Most popular baby names in Ireland, 1997

The top girls’ name was Sarah, given to 840 babies. The top boys’ name was Sean, given to 872 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	840
2	Aoife	727
3	Ciara	624
4	Emma	623
5	Niamh	622
6	Rachel	543
7	Rebecca	525
8	Amy	524
9	Chloe	510
10	Laura	501
11	Megan	482
12	Lauren	473
13	Katie	436
14	Shannon	385
15	Shauna	370
16	Mary	345
17	Nicole	322
18	Aisling	306
19	Jessica	301
20	Sinead	282
21	Roisin	272
22	Hannah	269
23	Sophie	261
24	Ellen	260
25	Caoimhe	252
26	Kate	245
27	Emily	225
28	Claire	206
29	Lisa	200
30	Eimear	197
31	Jennifer	194
32	Michelle	189
33	Leah	185
34	Catherine	182
35	Aine	173
36	Orla	172
37	Tara	168
38	Kelly	165
39	Anna	153
39	Danielle	153
41	Jade	152
42	Elizabeth	151
43	Louise	145
44	Saoirse	142
45	Grace	133
45	Kayleigh	133
47	Zoe	132
48	Hayley	130
49	Clodagh	125
50	Fiona	121
51	Gemma	120
52	Maria	118
53	Alison	114
53	Grainne	114
53	Michaela	114
56	Leanne	104
57	Siobhan	100
58	Stephanie	97
59	Courtney	94
59	Margaret	94
61	Karen	93
62	Jane	92
63	Lucy	89
64	Rachael	84
65	Holly	83
66	Maeve	82
67	Ruth	81
68	Eva	80
69	Nicola	78
69	Robyn	78
71	Elaine	77
72	Natasha	76
73	Samantha	75
74	Kathleen	74
75	Emer	73
76	Caroline	71
76	Sorcha	71
78	Chelsea	70
78	Hazel	70
80	Melissa	67
80	Molly	67
82	Lorna	66
83	Anne	63
84	Erica	62
85	Alannah	61
85	Helen	61
85	Joanne	61
88	Alice	60
88	Deirdre	60
90	Mairead	59
90	Marie	59
92	Ann	58
92	Lorraine	58
94	Cliona	57
94	Orlaith	57
96	Aimee	55
96	Bridget	55
98	Caitlin	54
98	Julie	54
98	Kim	54

All girls’ names in Ireland, 1997

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Sean	872
2	Conor	867
3	James	757
4	Michael	676
5	John	636
6	Shane	633
7	David	617
8	Daniel	607
9	Aaron	594
10	Jack	568
11	Patrick	553
12	Adam	532
13	Dylan	531
14	Stephen	524
15	Mark	469
16	Thomas	449
17	Ryan	437
18	Cian	402
19	Luke	400
20	Eoin	381
21	Kevin	357
22	Robert	336
23	Andrew	316
24	Brian	315
25	Ciaran	306
26	Paul	303
27	Jordan	302
28	Liam	297
29	Darragh	295
30	Christopher	293
31	Dean	290
32	Jamie	281
33	Joseph	268
34	Jason	261
35	Darren	254
35	Niall	254
37	Cathal	243
38	Matthew	234
39	William	217
40	Ross	211
41	Peter	206
42	Alan	205
43	Gavin	201
44	Evan	197
45	Lee	186
46	Craig	178
47	Martin	174
47	Nathan	174
49	Oisin	171
50	Anthony	169
51	Ronan	167
52	Eoghan	164
53	Gary	155
54	Colm	151
55	Ian	145
55	Keith	145
57	Joshua	139
58	Kyle	134
59	Ben	130
60	Kieran	127
61	Killian	123
62	Aidan	121
63	Jonathan	118
64	Jake	116
65	Colin	114
65	Cormac	114
67	Richard	112
68	Philip	110
69	Karl	109
70	Brandon	106
71	Samuel	103
72	Cillian	101
73	Brendan	100
74	Padraig	99
74	Rory	99
76	Barry	98
77	Edward	95
77	Eric	95
79	Gerard	94
80	Steven	87
81	Declan	82
82	Alexander	81
83	Donal	73
84	Alex	70
84	Benjamin	70
86	Dillon	69
86	Graham	69
88	Daire	67
88	Simon	67
88	Timothy	67
91	Micheal	64
92	Leon	60
93	Denis	57
94	Glenn	55
95	Daragh	54
96	Emmet	53
97	Hugh	51
97	Owen	51
99	Fionn	50
99	Francis	50

Rank	Name	Babies
99	Gareth	50
99	Shaun	50

All boys’ names in Ireland, 1997