Most popular baby names in Ireland, 1983

The top girls’ name was Sarah, given to 829 babies. The top boys’ name was John, given to 1,710 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	Sarah	829
2	Mary	744
3	Laura	714
4	Michelle	684
5	Jennifer	682
6	Lisa	605
7	Emma	560
8	Sinead	541
9	Karen	513
10	Aoife	489
10	Louise	489
12	Catherine	484
13	Elaine	447
14	Niamh	426
15	Claire	418
16	Caroline	414
17	Sharon	412
18	Ciara	406
18	Fiona	406
20	Deirdre	387
21	Lorraine	341
22	Nicola	323
23	Linda	312
24	Margaret	309
25	Elizabeth	293
26	Rachel	289
27	Anne	279
28	Ann	267
29	Siobhan	258
29	Susan	258
31	Aisling	256
32	Maria	255
33	Patricia	247
34	Marie	236
35	Joanne	235
36	Donna	231
37	Denise	226
37	Orla	226
39	Grace	211
40	Amy	209
41	Gillian	207
42	Edel	205
43	Emer	195
43	Helen	195
45	Amanda	191
45	Martina	191
47	Pamela	190
48	Sandra	183
49	Aine	172
50	Ruth	171
51	Deborah	169
52	Carol	168
53	Yvonne	167
54	Eimear	166
55	Stephanie	165
56	Grainne	163
57	Clare	154
57	Melissa	154
59	Bridget	153
60	Jacqueline	144
61	Suzanne	142
62	Kathleen	141
63	Mairead	139
64	Julie	133
64	Roisin	133
66	Rebecca	130
67	Geraldine	125
67	Paula	125
69	Catriona	123
69	Tracey	123
71	Tara	120
72	Anna	117
73	Alison	113
74	Jessica	111
75	Bernadette	109
75	Jane	109
77	Eileen	107
78	Christina	104
78	Gemma	104
80	Teresa	103
81	Aileen	101
81	Kate	101
83	Maeve	98
84	Samantha	97
85	Danielle	96
86	Caitriona	94
87	Ashling	92
87	Christine	92
87	Tracy	92
90	Angela	91
90	Lorna	91
92	Victoria	87
93	Emily	85
94	Andrea	82
94	Kim	82
94	Tanya	82
97	Audrey	79
98	Natalie	77
99	Anita	76
99	Hazel	76

Rank	Name	Babies
99	Jean	76

All girls’ names in Ireland, 1983

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	John	1,710
2	David	1,631
3	Michael	1,174
4	Stephen	1,116
5	Patrick	1,110
6	James	993
7	Paul	965
8	Mark	865
9	Brian	747
10	Thomas	707
11	Alan	687
12	Shane	662
13	Kevin	637
14	Robert	615
15	Sean	464
16	Daniel	455
16	William	455
18	Joseph	453
19	Keith	452
20	Anthony	449
21	Martin	448
22	Peter	440
23	Christopher	430
24	Barry	409
25	Jonathan	395
26	Gerard	386
27	Niall	379
28	Andrew	377
29	Darren	362
30	Richard	348
31	Eoin	334
32	Gary	325
33	Brendan	322
34	Conor	309
35	Ciaran	307
36	Derek	277
37	Damien	276
38	Philip	272
39	Ronan	271
40	Declan	269
41	Ian	267
42	Colm	265
43	Jason	258
44	Edward	248
45	Kieran	230
46	Aidan	229
47	Colin	220
48	Raymond	196
49	Liam	187
50	Noel	183
51	Francis	182
52	Padraig	179
53	Kenneth	178
54	Denis	159
55	Matthew	157
56	Adrian	154
57	Simon	152
58	Trevor	148
59	Graham	146
60	Timothy	144
61	Donal	141
62	Gavin	140
63	Ross	136
64	Steven	128
65	Cathal	123
66	Neil	120
67	Adam	117
68	Vincent	116
69	Dermot	115
70	Seamus	110
71	Karl	109
72	Rory	106
73	Wayne	100
74	Darragh	98
75	Eamonn	97
76	Enda	91
76	Owen	91
78	Nicholas	88
79	Damian	84
80	Bernard	82
81	Bryan	78
82	Eric	76
83	Diarmuid	74
83	Fergal	74
83	Maurice	74
86	Eamon	73
86	Garry	73
88	Eoghan	72
89	Cormac	70
90	Hugh	66
91	Gareth	64
92	Aaron	63
92	Cian	63
94	Jeremiah	62
95	Terence	60
96	Desmond	59
96	George	59
96	Micheal	59
96	Nigel	59
100	Glen	56

All boys’ names in Ireland, 1983