Most popular baby names in Ireland, 1990

The top girls’ name was Sarah, given to 966 babies. The top boys’ name was David, given to 1,108 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	966
2	Emma	617
3	Laura	616
4	Sinead	604
5	Ciara	596
6	Niamh	533
7	Aoife	529
8	Lisa	503
9	Aisling	471
10	Michelle	461
11	Mary	445
12	Amy	403
13	Rachel	391
14	Jennifer	384
15	Claire	337
15	Louise	337
17	Catherine	325
17	Rebecca	325
19	Karen	261
20	Fiona	247
21	Jessica	229
22	Danielle	227
23	Stephanie	223
24	Orla	207
25	Katie	204
26	Leanne	200
26	Nicola	200
28	Aine	199
28	Elizabeth	199
30	Shauna	197
31	Elaine	192
32	Siobhan	191
33	Amanda	186
34	Caroline	173
34	Margaret	173
36	Roisin	169
37	Maria	165
38	Alison	161
39	Stacey	158
40	Kate	157
41	Denise	151
42	Tara	145
43	Deirdre	143
44	Ruth	139
45	Lorraine	138
46	Grace	135
47	Ann	134
48	Kelly	133
49	Samantha	131
50	Marie	127
51	Eimear	123
52	Sharon	120
53	Nicole	116
54	Emer	114
55	Grainne	113
55	Linda	113
57	Mairead	112
58	Christine	110
58	Edel	110
60	Gillian	109
60	Hannah	109
62	Anne	108
63	Donna	107
63	Melissa	107
65	Megan	105
66	Anna	103
67	Clare	100
67	Patricia	100
69	Susan	99
70	Chloe	97
71	Lauren	96
72	Rachael	95
73	Joanne	94
74	Christina	93
75	Helen	92
76	Ashling	91
76	Kathleen	91
78	Deborah	89
78	Lorna	89
80	Andrea	88
81	Bridget	86
81	Natalie	86
83	Kim	85
83	Natasha	85
85	Gemma	84
86	Caoimhe	82
87	Sandra	79
88	Maeve	76
89	Julie	75
90	Ellen	74
90	Jane	74
90	Victoria	74
93	Emily	73
94	Caitriona	72
95	Carol	71
96	Suzanne	70
97	Jacqueline	68
97	Sara	68
99	Clodagh	66
100	Martina	65

Rank	Name	Babies
100	Paula	65

All girls’ names in Ireland, 1990

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	David	1,108
2	John	972
3	Michael	883
4	Stephen	823
5	James	785
6	Shane	754
7	Patrick	711
8	Mark	627
9	Daniel	623
10	Sean	620
11	Paul	575
12	Kevin	571
13	Christopher	522
14	Brian	510
15	Thomas	502
16	Robert	481
17	Conor	460
18	Andrew	413
19	Alan	391
20	Darren	374
21	Niall	369
22	Eoin	340
23	William	325
24	Ian	297
25	Joseph	294
26	Anthony	286
26	Ciaran	286
28	Richard	282
29	Martin	279
30	Keith	272
31	Gary	260
32	Jason	252
33	Jonathan	237
33	Peter	237
35	Dean	224
36	Aaron	214
37	Gerard	213
38	Darragh	210
39	Craig	208
40	Gavin	207
41	Barry	204
42	Philip	202
43	Colm	199
44	Adam	193
45	Cian	189
46	Ronan	182
47	Kieran	178
47	Liam	178
49	Declan	173
50	Brendan	167
51	Matthew	165
52	Jamie	164
53	Damien	158
54	Edward	149
55	Colin	147
56	Cathal	142
57	Steven	141
58	Luke	138
59	Karl	137
60	Simon	133
61	Aidan	123
62	Graham	122
63	Eoghan	120
64	Padraig	118
65	Donal	109
66	Ross	108
67	Adrian	105
68	Denis	102
69	Rory	101
70	Seamus	100
71	Timothy	99
72	Raymond	98
73	Derek	96
74	Noel	94
75	Kenneth	93
76	Enda	92
76	Wayne	92
78	Cormac	90
79	Owen	87
80	Francis	86
81	Neil	82
82	Nicholas	81
83	Tomas	78
84	Lee	76
85	Jack	73
86	Eric	72
87	Ryan	71
88	Emmet	70
89	Oisin	69
89	Samuel	69
91	Bryan	66
92	Shaun	64
93	Killian	61
94	Dermot	60
95	Eamonn	59
95	Gareth	59
97	Diarmuid	56
98	Daragh	54
98	Evan	54
100	Cillian	52

Rank	Name	Babies
100	Hugh	52

All boys’ names in Ireland, 1990