Most popular baby names in Ireland, 1994

The top girls’ name was Sarah, given to 760 babies. The top boys’ name was James, given to 859 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	760
2	Niamh	672
3	Laura	659
4	Emma	617
5	Ciara	559
6	Aoife	524
7	Shauna	461
8	Rebecca	457
9	Amy	447
10	Rachel	357
11	Lauren	354
12	Mary	352
13	Aisling	348
14	Katie	326
15	Megan	323
16	Jessica	286
17	Jennifer	278
18	Nicole	276
19	Michelle	274
20	Claire	268
21	Sinead	265
22	Lisa	260
23	Chloe	232
24	Catherine	230
25	Orla	193
26	Kate	191
27	Louise	189
28	Danielle	185
29	Hannah	182
30	Roisin	179
31	Aine	177
32	Leanne	176
33	Ellen	171
34	Fiona	170
35	Kelly	160
36	Grace	159
36	Nicola	159
38	Eimear	147
39	Stephanie	145
40	Karen	144
41	Emily	141
42	Shannon	135
43	Tara	134
44	Elizabeth	127
45	Caoimhe	124
45	Margaret	124
45	Siobhan	124
48	Elaine	123
49	Anna	120
50	Alison	110
51	Maria	106
52	Grainne	105
53	Caroline	104
54	Gemma	103
55	Melissa	100
56	Rachael	99
56	Samantha	99
58	Sophie	98
59	Amanda	97
60	Jade	95
61	Clodagh	90
61	Deirdre	90
61	Lorna	90
61	Ruth	90
65	Jane	89
66	Kathleen	83
66	Leah	83
66	Michaela	83
69	Denise	82
70	Clare	78
71	Anne	77
71	Gillian	77
71	Natasha	77
74	Donna	76
74	Emer	76
74	Joanne	76
77	Lorraine	75
77	Marie	75
79	Sharon	73
80	Shannen	72
81	Christina	71
81	Patricia	71
83	Saoirse	70
84	Bridget	69
84	Edel	69
86	Mairead	68
86	Stacey	68
88	Ann	67
88	Hayley	67
88	Maeve	67
88	Susan	67
92	Alice	66
93	Naomi	63
94	Holly	62
94	Kim	62
96	Aishling	60
96	Helen	60
96	Zoe	60
99	Ashling	59
99	Julie	59

Rank	Name	Babies
99	Sorcha	59

All girls’ names in Ireland, 1994

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	859
2	David	793
3	Conor	712
4	John	709
5	Michael	693
6	Shane	657
7	Sean	628
8	Stephen	623
9	Patrick	560
10	Daniel	518
11	Mark	462
12	Kevin	454
13	Thomas	451
14	Robert	399
15	Adam	379
16	Paul	373
16	Ryan	373
18	Aaron	366
19	Brian	360
20	Andrew	358
21	Christopher	351
22	Eoin	338
23	Dylan	311
24	Jason	303
24	Niall	303
26	Dean	296
27	Luke	286
28	Darren	280
29	Ciaran	269
29	Joseph	269
31	Cian	267
32	Gavin	261
33	Jack	255
34	Alan	249
34	Gary	249
36	Peter	233
37	Jamie	222
38	Darragh	218
39	Anthony	217
40	Martin	208
41	Ian	199
42	William	195
43	Jonathan	180
44	Craig	177
45	Keith	172
45	Liam	172
47	Matthew	162
48	Richard	160
49	Ronan	148
50	Colm	146
51	Cathal	145
52	Lee	143
52	Philip	143
54	Brendan	134
54	Kieran	134
56	Evan	131
57	Colin	130
58	Gerard	127
59	Barry	123
60	Oisin	120
61	Eoghan	117
62	Aidan	110
63	Padraig	108
64	Edward	104
64	Graham	104
64	Nathan	104
67	Jordan	102
67	Ross	102
69	Declan	100
70	Cormac	99
71	Karl	96
72	Samuel	91
72	Steven	91
74	Joshua	86
75	Eric	81
76	Timothy	80
77	Donal	79
78	Killian	77
79	Alexander	76
79	Rory	76
81	Adrian	75
82	Jake	74
83	Neil	73
84	Damien	72
85	Francis	66
86	Wayne	65
87	Noel	64
88	Owen	63
89	Dale	62
90	Cillian	60
90	Denis	60
92	Raymond	59
92	Simon	59
94	Diarmuid	58
95	Benjamin	57
95	Emmet	57
97	Seamus	55
97	Tomas	55
99	Ben	54
99	Glen	54

Rank	Name	Babies
99	Hugh	54

All boys’ names in Ireland, 1994