Most popular baby names in Ireland, 1992

The top girls’ name was Sarah, given to 893 babies. The top boys’ name was David, given to 996 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	893
2	Laura	685
3	Emma	616
4	Aoife	570
4	Ciara	570
6	Niamh	545
7	Amy	478
8	Shauna	467
9	Rachel	437
10	Aisling	432
11	Rebecca	406
12	Lisa	403
13	Mary	396
14	Sinead	368
15	Michelle	360
16	Jennifer	341
17	Claire	299
18	Jessica	290
19	Louise	285
20	Catherine	277
21	Katie	273
22	Orla	237
23	Fiona	229
24	Nicole	211
25	Karen	210
26	Danielle	208
27	Aine	203
27	Megan	203
29	Roisin	198
30	Lauren	190
31	Kate	182
32	Eimear	176
33	Nicola	172
34	Stephanie	171
35	Leanne	166
36	Gemma	165
37	Grace	156
37	Siobhan	156
39	Alison	153
40	Tara	151
41	Elizabeth	147
41	Margaret	147
43	Hannah	145
44	Caroline	143
45	Chloe	142
46	Amanda	137
47	Elaine	135
48	Ellen	128
49	Kelly	124
50	Maria	122
51	Emily	120
52	Deirdre	119
53	Grainne	113
54	Marie	112
55	Christina	111
55	Ruth	111
57	Donna	110
57	Samantha	110
59	Melissa	106
60	Sharon	104
61	Caoimhe	103
61	Denise	103
63	Sophie	101
64	Kim	98
65	Joanne	96
66	Ann	95
67	Lorraine	91
67	Stacey	91
69	Anna	90
69	Gillian	90
71	Jade	89
72	Natasha	87
73	Lorna	86
74	Kathleen	85
74	Susan	85
76	Clodagh	83
76	Natalie	83
78	Anne	82
79	Jane	81
80	Christine	80
81	Edel	79
81	Patricia	79
81	Rachael	79
84	Emer	76
84	Leah	76
84	Mairead	76
87	Clare	75
88	Olivia	73
89	Alice	72
89	Helen	72
91	Bridget	69
91	Linda	69
93	Andrea	68
94	Julie	67
95	Aishling	63
95	Naomi	63
97	Paula	61
98	Hayley	60
98	Teresa	60
100	Hazel	59

All girls’ names in Ireland, 1992

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	David	996
2	Michael	794
3	James	781
4	John	757
5	Sean	729
6	Stephen	724
7	Shane	703
8	Patrick	671
9	Conor	641
10	Daniel	594
11	Mark	555
12	Thomas	520
13	Paul	507
14	Kevin	479
15	Robert	455
16	Andrew	429
17	Christopher	404
18	Brian	377
19	Eoin	348
20	Alan	333
21	Niall	325
22	Adam	324
23	Darren	316
24	Aaron	303
24	Ciaran	303
26	Anthony	297
27	Dean	290
28	Jason	266
29	William	259
30	Gary	252
31	Joseph	251
31	Keith	251
33	Peter	240
34	Jamie	226
35	Ian	223
36	Darragh	220
37	Martin	218
38	Cian	204
38	Jonathan	204
40	Ryan	203
41	Luke	194
42	Gavin	193
43	Richard	189
44	Craig	186
45	Matthew	183
46	Liam	182
47	Colm	179
48	Barry	175
49	Philip	169
50	Jack	159
50	Padraig	159
52	Brendan	158
52	Kieran	158
54	Gerard	156
55	Cathal	155
56	Graham	145
57	Ronan	136
58	Colin	130
58	Lee	130
60	Aidan	126
61	Declan	125
62	Damien	122
62	Karl	122
64	Ross	121
65	Eoghan	119
66	Simon	117
67	Steven	116
68	Cormac	110
69	Edward	107
70	Dylan	96
71	Evan	95
71	Killian	95
73	Samuel	91
73	Wayne	91
75	Donal	88
76	Adrian	86
77	Oisin	84
78	Francis	83
78	Rory	83
80	Kenneth	78
81	Timothy	77
82	Emmet	75
83	Neil	73
84	Cillian	71
84	Nathan	71
84	Seamus	71
87	Alexander	70
87	Bryan	70
87	Noel	70
90	Eamonn	68
91	Denis	67
92	Glenn	65
93	Baby	63
94	Shaun	61
95	Benjamin	60
95	Eric	60
97	Gareth	59
97	Hugh	59
99	Owen	58
100	Glen	57

All boys’ names in Ireland, 1992