Most popular baby names in Ireland, 1991

The top girls’ name was Sarah, given to 967 babies. The top boys’ name was David, given to 1,091 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	967
2	Emma	682
3	Laura	666
4	Aoife	576
5	Ciara	556
6	Niamh	550
7	Amy	465
8	Aisling	451
9	Rachel	425
10	Mary	419
11	Sinead	411
12	Lisa	394
13	Jennifer	387
14	Michelle	368
15	Rebecca	361
16	Claire	349
17	Shauna	329
18	Louise	284
19	Catherine	282
20	Fiona	255
21	Karen	250
22	Jessica	248
23	Danielle	238
24	Orla	230
25	Elaine	209
26	Stephanie	205
27	Leanne	201
28	Katie	197
29	Nicola	191
30	Kate	189
31	Roisin	183
32	Lauren	179
33	Siobhan	174
34	Margaret	168
35	Megan	165
36	Aine	162
37	Maria	160
38	Nicole	158
39	Alison	151
39	Amanda	151
41	Grace	150
42	Deirdre	145
42	Elizabeth	145
44	Ruth	140
45	Tara	138
46	Kelly	136
47	Caroline	134
48	Lorraine	129
49	Samantha	127
50	Chloe	124
51	Marie	123
52	Denise	121
52	Grainne	121
54	Ann	120
55	Gillian	117
56	Hannah	115
56	Melissa	115
58	Anne	113
58	Gemma	113
60	Rachael	112
61	Stacey	111
62	Anna	110
62	Eimear	110
64	Ellen	109
65	Emily	106
66	Caoimhe	105
67	Joanne	104
67	Sharon	104
69	Donna	99
70	Christine	97
71	Lorna	96
72	Mairead	95
73	Christina	91
74	Emer	90
75	Natasha	88
76	Edel	87
76	Helen	87
78	Jane	83
78	Patricia	83
78	Sophie	83
81	Clodagh	82
81	Maeve	82
81	Susan	82
84	Victoria	81
85	Natalie	80
86	Clare	79
86	Kim	79
86	Linda	79
89	Kathleen	76
90	Jade	75
91	Ashling	74
91	Deborah	74
91	Olivia	74
91	Yvonne	74
95	Suzanne	72
96	Julie	69
97	Bridget	68
97	Cliona	68
99	Alice	64
100	Andrea	63

All girls’ names in Ireland, 1991

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	David	1,091
2	John	952
3	James	866
4	Stephen	809
5	Michael	798
6	Shane	682
7	Sean	657
8	Patrick	631
9	Mark	624
10	Daniel	610
11	Conor	591
12	Kevin	535
13	Paul	527
14	Thomas	503
15	Robert	459
16	Niall	440
17	Brian	427
18	Christopher	421
19	Andrew	388
20	Darren	383
21	Alan	373
22	Eoin	324
23	Joseph	293
24	Ciaran	287
25	Gary	280
26	Keith	271
27	Jason	270
28	Aaron	268
29	Anthony	267
30	Martin	259
31	Adam	257
32	Dean	253
33	William	252
34	Ian	249
35	Richard	237
36	Jonathan	236
37	Cian	228
38	Peter	224
39	Darragh	214
40	Craig	205
41	Gerard	191
42	Gavin	189
42	Philip	189
44	Liam	187
45	Kieran	184
46	Matthew	182
47	Colm	176
48	Barry	165
49	Jamie	160
50	Ronan	159
51	Luke	156
52	Cathal	155
53	Brendan	149
53	Graham	149
55	Aidan	143
56	Colin	141
57	Karl	139
58	Padraig	136
59	Declan	133
60	Damien	129
61	Edward	128
62	Eoghan	121
63	Simon	117
64	Jack	115
65	Steven	111
66	Lee	102
67	Donal	96
68	Denis	95
68	Ross	95
70	Rory	91
71	Cormac	88
72	Evan	84
73	Adrian	83
73	Noel	83
75	Ryan	82
75	Seamus	82
75	Wayne	82
78	Derek	80
78	Francis	80
78	Timothy	80
81	Kenneth	79
81	Neil	79
83	Owen	78
84	Oisin	75
85	Dylan	70
85	Raymond	70
85	Shaun	70
88	Eric	67
89	Killian	66
90	Emmet	65
91	Bryan	64
91	Enda	64
91	Gareth	64
91	Hugh	64
95	Nicholas	63
96	Samuel	61
97	Nathan	58
98	Bernard	57
98	Dermot	57
100	Cillian	54

All boys’ names in Ireland, 1991