Most popular baby names in Ireland, 1980

The top girls’ name was Mary, given to 964 babies. The top boys’ name was John, given to 2,510 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	964
2	Sarah	653
3	Michelle	649
4	Catherine	633
5	Louise	598
6	Lisa	586
7	Caroline	573
8	Sinead	561
9	Jennifer	553
10	Karen	549
11	Emma	525
12	Elaine	507
13	Fiona	499
14	Niamh	492
15	Deirdre	464
16	Claire	458
17	Laura	446
18	Lorraine	440
19	Margaret	420
20	Sharon	381
21	Elizabeth	364
22	Orla	361
23	Anne	356
24	Ann	355
25	Ciara	352
25	Nicola	352
27	Linda	347
28	Aoife	344
29	Susan	335
30	Pamela	330
31	Patricia	327
32	Joanne	319
33	Siobhan	314
34	Paula	300
35	Sandra	283
36	Denise	279
37	Amanda	275
38	Marie	272
39	Yvonne	263
40	Aisling	258
41	Gillian	257
42	Maria	248
43	Helen	243
44	Martina	242
45	Carol	229
46	Edel	225
47	Aine	213
48	Deborah	211
49	Rachel	201
50	Grainne	195
51	Bridget	184
51	Donna	184
53	Eimear	181
54	Ruth	180
55	Bernadette	176
56	Geraldine	174
57	Suzanne	172
58	Clare	171
59	Jacqueline	170
60	Mairead	162
61	Tracey	156
62	Kathleen	150
63	Emer	147
64	Julie	145
65	Pauline	144
66	Eileen	140
67	Alison	137
67	Audrey	137
69	Tracy	132
70	Anna	131
71	Roisin	127
72	Angela	124
72	Catriona	124
74	Rebecca	121
75	Amy	120
75	Lorna	120
77	Sabrina	117
78	Tara	116
78	Teresa	116
80	Christina	114
81	Valerie	113
82	Caitriona	112
83	Jane	106
84	Christine	105
84	Ellen	105
84	Gemma	105
87	Emily	104
88	Andrea	103
89	Carmel	102
89	Olivia	102
91	Jean	98
92	Colette	96
93	Miriam	94
94	Melissa	93
95	Aileen	92
95	Barbara	92
97	Leona	90
97	Stephanie	90
97	Victoria	90
100	Helena	88

All girls’ names in Ireland, 1980

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	John	2,510
2	David	1,740
3	Michael	1,426
4	Paul	1,262
5	Patrick	1,218
6	James	1,087
7	Brian	944
8	Thomas	844
9	Alan	815
10	Mark	814
11	Stephen	773
12	Robert	670
13	Kevin	568
14	William	541
15	Shane	540
16	Martin	506
17	Peter	489
18	Anthony	483
19	Keith	453
20	Joseph	446
21	Gerard	429
22	Barry	423
23	Jonathan	401
24	Niall	393
25	Daniel	373
26	Brendan	372
26	Darren	372
28	Sean	370
29	Richard	365
30	Andrew	359
31	Ronan	356
32	Declan	348
32	Derek	348
34	Eoin	346
35	Damien	339
36	Philip	336
37	Jason	319
38	Conor	299
39	Gary	298
40	Ciaran	297
41	Kenneth	290
42	Gareth	282
42	Noel	282
44	Edward	272
45	Ian	271
46	Kieran	263
47	Colin	260
48	Christopher	255
49	Colm	253
50	Aidan	243
51	Liam	231
52	Gavin	230
53	Trevor	203
54	Raymond	199
55	Francis	192
55	Karl	192
57	Donal	186
58	Denis	182
59	Timothy	173
60	Adrian	169
61	Dermot	166
62	Simon	163
63	Graham	162
64	Padraig	157
65	Neil	137
66	Damian	136
67	Cathal	135
68	Vincent	132
68	Wayne	132
70	Ross	130
71	Seamus	128
72	Enda	122
73	Eamonn	116
74	Rory	115
75	Bernard	113
76	Matthew	110
77	Cormac	104
78	Owen	102
79	Garry	98
80	Charles	87
81	Fergal	85
81	Hugh	85
83	Nicholas	84
84	Laurence	82
84	Maurice	82
86	Desmond	81
87	Cornelius	76
87	Darragh	76
89	Eoghan	75
90	Eric	73
90	Jeremiah	73
92	Nigel	72
93	Bryan	71
94	Oliver	70
95	Diarmuid	69
96	George	68
97	Eugene	67
98	Steven	64
99	Terence	63
100	Gregory	62

All boys’ names in Ireland, 1980