Most popular boys’ names in Ireland, 1982
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 | 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 |