Most popular baby names in Ireland, 1977

The top girls’ name was Mary, given to 972 babies. The top boys’ name was John, given to 2,086 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	972
2	Sinead	694
3	Catherine	693
4	Michelle	594
5	Karen	570
6	Caroline	563
7	Deirdre	540
8	Margaret	463
9	Fiona	460
10	Jennifer	451
11	Elaine	430
12	Sarah	413
13	Sharon	394
14	Niamh	390
15	Lisa	382
16	Elizabeth	381
17	Linda	372
18	Ann	364
19	Susan	360
20	Anne	356
21	Lorraine	341
22	Patricia	339
23	Claire	330
23	Louise	330
25	Nicola	320
26	Yvonne	306
27	Gillian	297
28	Martina	287
29	Sandra	285
30	Emma	283
30	Siobhan	283
32	Joanne	282
33	Orla	279
34	Helen	264
35	Laura	263
36	Aoife	252
37	Marie	243
38	Maria	237
39	Sabrina	229
40	Ciara	222
41	Geraldine	211
42	Denise	208
43	Amanda	205
44	Ruth	201
45	Bridget	200
46	Suzanne	198
47	Aisling	197
48	Deborah	187
49	Carol	184
50	Bernadette	179
51	Julie	178
52	Olivia	175
53	Jacqueline	169
54	Rachel	166
55	Paula	164
56	Edel	161
56	Grainne	161
58	Mairead	154
59	Clare	150
60	Aine	149
60	Angela	149
62	Emer	146
63	Eileen	145
64	Audrey	143
65	Kathleen	142
66	Alison	140
67	Tara	139
68	Tracey	131
68	Tracy	131
68	Valerie	131
71	Barbara	126
72	Anna	125
72	Teresa	125
74	Jane	124
75	Colette	114
76	Carmel	110
77	Catriona	109
78	Sheila	108
79	Helena	104
79	Maeve	104
81	Christina	101
81	Gemma	101
83	Anita	99
84	Josephine	97
85	Clodagh	96
85	Tanya	96
87	Ashling	95
87	Ellen	95
89	Noreen	94
90	Pauline	93
90	Roisin	93
92	Lorna	91
93	Andrea	90
93	Rebecca	90
95	Brenda	89
96	Eimear	87
97	Aileen	81
97	Caitriona	81
99	Irene	80
100	Joan	79

All girls’ names in Ireland, 1977

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	John	2,086
2	David	1,571
3	Michael	1,349
4	Patrick	1,227
5	Paul	1,114
6	James	927
7	Brian	865
8	Mark	864
9	Thomas	770
10	Stephen	704
11	Alan	679
12	Anthony	542
13	Martin	535
14	Kevin	522
15	William	497
16	Robert	470
17	Shane	468
18	Gerard	443
19	Peter	415
20	Joseph	411
21	Keith	389
22	Brendan	384
23	Niall	370
24	Declan	362
25	Barry	348
25	Richard	348
27	Derek	338
27	Sean	338
29	Andrew	318
30	Jason	317
31	Daniel	316
32	Ian	314
33	Gavin	299
34	Darren	294
35	Edward	270
36	Kieran	266
36	Philip	266
38	Kenneth	260
39	Noel	256
40	Ronan	244
41	Raymond	241
42	Damien	239
43	Conor	232
44	Aidan	227
45	Francis	226
46	Christopher	225
47	Colin	224
48	Jonathan	222
49	Adrian	219
49	Colm	219
51	Ciaran	207
52	Trevor	200
53	Timothy	190
54	Denis	183
55	Donal	178
56	Liam	175
57	Dermot	170
58	Graham	160
59	Eoin	157
59	Neil	157
59	Seamus	157
62	Wesley	155
63	Damian	146
64	Gary	143
65	Bernard	139
66	Enda	136
67	Simon	135
68	Rory	130
69	Padraig	123
70	Fergal	122
70	Vincent	122
72	Cathal	119
73	Owen	104
74	Oliver	102
75	Eamonn	101
76	Desmond	100
77	Nicholas	99
78	Wayne	95
79	Cornelius	92
79	Matthew	92
81	Karl	91
82	Maurice	86
83	Eugene	85
84	Gareth	83
84	Laurence	83
84	Nigel	83
87	Garrett	76
88	Charles	75
88	Ross	75
90	Gordon	73
91	Darragh	72
91	Diarmuid	72
93	Gregory	71
93	Jeremiah	71
95	Cormac	70
95	Hugh	70
97	Garry	69
98	Bryan	68
98	Eamon	68
98	Stuart	68

Rank	Name	Babies
98	Terence	68

All boys’ names in Ireland, 1977