Most popular baby names in Ireland, 1982

The top girls’ name was Mary, given to 822 babies. The top boys’ name was John, given to 1,965 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	822
2	Sarah	789
3	Michelle	732
4	Jennifer	650
5	Lisa	649
6	Elaine	607
7	Louise	601
8	Emma	570
9	Sinead	538
10	Catherine	535
11	Laura	531
12	Claire	499
13	Niamh	481
14	Aoife	466
15	Deirdre	463
16	Karen	461
17	Fiona	447
18	Caroline	444
19	Ciara	391
20	Nicola	387
21	Linda	364
22	Anne	355
23	Sharon	345
24	Ann	342
25	Margaret	338
26	Lorraine	335
27	Susan	307
28	Siobhan	302
29	Orla	298
30	Elizabeth	295
31	Aisling	281
31	Marie	281
33	Donna	272
34	Joanne	269
35	Patricia	262
36	Maria	251
37	Denise	236
37	Edel	236
39	Gillian	232
40	Rachel	230
41	Helen	228
42	Deborah	220
43	Amanda	215
44	Sandra	211
45	Grainne	202
46	Mairead	200
47	Pamela	197
48	Carol	195
49	Eimear	184
50	Yvonne	183
51	Amy	181
52	Clare	173
53	Aine	169
54	Emer	167
54	Martina	167
56	Suzanne	166
57	Paula	161
57	Rebecca	161
57	Roisin	161
60	Ruth	159
61	Bridget	156
62	Kathleen	146
63	Eileen	144
64	Jacqueline	143
65	Anna	142
65	Grace	142
67	Gemma	139
68	Geraldine	134
68	Julie	134
70	Alison	130
70	Tracey	130
72	Lorna	124
72	Tara	124
74	Bernadette	123
75	Caitriona	121
76	Catriona	119
77	Jane	117
78	Jessica	114
79	Tracy	113
80	Audrey	102
80	Christina	102
82	Angela	101
83	Stephanie	99
84	Olivia	98
84	Teresa	98
86	Anita	97
86	Ellen	97
88	Christine	95
89	Natalie	94
90	Andrea	93
90	Emily	93
92	Maeve	91
92	Victoria	91
94	Valerie	90
95	Noreen	89
96	Katherine	87
97	Pauline	85
98	Kim	84
99	Melissa	83
100	Carmel	81

Rank	Name	Babies
100	Samantha	81

All girls’ names in Ireland, 1982

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	John	1,965
2	David	1,683
3	Michael	1,254
4	Patrick	1,107
4	Paul	1,107
6	James	1,034
7	Stephen	1,017
8	Brian	835
9	Thomas	828
10	Mark	784
11	Alan	733
12	Robert	661
13	Kevin	596
14	Shane	558
15	Martin	524
16	Anthony	493
17	William	478
18	Jonathan	475
19	Peter	458
20	Andrew	456
21	Joseph	449
22	Barry	443
22	Sean	443
24	Gerard	408
25	Niall	403
26	Daniel	395
27	Keith	383
28	Christopher	376
29	Richard	372
30	Brendan	365
31	Ciaran	359
32	Eoin	342
33	Darren	334
34	Damien	323
35	Derek	321
36	Conor	315
37	Gary	308
38	Declan	305
39	Ian	289
39	Philip	289
41	Ronan	281
42	Jason	267
43	Colm	260
44	Edward	252
45	Kieran	245
46	Aidan	240
47	Noel	237
48	Kenneth	216
49	Colin	198
50	Liam	192
51	Gavin	184
52	Donal	178
53	Adrian	174
54	Francis	173
55	Denis	165
56	Neil	162
57	Raymond	160
58	Timothy	157
59	Rory	155
60	Seamus	152
61	Dermot	151
61	Trevor	151
63	Graham	144
64	Simon	141
65	Padraig	137
66	Cathal	134
67	Matthew	133
68	Ross	132
69	Karl	118
70	Owen	117
71	Bernard	116
71	Darragh	116
71	Wayne	116
74	Steven	113
74	Vincent	113
76	Enda	107
77	Eamonn	101
78	Damian	100
79	Cormac	99
80	Adam	98
81	Gareth	89
82	Eoghan	84
82	Fergal	84
82	Garry	84
85	Diarmuid	75
85	Nicholas	75
87	Desmond	73
87	Eric	73
89	Cian	72
90	Aaron	71
91	Terence	69
92	Micheal	68
93	Charles	66
93	Eugene	66
95	Hugh	64
96	Eamon	62
96	Stuart	62
98	Luke	61
98	Nigel	61
100	Bryan	60

All boys’ names in Ireland, 1982