	98
86	Clare	97
86	Laura	97
88	Julia	96
89	Veronica	94
90	Andrea	93
90	Antoinette	93
90	Maeve	93
90	Michele	93
94	Majella	91
94	Pamela	91
94	Una	91
97	Rose	89
98	Miriam	88
99	Katherine	87
100	Nuala	86

All girls’ names in Ireland, 1971

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	John	2,654
2	Michael	1,745
3	Patrick	1,705
4	David	1,269
5	James	1,190
6	Thomas	1,054
7	Paul	1,030
8	Mark	748
9	Brian	736
10	William	698
11	Martin	599
12	Declan	574
13	Alan	569
14	Stephen	568
15	Anthony	556
16	Gerard	524
17	Peter	521
18	Kevin	519
19	Joseph	508
20	Robert	481
21	Brendan	368
22	Noel	360
23	Edward	339
24	Derek	335
25	Richard	328
26	Andrew	294
27	Sean	291
28	Daniel	288
28	Francis	288
30	Denis	284
31	Kenneth	277
32	Kieran	273
33	Philip	272
34	Christopher	268
35	Darren	265
35	Niall	265
37	Jason	252
38	Timothy	233
39	Raymond	232
40	Keith	227
41	Dermot	220
42	Conor	219
43	Colm	217
44	Aidan	213
45	Barry	211
46	Damien	206
47	Colin	204
48	Shane	200
49	Ronan	188
50	Ciaran	173
51	Bernard	171
52	Adrian	169
53	Ian	162
54	Donal	160
54	Gary	160
56	Seamus	146
57	Cornelius	142
58	Vincent	140
59	Fergal	139
60	Damian	130
61	Liam	127
62	Trevor	126
63	Desmond	120
64	Laurence	118
65	Eoin	113
66	Enda	109
67	Jonathan	107
68	Karl	104
69	Eamonn	103
70	Eugene	102
70	Jeremiah	102
72	Terence	100
73	Graham	99
74	George	98
75	Nigel	97
76	Maurice	96
77	Charles	94
78	Hugh	92
78	Matthew	92
80	Cathal	90
81	Rory	88
82	Eamon	87
83	Fergus	86
84	Garrett	85
85	Nicholas	84
86	Gavin	83
87	Cormac	82
88	Padraig	81
89	Simon	80
90	Owen	77
91	Garry	76
92	Gregory	74
93	Gerald	73
94	Finbarr	69
94	Fintan	69
96	Diarmuid	68
97	Justin	67
98	Neil	65
99	Oliver	61
100	Wayne	57

All boys’ names in Ireland, 1971