Most popular baby names in Ireland, 1985

The top girls’ name was Sarah, given to 824 babies. The top boys’ name was David, given to 1,464 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	824
2	Laura	782
3	Michelle	650
4	Mary	644
5	Emma	634
6	Jennifer	599
7	Lisa	552
8	Ciara	540
9	Aoife	526
10	Claire	475
11	Niamh	468
12	Elaine	437
12	Louise	437
14	Catherine	435
15	Karen	381
15	Sinead	381
17	Amanda	360
18	Aisling	347
19	Fiona	341
20	Amy	312
21	Caroline	307
22	Rachel	306
23	Deirdre	305
24	Linda	291
25	Nicola	277
26	Lorraine	268
27	Margaret	262
27	Orla	262
29	Maria	257
30	Elizabeth	249
31	Sharon	243
32	Ann	235
33	Marie	229
34	Siobhan	228
35	Anne	214
36	Edel	210
37	Susan	205
38	Donna	196
39	Patricia	184
40	Sandra	178
41	Aine	174
42	Ruth	171
43	Emer	162
44	Tara	158
45	Clare	157
45	Deborah	157
47	Helen	155
48	Christina	152
49	Gillian	150
50	Rebecca	149
51	Eimear	148
52	Denise	143
53	Grace	141
53	Samantha	141
55	Kate	140
55	Stephanie	140
57	Roisin	138
58	Mairead	136
59	Carol	135
60	Melissa	133
60	Yvonne	133
62	Andrea	132
62	Joanne	132
64	Danielle	131
65	Martina	129
66	Pamela	126
67	Grainne	116
68	Suzanne	115
69	Jacqueline	113
70	Gemma	111
70	Julie	111
72	Anna	110
72	Kathleen	110
74	Alison	105
75	Paula	104
76	Catriona	103
76	Jessica	103
78	Christine	100
79	Jane	95
80	Lorna	93
80	Tracey	93
82	Leanne	92
83	Bridget	91
83	Eileen	91
83	Geraldine	91
86	Kelly	86
87	Anita	83
87	Katherine	83
87	Kim	83
90	Caitriona	80
91	Ashling	78
91	Bernadette	78
93	Charlene	77
94	Aileen	76
95	Maeve	75
96	Ellen	74
97	Emily	73
97	Jean	73
97	Teresa	73
100	Natalie	72

Rank	Name	Babies
100	Natasha	72

All girls’ names in Ireland, 1985

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	David	1,464
2	John	1,437
3	Michael	1,078
4	Stephen	1,000
5	James	944
6	Patrick	938
7	Paul	873
8	Mark	825
9	Brian	689
10	Thomas	687
11	Shane	610
12	Alan	603
13	Kevin	577
14	Daniel	547
15	Robert	500
16	Sean	497
17	Barry	471
18	Christopher	424
19	Andrew	422
20	Anthony	420
21	William	398
22	Martin	388
23	Joseph	386
24	Peter	366
25	Conor	356
26	Niall	346
27	Gerard	345
28	Ciaran	344
29	Darren	342
30	Keith	341
31	Eoin	333
32	Richard	329
33	Jonathan	328
34	Gary	321
35	Ian	279
36	Jason	273
37	Brendan	260
38	Colin	249
39	Philip	244
40	Damien	240
41	Derek	234
42	Colm	232
42	Ronan	232
44	Declan	229
45	Kieran	221
46	Aidan	201
46	Edward	201
48	Noel	181
49	Liam	175
50	Gavin	166
51	Kenneth	159
52	Simon	146
53	Adrian	136
53	Francis	136
55	Denis	135
55	Padraig	135
57	Raymond	132
58	Donal	127
59	Cathal	126
59	Timothy	126
59	Wayne	126
62	Steven	124
63	Graham	123
64	Matthew	121
65	Karl	115
66	Adam	112
66	Neil	112
68	Rory	110
69	Seamus	106
70	Enda	104
71	Owen	103
72	Dermot	101
73	Cian	99
74	Ross	98
75	Darragh	97
76	Aaron	96
76	Trevor	96
78	Bryan	92
79	Dean	91
80	Eamonn	85
80	Vincent	85
82	Nicholas	83
83	Eoghan	79
84	Bernard	77
85	Damian	75
86	Cormac	74
86	Lee	74
88	Jamie	73
89	Eamon	68
90	Hugh	64
91	Craig	63
92	Eric	62
92	Fergal	62
92	Shaun	62
95	Diarmuid	59
95	Gregory	59
97	Micheal	58
98	Garry	56
98	Luke	56
100	Maurice	54

All boys’ names in Ireland, 1985