Most popular baby names in Ireland, 1975

The top girls’ name was Mary, given to 1,227 babies. The top boys’ name was John, given to 2,088 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	1,227
2	Sinead	825
3	Catherine	682
4	Olivia	618
5	Margaret	569
6	Michelle	562
7	Caroline	517
8	Sharon	501
9	Elizabeth	468
10	Deirdre	464
11	Elaine	460
12	Fiona	451
13	Jennifer	442
14	Karen	435
15	Ann	424
16	Anne	413
17	Linda	385
18	Patricia	376
19	Lisa	361
20	Susan	359
21	Siobhan	340
22	Sandra	330
23	Niamh	327
24	Louise	320
25	Lorraine	314
25	Sarah	314
27	Nicola	296
28	Helen	288
29	Yvonne	279
30	Martina	268
31	Maria	253
32	Claire	251
33	Orla	247
34	Olive	239
35	Denise	233
36	Gillian	227
36	Marie	227
38	Emma	226
39	Amanda	225
40	Geraldine	216
41	Bridget	213
42	Rachel	210
43	Aisling	209
44	Laura	195
45	Jacqueline	187
46	Kathleen	186
47	Carol	185
48	Joanne	182
49	Ciara	181
50	Eileen	175
50	Suzanne	175
52	Ruth	173
53	Deborah	170
54	Paula	168
55	Bernadette	162
56	Aoife	157
57	Clare	152
58	Angela	151
59	Mairead	150
60	Alison	145
61	Grainne	144
62	Carmel	142
62	Edel	142
62	Tara	142
65	Audrey	140
65	Colette	140
67	Anna	135
68	Emer	134
69	Teresa	130
70	Valerie	129
71	Barbara	128
72	Christina	121
72	Jane	121
74	Tracey	117
75	Sheila	114
76	Josephine	113
77	Tracy	110
78	Julie	109
79	Aine	107
80	Nora	105
81	Anita	102
82	Clodagh	98
83	Joan	97
83	Shirley	97
85	Brenda	96
85	Helena	96
85	Lorna	96
85	Roisin	96
89	Catriona	95
89	Ellen	95
91	Jean	92
92	Samantha	90
93	Noreen	89
94	Evelyn	88
94	Pauline	88
96	Christine	85
96	Hazel	85
98	Tanya	84
98	Una	84
100	Brigid	83

All girls’ names in Ireland, 1975

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	John	2,088
2	Michael	1,389
3	David	1,360
4	Patrick	1,310
5	Paul	1,108
6	James	1,033
7	Mark	863
8	Thomas	823
9	Alan	747
10	Brian	726
11	Stephen	692
12	Martin	548
13	William	538
14	Oliver	537
15	Anthony	521
16	Kevin	465
17	Keith	459
18	Gerard	456
19	Robert	437
20	Peter	432
21	Declan	408
22	Shane	401
23	Joseph	389
24	Brendan	381
25	Jason	370
26	Niall	368
27	Richard	345
28	Derek	318
29	Daniel	304
30	Kenneth	299
31	Edward	287
32	Noel	280
33	Andrew	279
34	Sean	278
35	Darren	267
36	Barry	263
37	Philip	259
38	Raymond	246
39	Ian	245
40	Francis	243
41	Adrian	237
42	Kieran	236
43	Ronan	232
44	Conor	231
45	Colm	224
46	Christopher	223
46	Damien	223
48	Denis	210
49	Dermot	204
50	Colin	203
51	Trevor	198
52	Ciaran	193
53	Timothy	192
54	Aidan	189
55	Jonathan	188
56	Donal	164
57	Damian	157
58	Gary	149
59	Fergal	147
59	Simon	147
61	Seamus	146
62	Eoin	145
63	Liam	142
64	Graham	134
65	Vincent	133
66	Bernard	131
67	Nigel	128
68	Cathal	123
69	Gavin	122
70	Enda	120
71	Wayne	115
72	Padraig	114
73	Maurice	108
74	Rory	102
75	Eamonn	99
75	Eugene	99
77	Neil	98
78	Karl	97
79	Desmond	96
80	Eamon	93
81	Jeremiah	92
82	Cormac	90
83	Cornelius	88
83	Nicholas	88
85	Matthew	87
86	Fergus	86
87	Owen	84
88	Stuart	79
88	Terence	79
90	Charles	78
91	Justin	74
92	Gerald	72
93	Steven	69
94	Hugh	68
94	Laurence	68
96	George	66
96	Gordon	66
98	Eric	65
98	Garry	65
100	Glen	64

All boys’ names in Ireland, 1975