Most popular baby names in Ireland, 1996

The top girls’ name was Sarah, given to 799 babies. The top boys’ name was Conor, given to 811 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	799
2	Emma	617
3	Niamh	612
4	Ciara	596
5	Aoife	584
6	Laura	577
7	Lauren	485
8	Rebecca	474
9	Amy	442
10	Megan	423
11	Chloe	421
12	Rachel	397
13	Shauna	396
14	Katie	392
15	Nicole	358
16	Mary	356
17	Aisling	336
17	Shannon	336
19	Jessica	311
20	Sinead	287
21	Hannah	251
22	Roisin	248
23	Michelle	245
24	Jennifer	237
25	Kate	223
26	Eimear	222
27	Ellen	219
28	Claire	212
29	Sophie	210
30	Lisa	202
31	Emily	190
32	Louise	189
33	Aine	184
33	Danielle	184
35	Catherine	181
36	Kelly	171
36	Orla	171
38	Leah	167
38	Leanne	167
40	Caoimhe	161
41	Tara	158
42	Margaret	149
43	Anna	141
44	Elizabeth	133
45	Jade	131
46	Alison	123
47	Fiona	122
48	Clodagh	118
48	Siobhan	118
50	Grace	115
51	Saoirse	113
52	Stephanie	109
53	Ruth	107
54	Maria	100
54	Michaela	100
56	Kayleigh	99
57	Caroline	97
57	Nicola	97
59	Zoe	94
60	Hayley	90
61	Emer	86
61	Gemma	86
61	Karen	86
64	Melissa	83
65	Elaine	81
65	Grainne	81
67	Holly	79
68	Anne	77
69	Natasha	76
70	Alice	71
71	Bridget	70
72	Samantha	69
73	Rachael	68
74	Christina	67
74	Marie	67
76	Aimee	66
76	Joanne	66
78	Eva	65
78	Lorna	65
80	Deirdre	64
80	Gillian	64
80	Helen	64
80	Jane	64
80	Lorraine	64
80	Sorcha	64
86	Amanda	63
87	Heather	62
88	Lucy	61
88	Sharon	61
90	Edel	60
90	Kathleen	60
92	Cliona	58
92	Kellie	58
92	Patricia	58
95	Ann	57
95	Nadine	57
95	Robyn	57
98	Alexandra	55
99	Clare	54
99	Naomi	54

Rank	Name	Babies
99	Susan	54

All girls’ names in Ireland, 1996

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Conor	811
2	Sean	804
3	Shane	696
4	Michael	687
5	Daniel	684
6	John	677
7	James	667
8	David	640
9	Aaron	556
10	Stephen	533
11	Adam	515
12	Jack	514
13	Patrick	507
14	Dylan	491
15	Thomas	476
16	Mark	445
17	Ryan	429
18	Luke	395
19	Andrew	375
20	Eoin	362
20	Kevin	362
22	Cian	360
23	Robert	343
24	Brian	329
25	Ciaran	327
26	Christopher	324
27	Jason	300
28	Paul	299
29	Darragh	281
30	Jamie	271
31	Darren	267
32	Dean	260
33	Niall	257
34	Joseph	256
35	Alan	248
36	William	240
37	Liam	237
38	Evan	222
39	Jordan	217
40	Matthew	216
41	Peter	212
42	Gavin	203
43	Anthony	197
43	Cathal	197
43	Lee	197
46	Ronan	195
47	Ian	182
48	Ross	178
49	Keith	173
50	Craig	170
51	Martin	161
51	Nathan	161
53	Gary	160
54	Jonathan	154
55	Colm	149
56	Eoghan	137
57	Oisin	132
58	Richard	128
59	Cormac	126
60	Brendan	125
61	Joshua	123
62	Eric	114
63	Aidan	113
64	Philip	110
65	Kieran	108
66	Graham	107
67	Jake	106
68	Karl	104
69	Samuel	103
70	Cillian	102
71	Gerard	100
71	Kyle	100
73	Killian	95
74	Ben	94
75	Colin	93
76	Steven	89
77	Barry	87
77	Declan	87
77	Padraig	87
80	Edward	86
81	Rory	82
82	Alex	79
83	Alexander	77
84	Timothy	75
85	Scott	70
86	Leon	65
86	Owen	65
88	Benjamin	64
88	Damien	64
88	Shaun	64
91	Adrian	63
91	Diarmuid	63
91	Seamus	63
94	Daire	61
94	Glen	61
96	Donal	60
97	Francis	59
97	Simon	59
99	Brandon	58
99	Emmet	58

All boys’ names in Ireland, 1996