Most popular baby names in Ireland, 1995

The top girls’ name was Sarah, given to 739 babies. The top boys’ name was Conor, given to 841 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	739
2	Niamh	645
3	Aoife	621
4	Laura	607
5	Emma	600
6	Ciara	572
7	Rebecca	503
8	Lauren	492
9	Amy	452
10	Shauna	418
11	Shannon	384
12	Jessica	362
13	Rachel	359
14	Megan	349
15	Aisling	342
16	Nicole	340
17	Mary	312
18	Katie	311
19	Jennifer	258
20	Sinead	253
21	Lisa	245
22	Claire	241
23	Michelle	234
24	Hannah	230
25	Chloe	215
26	Catherine	214
27	Danielle	203
28	Ellen	193
28	Kate	193
30	Aine	182
30	Roisin	182
32	Orla	181
33	Louise	179
34	Caoimhe	171
35	Eimear	156
36	Fiona	153
37	Emily	152
38	Tara	151
39	Kelly	148
40	Leanne	137
40	Sophie	137
42	Jade	134
43	Karen	133
44	Alison	131
45	Elizabeth	129
45	Grace	129
47	Anna	128
47	Clodagh	128
49	Nicola	126
49	Siobhan	126
51	Stephanie	122
52	Margaret	120
53	Maria	112
54	Lorna	102
54	Ruth	102
56	Edel	96
57	Leah	95
58	Caroline	91
58	Gemma	91
60	Emer	89
61	Samantha	88
61	Zoe	88
63	Grainne	85
64	Elaine	84
64	Jane	84
66	Kayleigh	81
67	Deirdre	80
68	Marie	79
68	Michaela	79
70	Amanda	78
70	Kathleen	78
70	Rachael	78
73	Hayley	76
74	Holly	74
75	Bridget	73
76	Alice	70
77	Anne	69
77	Shannen	69
79	Ashling	68
80	Christina	67
80	Saoirse	67
82	Lorraine	66
83	Ann	65
83	Clare	65
83	Donna	65
83	Joanne	65
83	Mairead	65
88	Helen	64
89	Kellie	63
90	Brigid	62
91	Hazel	61
91	Sorcha	61
93	Natasha	60
93	Patricia	60
95	Maeve	59
96	Sharon	58
96	Stacey	58
98	Melissa	57
98	Victoria	57
100	Julie	56

All girls’ names in Ireland, 1995

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Conor	841
2	James	766
3	David	759
4	Sean	705
5	John	703
6	Shane	628
7	Michael	614
8	Daniel	609
9	Patrick	543
10	Stephen	523
11	Mark	502
12	Aaron	499
13	Dylan	487
14	Adam	433
15	Kevin	430
16	Ryan	418
17	Thomas	387
18	Luke	366
19	Jack	363
20	Brian	349
21	Paul	348
22	Andrew	347
23	Christopher	342
24	Eoin	334
25	Robert	331
26	Jason	303
27	Ciaran	297
28	Niall	290
29	Darren	275
30	Dean	274
31	Cian	264
32	Jamie	257
33	Joseph	241
34	Darragh	236
35	Alan	229
36	Gavin	224
37	Peter	214
38	William	201
39	Gary	198
40	Keith	193
41	Evan	184
41	Jonathan	184
43	Matthew	181
44	Liam	170
45	Martin	167
46	Cathal	164
47	Anthony	162
47	Craig	162
49	Jordan	160
50	Lee	159
51	Eoghan	148
52	Philip	146
53	Ian	142
53	Nathan	142
55	Ronan	138
56	Oisin	137
57	Colin	135
58	Cormac	129
59	Colm	127
60	Kieran	126
61	Gerard	123
61	Richard	123
63	Aidan	120
64	Brendan	118
65	Padraig	117
66	Ross	116
67	Karl	111
68	Eric	105
69	Barry	104
70	Edward	103
71	Graham	96
72	Joshua	94
73	Jake	87
74	Samuel	86
75	Declan	84
75	Steven	84
77	Alexander	82
78	Killian	81
79	Rory	78
80	Donal	73
81	Timothy	71
82	Kyle	69
83	Denis	68
84	Damien	67
85	Simon	64
86	Neil	62
86	Shaun	62
86	Wayne	62
89	Cillian	61
89	Dillon	61
89	Hugh	61
92	Owen	60
93	Adrian	59
94	Seamus	58
95	Bryan	57
96	Francis	56
96	Gareth	56
98	Alex	55
98	Diarmuid	55
100	Ben	54

All boys’ names in Ireland, 1995