Most popular baby names in Ireland, 1984

The top girls’ name was Sarah, given to 830 babies. The top boys’ name was John, given to 1,608 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	830
2	Mary	669
3	Lisa	666
4	Laura	665
5	Jennifer	661
6	Michelle	608
7	Catherine	498
8	Emma	493
9	Karen	461
10	Claire	455
11	Sinead	453
12	Niamh	444
13	Ciara	438
14	Elaine	434
15	Louise	429
16	Aoife	420
17	Fiona	370
18	Caroline	351
19	Aisling	311
20	Deirdre	309
21	Sharon	300
22	Rachel	299
23	Nicola	296
24	Linda	287
25	Lorraine	285
26	Margaret	282
27	Elizabeth	279
28	Amy	247
28	Anne	247
30	Siobhan	244
30	Susan	244
32	Ann	240
32	Maria	240
34	Orla	236
35	Joanne	230
36	Marie	228
37	Patricia	224
38	Edel	211
39	Gillian	204
40	Denise	199
41	Aine	195
42	Sandra	190
43	Carol	184
44	Donna	181
45	Helen	179
46	Yvonne	171
47	Amanda	164
48	Melissa	162
49	Emer	159
50	Gemma	157
51	Stephanie	154
52	Martina	153
53	Mairead	152
54	Ruth	151
55	Deborah	148
56	Bridget	147
56	Grace	147
58	Tara	145
59	Rebecca	142
60	Roisin	141
61	Pamela	140
61	Suzanne	140
63	Tracey	139
64	Clare	136
65	Anna	135
66	Jacqueline	134
67	Alison	124
68	Kathleen	123
69	Grainne	122
69	Julie	122
71	Bernadette	121
72	Samantha	115
73	Eimear	112
74	Jane	110
75	Caitriona	105
75	Catriona	105
77	Geraldine	104
78	Danielle	102
78	Jessica	102
80	Lorna	100
81	Paula	99
81	Teresa	99
83	Christina	98
84	Andrea	94
85	Christine	93
85	Kim	93
85	Tanya	93
88	Kate	89
89	Kelly	87
89	Tracy	87
91	Ashling	86
92	Eileen	81
92	Maeve	81
92	Victoria	81
95	Emily	79
96	Natasha	76
97	Angela	75
98	Audrey	74
98	Natalie	74
100	Barbara	73

Rank	Name	Babies
100	Carmel	73

All girls’ names in Ireland, 1984

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	John	1,608
2	David	1,556
3	Michael	1,214
4	Patrick	1,074
5	Stephen	1,024
6	James	955
7	Paul	912
8	Mark	858
9	Thomas	730
10	Brian	728
11	Alan	647
12	Kevin	630
13	Shane	612
14	Robert	573
15	Sean	476
16	Daniel	462
17	Christopher	434
18	William	428
19	Anthony	420
20	Martin	416
21	Joseph	411
22	Peter	400
23	Barry	396
24	Andrew	381
25	Keith	372
26	Jonathan	366
27	Darren	351
28	Gerard	341
29	Gary	340
30	Conor	337
31	Niall	327
32	Brendan	315
33	Eoin	314
33	Richard	314
35	Ciaran	285
36	Ian	283
37	Jason	281
38	Colm	280
39	Damien	275
40	Derek	273
41	Colin	269
42	Declan	253
43	Philip	250
44	Ronan	239
45	Aidan	225
46	Kieran	224
47	Edward	212
48	Gavin	195
49	Liam	189
50	Kenneth	184
51	Noel	173
52	Graham	156
53	Padraig	153
54	Denis	152
55	Simon	151
56	Donal	150
57	Adrian	147
58	Neil	146
59	Francis	143
59	Matthew	143
59	Raymond	143
62	Timothy	142
63	Cathal	134
64	Steven	133
65	Trevor	118
65	Wayne	118
67	Rory	117
68	Karl	114
69	Owen	106
70	Dermot	103
71	Seamus	101
72	Darragh	100
73	Ross	95
74	Adam	92
75	Cormac	86
76	Enda	85
77	Cian	84
77	Damian	84
79	Nicholas	83
79	Vincent	83
81	Eamonn	82
82	Bernard	79
82	Bryan	79
84	Aaron	74
85	Dean	72
86	Eoghan	70
87	Craig	66
87	Hugh	66
89	Garry	65
89	Luke	65
91	Diarmuid	63
91	Eric	63
93	Gareth	60
94	Fergal	59
94	Micheal	59
96	Gregory	56
97	Eamon	55
97	Maurice	55
99	Cornelius	54
99	Jeremiah	54

Rank	Name	Babies
99	Oliver	54
99	Terence	54
99	Tomas	54

All boys’ names in Ireland, 1984