Most popular boys’ names in Ireland, 1974

The official ranking as published, with the number of babies given each name. Names with the same count share a rank.

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

Rank	Name	Babies
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
101	Diarmuid	57
102	Stuart	54
103	Garry	53
103	Roy	53
105	Bryan	51
105	Ivan	51
107	Fintan	50
108	Gerald	49
109	Padraic	46
110	Carl	43
110	Darragh	43
110	Steven	43
113	Clive	41
114	Daragh	39
114	Morgan	39
116	Marcus	38
117	Eoghan	37
118	Edmond	36
118	Henry	36
118	Leonard	36
121	Allan	34
121	Jeremy	34
123	Dominic	32
123	Leslie	32
123	Luke	32
126	Roger	31
127	Alexander	30
128	Christian	29
128	Dara	29
128	Emmet	29
128	Finbar	29
128	Glen	29
128	Malcolm	29
134	Aiden	28
134	Austin	28
134	Cyril	28
134	Myles	28
134	Norman	28
139	Geoffrey	27
139	Tomas	27
141	Bartholomew	26
141	Derrick	26
141	Warren	26
144	Allen	25
144	Leo	25
146	Lorcan	24
147	Connor	23
148	Adam	22
148	Edmund	22
148	Jeffrey	22
148	Samuel	22
152	Aaron	21
152	Shaun	21
154	Cian	20
154	Colum	20
154	Dean	20
154	Gabriel	20
154	Julian	20
159	Arthur	19
159	Ivor	19
159	Killian	19
159	Lee	19
159	Micheal	19
164	Daren	18
164	Garret	18
164	Marc	18
167	Gearoid	17
167	Jarlath	17
167	Neal	17
167	Oisin	17
167	Ronald	17
167	Walter	17
173	Craig	16
173	Darran	16
173	Frank	16
173	Frederick	16
173	Nial	16
173	Ruairi	16
173	Ryan	16
173	Scott	16
173	Victor	16
182	Donagh	15
182	Edwin	15
182	Evan	15
185	Colman	14
185	Emmett	14
185	Garreth	14
185	Hubert	14
185	Robin	14
190	Benjamin	13
190	Donald	13
190	Dylan	13
190	Phillip	13
190	Rodney	13
190	Stewart	13
196	Albert	12
196	Johann	12
196	Jude	12
196	Neville	12
196	Roderick	12
196	Ross	12
196	Tadgh	12
203	Cillian	11
203	Clement	11
203	Malachy	11
203	Mervyn	11
203	Neill	11
208	Ambrose	10
208	Coleman	10
208	Douglas	10
208	Fearghal	10
208	Fiachra	10
208	Leon	10
208	Louis	10
208	Senan	10
208	Ultan	10
208	Valentine	10
218	Alfred	9
218	Augustine	9
218	Clifford	9
218	Derick	9
218	Florence	9
218	Mervin	9
218	Peadar	9
218	Pearse	9
218	Phelim	9
227	Andre	8
227	Conal	8
227	Dennis	8
227	Feargal	8
227	Gavan	8
227	Howard	8
227	Iain	8
227	Lawrence	8
227	Lloyd	8
227	Manus	8
227	Oran	8
227	Sylvester	8
227	Tadhg	8
240	Aengus	7
240	Aran	7
240	Daire	7
240	Elton	7
240	Emlyn	7
240	Eunan	7
240	Jamie	7
240	Jerome	7
240	Pauric	7
240	Russell	7
240	Stanley	7
251	Alvin	6
251	Angus	6
251	Aonghus	6
251	Barrie	6
251	Conall	6
251	Darryl	6
251	Daryl	6
251	Dermott	6
251	Diarmaid	6
251	Dominick	6
251	Don	6
251	Donogh	6
251	Harry	6
251	Leigh	6
251	Nathan	6
251	Paraic	6
251	Pascal	6
251	Paschal	6
251	Ralph	6
251	Rowan	6
251	Ruari	6
272	Alistair	5
272	Ashley	5
272	Conleth	5
272	Conrad	5
272	Darrell	5
272	Donnchadh	5
272	Duncan	5
272	Emmanuel	5
272	Ernest	5
272	Garvan	5
272	Graeme	5
272	Padraigh	5
272	Rodger	5
272	Roland	5
272	Turlough	5
272	Wesley	5
288	Andreas	4
288	Aubrey	4
288	Bruce	4
288	Clinton	4
288	Dan	4
288	Daran	4
288	Darrin	4
288	Dereck	4
288	Donall	4
288	Donnacha	4
288	Donncha	4
288	Dwayne	4
288	Fabian	4
288	Felim	4
288	Finian	4
288	Giles	4
288	Glynn	4
288	Harold	4
288	Jack	4
288	Joshua	4
288	Kristian	4
288	Loughlin	4
288	Nevan	4
288	Padhraig	4
288	Pierce	4
288	Raphael	4
288	Reginald	4
288	Stefan	4
288	Stephan	4
288	Tony	4
288	Troy	4
288	Tyrone	4
288	Vivian	4
321	Abraham	3
321	Aeneas	3
321	Ailbe	3
321	Alastair	3
321	Alex	3
321	Arron	3
321	Bartley	3
321	Benedict	3
321	Breffni	3
321	Cahal	3
321	Cameron	3
321	Cecil	3
321	Cieran	3
321	Clyde	3
321	Conan	3
321	Daithi	3
321	Dale	3
321	Derval	3
321	Domhnall	3
321	Eanna	3
321	Errol	3
321	Finnian	3
321	Flannan	3
321	Fredrick	3
321	Gene	3
321	Gordan	3
321	Hugo	3
321	Humphrey	3
321	Ignatius	3
321	Jan	3
321	Jarleth	3
321	Jonathon	3
321	Kealon	3
321	Ken	3
321	Kieron	3
321	Leighton	3
321	Mac	3
321	Macdara	3
321	Mahon	3
321	Mathew	3
321	Mel	3
321	Melvin	3
321	Miceal	3
321	Odran	3
321	Oscar	3
321	Pio	3
321	Redmond	3
321	Riobard	3
321	Roberto	3
321	Rohan	3
321	Ruaidhri	3
321	Rupert	3
321	Terry	3
321	Ulick	3