Most popular baby names in Ireland, 1974

The top girls’ name was Mary, given to 1,375 babies. The top boys’ name was John, given to 2,330 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	1,375
2	Catherine	751
3	Margaret	605
4	Caroline	581
5	Sinead	569
6	Michelle	533
7	Sharon	518
8	Deirdre	495
9	Elizabeth	488
10	Ann	465
11	Fiona	464
12	Karen	461
13	Anne	450
14	Elaine	427
15	Patricia	408
16	Linda	406
17	Lisa	402
18	Susan	383
19	Louise	376
20	Jennifer	366
21	Niamh	355
22	Sandra	350
23	Sarah	319
24	Martina	315
25	Lorraine	311
26	Siobhan	301
27	Nicola	293
28	Helen	278
29	Bridget	267
30	Marie	260
31	Amanda	258
32	Geraldine	250
33	Jacqueline	249
34	Yvonne	245
35	Maria	244
36	Denise	241
36	Gillian	241
38	Orla	226
39	Claire	225
40	Deborah	222
41	Emma	220
42	Bernadette	210
43	Suzanne	209
44	Kathleen	195
45	Eileen	187
46	Rachel	186
47	Ciara	185
48	Ruth	179
49	Carol	178
50	Paula	176
51	Joanne	173
52	Aisling	171
52	Edel	171
54	Audrey	170
55	Carmel	168
56	Angela	166
57	Teresa	164
58	Aoife	162
59	Clare	161
60	Valerie	157
61	Tara	151
62	Emer	145
63	Anna	142
63	Barbara	142
65	Alison	141
65	Grainne	141
67	Shirley	140
68	Colette	134
68	Tracey	134
70	Mairead	133
71	Jane	132
72	Sheila	131
73	Olivia	130
74	Christina	121
74	Nora	121
74	Tracy	121
77	Pauline	120
78	Josephine	119
79	Laura	117
80	Noreen	115
81	Ellen	111
81	Julie	111
83	Jean	108
84	Joan	107
85	Catriona	99
85	Clodagh	99
87	Irene	98
87	Roisin	98
89	Anita	95
90	Annette	93
90	Sonya	93
92	Brenda	92
93	Christine	91
93	Natasha	91
93	Regina	91
96	Frances	90
96	Rose	90
98	Lorna	89
99	Andrea	87
99	Brigid	87

Rank	Name	Babies
99	Pamela	87
99	Samantha	87

All girls’ names in Ireland, 1974

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	John	2,330
2	Michael	1,536
3	Patrick	1,443
4	David	1,263
5	Paul	1,139
6	James	1,059
7	Mark	979
8	Thomas	884
9	Brian	688
10	Alan	656
11	William	637
12	Stephen	606
13	Martin	579
14	Anthony	547
15	Kevin	523
16	Joseph	462
17	Robert	450
18	Jason	442
19	Keith	440
20	Peter	437
21	Declan	434
22	Gerard	421
23	Shane	369
24	Niall	350
25	Edward	347
26	Kenneth	346
27	Brendan	343
28	Derek	335
29	Richard	333
30	Sean	327
31	Darren	309
32	Barry	287
32	Raymond	287
34	Noel	284
35	Kieran	277
36	Andrew	274
37	Christopher	268
37	Daniel	268
39	Aidan	258
40	Damien	250
41	Francis	245
42	Philip	242
43	Ian	239
44	Denis	238
45	Colm	228
46	Adrian	219
47	Dermot	217
48	Donal	214
49	Ronan	203
50	Conor	199
51	Colin	193
51	Jonathan	193
53	Trevor	189
54	Timothy	188
55	Gary	187
56	Liam	182
57	Ciaran	180
58	Fergal	168
59	Damian	154
60	Vincent	151
61	Eoin	149
62	Graham	138
63	Gavin	134
63	Seamus	134
65	Bernard	118
66	Padraig	116
67	Karl	112
68	Maurice	111
69	Cathal	108
70	Enda	106
71	Matthew	102
72	Eamonn	100
73	Neil	98
74	Nigel	94
75	Garrett	93
76	Jeremiah	92
76	Owen	92
78	Desmond	91
79	Terence	90
80	Hugh	88
80	Justin	88
80	Simon	88
83	Laurence	87
84	Gregory	86
85	Cornelius	85
86	George	84
86	Nicholas	84
88	Fergus	82
89	Eugene	81
90	Cormac	79
90	Rory	79
92	Oliver	78
92	Wayne	78
94	Charles	74
95	Glenn	73
96	Eric	70
97	Gordon	68
98	Gareth	65
99	Eamon	63
99	Finbarr	63

All boys’ names in Ireland, 1974