Most popular baby names in Ireland, 1973

The top girls’ name was Mary, given to 1,529 babies. The top boys’ name was John, given to 2,431 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	1,529
2	Catherine	785
3	Margaret	686
4	Sinead	659
5	Caroline	604
6	Fiona	563
7	Deirdre	529
8	Elizabeth	520
9	Anne	489
10	Michelle	468
11	Sharon	460
12	Ann	453
13	Linda	437
14	Karen	425
15	Martina	391
16	Elaine	388
17	Sandra	378
18	Patricia	376
19	Jennifer	361
20	Lisa	358
21	Siobhan	332
22	Lorraine	327
23	Louise	325
24	Susan	322
25	Bridget	314
26	Niamh	313
27	Helen	289
28	Yvonne	287
29	Marie	279
30	Maria	263
31	Gillian	261
32	Geraldine	260
33	Sarah	249
34	Denise	238
35	Nicola	235
36	Jacqueline	233
37	Amanda	230
38	Orla	223
39	Bernadette	215
39	Claire	215
39	Teresa	215
42	Deborah	209
43	Kathleen	203
44	Aisling	202
45	Carmel	200
46	Eileen	194
47	Audrey	187
48	Suzanne	185
49	Rachel	182
50	Emma	177
50	Tara	177
52	Edel	175
53	Angela	171
54	Carol	166
54	Paula	166
56	Ciara	165
56	Ruth	165
58	Clare	162
59	Emer	151
60	Grainne	150
61	Joanne	149
62	Tracey	144
63	Valerie	141
64	Anna	140
65	Josephine	139
65	Sheila	139
67	Aoife	137
67	Barbara	137
69	Nora	136
69	Shirley	136
71	Alison	134
72	Pauline	132
73	Colette	128
74	Jane	126
75	Christina	124
76	Joan	121
77	Ellen	117
77	Laura	117
79	Tracy	111
80	Mairead	109
80	Sonya	109
82	Anita	108
83	Annette	107
84	Noreen	106
85	Clodagh	101
86	Catriona	98
87	Una	95
88	Olivia	94
89	Aileen	93
89	Frances	93
89	Lorna	93
92	Brigid	92
92	Roisin	92
94	Brenda	91
95	Pamela	90
96	Julie	89
97	Aine	88
98	Helena	87
99	Christine	84
99	Jean	84

All girls’ names in Ireland, 1973

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	John	2,431
2	Michael	1,600
3	Patrick	1,484
4	David	1,262
5	Paul	1,112
6	James	1,002
7	Thomas	996
8	Mark	927
9	Brian	692
10	Alan	605
10	Martin	605
12	Stephen	602
13	William	582
14	Declan	529
15	Anthony	518
16	Gerard	486
17	Kevin	471
18	Peter	470
19	Robert	466
20	Joseph	458
21	Jason	418
22	Brendan	374
23	Noel	363
24	Keith	361
25	Shane	351
26	Richard	344
27	Derek	341
28	Niall	319
29	Edward	317
29	Sean	317
31	Kenneth	305
32	Darren	292
33	Daniel	285
34	Kieran	283
35	Francis	272
36	Raymond	264
37	Barry	260
38	Andrew	259
39	Christopher	251
40	Philip	247
41	Aidan	242
42	Denis	236
43	Adrian	229
44	Colm	222
45	Ciaran	216
45	Ian	216
47	Conor	210
48	Dermot	209
49	Colin	203
49	Damien	203
49	Ronan	203
52	Timothy	200
53	Donal	199
54	Gavin	175
54	Trevor	175
56	Liam	169
57	Damian	168
58	Jonathan	158
59	Bernard	156
60	Fergal	153
60	Gary	153
60	Seamus	153
63	Eoin	143
63	Graham	143
65	Vincent	137
66	Karl	131
67	Enda	129
68	Maurice	119
69	Cornelius	117
70	Cathal	114
71	Garrett	112
72	Owen	109
73	Simon	108
74	Eugene	106
75	Laurence	105
76	Terence	103
77	Fergus	99
77	Matthew	99
79	Neil	98
80	Eamonn	97
81	Desmond	96
81	Hugh	96
83	Cormac	95
84	Garry	94
85	Rory	92
86	Padraig	90
87	George	89
88	Justin	88
88	Nicholas	88
90	Charles	84
90	Eric	84
90	Jeremiah	84
93	Nigel	81
94	Gareth	73
94	Gordon	73
94	Gregory	73
97	Wayne	69
98	Finbarr	61
99	Daragh	57
99	Eamon	57

Rank	Name	Babies
99	Gerald	57
99	Oliver	57

All boys’ names in Ireland, 1973