Most popular baby names in Ireland, 1987

The top girls’ name was Sarah, given to 1,024 babies. The top boys’ name was David, given to 1,282 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	1,024
2	Laura	752
3	Emma	636
4	Mary	603
5	Lisa	593
6	Ciara	556
7	Michelle	548
8	Jennifer	544
9	Aoife	492
10	Claire	451
11	Niamh	443
12	Sinead	429
13	Louise	423
14	Aisling	371
15	Amy	357
16	Catherine	346
17	Rachel	342
18	Nicola	337
19	Fiona	334
20	Elaine	322
21	Amanda	318
22	Karen	316
23	Siobhan	271
24	Margaret	265
25	Deirdre	261
26	Orla	241
27	Tara	235
28	Elizabeth	231
29	Maria	223
30	Caroline	222
31	Stephanie	218
32	Linda	216
33	Marie	204
34	Anne	201
34	Lorraine	201
36	Aine	197
37	Sharon	193
38	Grace	185
39	Ann	177
40	Rebecca	170
41	Susan	169
42	Danielle	166
43	Gillian	164
44	Edel	158
45	Patricia	156
46	Christina	152
46	Denise	152
48	Kate	150
49	Donna	148
49	Joanne	148
49	Roisin	148
49	Sandra	148
53	Ruth	147
54	Jessica	144
55	Christine	137
55	Samantha	137
57	Marian	134
58	Alison	132
59	Clare	131
59	Helen	131
61	Melissa	130
62	Deborah	128
62	Grainne	128
64	Yvonne	126
65	Martina	124
66	Leanne	123
67	Emer	122
68	Kelly	118
69	Eimear	117
70	Mairead	112
71	Anna	109
71	Carol	109
71	Kim	109
74	Lorna	106
75	Paula	101
76	Natasha	99
77	Suzanne	98
78	Kathleen	95
79	Stacey	93
80	Jane	92
81	Caitriona	90
81	Tracey	90
83	Sara	89
84	Andrea	87
84	Bridget	87
84	Gemma	87
87	Catriona	85
87	Julie	85
89	Ashling	84
90	Katie	83
91	Victoria	82
92	Maeve	81
93	Ellen	80
94	Pamela	79
95	Jacqueline	78
96	Eileen	77
97	Bernadette	74
98	Charlene	73
98	Tanya	73
98	Tracy	73

All girls’ names in Ireland, 1987

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	David	1,282
2	John	1,250
3	Michael	956
4	James	940
5	Stephen	875
6	Patrick	870
7	Paul	814
8	Shane	779
9	Mark	744
10	Thomas	634
11	Kevin	583
12	Brian	545
13	Alan	535
14	Sean	533
15	Robert	510
16	Daniel	495
17	Christopher	457
18	Conor	444
19	Darren	397
20	Joseph	395
21	Andrew	384
22	Anthony	383
23	William	369
24	Martin	360
25	Ciaran	347
25	Eoin	347
25	Jason	347
28	Ian	340
29	Gary	337
30	Niall	327
31	Keith	325
32	Peter	306
33	Jonathan	303
33	Richard	303
35	Gerard	299
36	Brendan	291
37	Barry	267
38	Philip	244
39	Kieran	235
40	Colm	234
40	Declan	234
42	Ronan	220
43	Gavin	216
44	Colin	196
45	Damien	192
46	Simon	186
47	Aidan	185
48	Liam	175
49	Edward	172
50	Padraig	156
51	Noel	152
52	Graham	147
53	Dean	146
54	Cathal	145
55	Matthew	138
56	Derek	135
57	Aaron	131
58	Darragh	127
58	Timothy	127
60	Kenneth	123
61	Adrian	122
62	Ross	121
63	Francis	117
63	Karl	117
65	Cian	115
66	Donal	113
67	Wayne	109
68	Adam	106
68	Neil	106
70	Denis	104
71	Steven	102
72	Luke	101
73	Raymond	97
74	Rory	96
75	Owen	94
76	Eoghan	89
77	Seamus	87
78	Vincent	85
79	Bryan	84
80	Enda	81
81	Bernard	80
81	Jamie	80
83	Craig	70
84	Diarmuid	68
84	Lee	68
84	Trevor	68
87	Shaun	67
88	Eric	66
89	Eamon	65
90	Cormac	64
90	Dermot	64
92	Fergal	63
92	Nicholas	63
94	Eamonn	62
94	Hugh	62
96	Gareth	60
97	Emmet	54
98	Charles	52
99	Scott	50
100	Glenn	49

Rank	Name	Babies
100	Micheal	49
100	Terence	49

All boys’ names in Ireland, 1987