Most popular baby names in Ireland, 1993

The top girls’ name was Sarah, given to 813 babies. The top boys’ name was David, given to 866 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	813
2	Niamh	719
3	Emma	638
4	Laura	605
5	Aoife	575
6	Shauna	545
7	Ciara	532
8	Amy	485
9	Rebecca	450
10	Rachel	402
11	Aisling	386
12	Mary	364
13	Lisa	316
14	Michelle	315
15	Katie	314
16	Jessica	309
17	Sinead	300
18	Jennifer	299
19	Catherine	280
20	Megan	274
20	Nicole	274
22	Claire	246
23	Louise	229
24	Fiona	224
25	Danielle	218
26	Lauren	213
27	Hannah	196
28	Kate	192
29	Roisin	191
30	Nicola	188
31	Aine	180
32	Karen	179
33	Orla	172
34	Leanne	168
35	Chloe	167
36	Stephanie	161
37	Tara	160
38	Margaret	153
39	Elizabeth	152
40	Eimear	150
41	Alison	148
42	Kelly	146
43	Emily	137
43	Grace	137
45	Siobhan	133
46	Ellen	132
47	Elaine	126
48	Caoimhe	123
49	Caroline	121
50	Maria	120
51	Deirdre	119
52	Shannon	115
53	Amanda	109
54	Christina	108
54	Grainne	108
56	Gemma	106
57	Anna	105
58	Samantha	98
59	Anne	97
59	Clodagh	97
61	Melissa	96
62	Jade	95
63	Sophie	91
64	Ann	89
64	Kathleen	89
66	Clare	87
66	Lorna	87
66	Lorraine	87
69	Ruth	86
70	Marie	85
70	Natasha	85
70	Patricia	85
70	Sharon	85
74	Denise	84
74	Emer	84
76	Jane	82
76	Naomi	82
78	Alice	79
78	Kim	79
78	Stacey	79
81	Mairead	76
82	Edel	73
83	Bridget	71
83	Donna	71
83	Linda	71
86	Joanne	70
87	Gillian	69
87	Rachael	69
89	Maeve	68
90	Hayley	67
91	Nadine	66
92	Susan	64
93	Zoe	62
94	Leah	61
95	Helen	60
96	Ashling	59
97	Orlaith	58
97	Tanya	58
97	Vanessa	58
100	Caitriona	57

Rank	Name	Babies
100	Hazel	57

All girls’ names in Ireland, 1993

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	David	866
2	John	825
3	James	747
4	Michael	722
5	Shane	687
6	Sean	662
7	Stephen	652
8	Patrick	621
9	Conor	576
10	Daniel	564
11	Kevin	491
12	Mark	488
13	Paul	468
14	Thomas	466
15	Robert	453
16	Andrew	421
17	Brian	379
18	Christopher	377
19	Niall	342
20	Aaron	338
21	Adam	332
22	Eoin	318
23	Darren	316
24	Dean	310
25	Ryan	295
26	Ciaran	287
27	Joseph	285
28	Alan	277
29	Jason	266
30	Jamie	255
31	Luke	253
32	Jack	251
33	Dylan	249
34	Cian	246
35	William	241
36	Martin	235
37	Anthony	229
38	Peter	226
39	Ian	208
39	Matthew	208
41	Jonathan	206
42	Darragh	191
43	Richard	190
44	Gary	187
44	Keith	187
46	Gavin	184
47	Cathal	173
48	Craig	159
49	Liam	155
50	Philip	153
51	Ross	151
52	Colm	149
53	Aidan	146
54	Brendan	144
55	Kieran	137
56	Karl	136
57	Ronan	132
58	Eoghan	127
58	Gerard	127
60	Colin	124
61	Lee	121
62	Padraig	120
63	Graham	118
64	Edward	114
65	Barry	112
66	Evan	104
67	Nathan	102
67	Steven	102
69	Declan	101
70	Damien	99
71	Cormac	98
72	Simon	94
73	Oisin	92
74	Killian	86
75	Rory	85
76	Jordan	84
77	Timothy	83
78	Adrian	81
79	Neil	78
80	Francis	77
81	Eric	76
81	Shaun	76
83	Glen	75
84	Noel	74
84	Wayne	74
86	Alexander	71
87	Diarmuid	70
88	Donal	68
89	Samuel	67
90	Cillian	66
91	Owen	65
92	Bryan	63
93	Denis	62
93	Seamus	62
95	Gareth	61
95	Raymond	61
97	Emmet	59
98	Derek	57
98	Glenn	57
100	Jake	56

All boys’ names in Ireland, 1993