Most popular baby names in Ireland, 1998

The top girls’ name was Chloe, given to 575 babies. The top boys’ name was Conor, given to 761 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	Chloe	575
2	Ciara	539
3	Sarah	537
4	Aoife	529
5	Emma	514
6	Niamh	492
7	Rachel	444
8	Megan	393
9	Rebecca	388
10	Lauren	363
11	Laura	357
12	Amy	353
13	Katie	319
14	Shauna	267
15	Shannon	255
16	Nicole	245
17	Sophie	242
18	Hannah	236
19	Jessica	233
20	Roisin	213
21	Aisling	212
22	Kate	197
23	Sinead	195
24	Caoimhe	184
25	Emily	178
26	Ellen	154
27	Leah	146
28	Jennifer	145
29	Aine	140
29	Eimear	140
31	Orla	138
32	Grace	135
33	Anna	133
34	Mary	128
35	Jade	121
36	Louise	120
37	Claire	117
37	Saoirse	117
39	Clodagh	114
39	Tara	114
41	Danielle	109
42	Michelle	107
43	Courtney	105
44	Leanne	97
45	Alison	93
46	Lucy	89
47	Lisa	88
48	Kayleigh	87
49	Michaela	85
50	Siobhan	79
51	Catherine	78
51	Fiona	78
53	Kelly	77
54	Caitlin	74
55	Ruth	72
56	Chelsea	70
56	Gemma	70
56	Grainne	70
59	Elizabeth	68
60	Rachael	65
60	Zoe	65
62	Nicola	63
63	Emer	62
64	Jane	61
65	Erin	60
66	Eva	59
67	Alexandra	57
68	Eve	56
69	Karen	53
69	Maeve	53
69	Robyn	53
69	Stephanie	53
73	Alanna	52
73	Maria	52
75	Holly	51
75	Nadine	51
77	Elaine	50
78	Natasha	48
78	Sorcha	48
80	Sara	46
81	Alannah	44
81	Erica	44
83	Amber	43
83	Andrea	43
83	Cliona	43
83	Olivia	43
87	Molly	42
88	Aimee	41
88	Ava	41
90	Alice	40
90	Hayley	40
90	Julie	40
90	Lorna	40
94	Ella	39
94	Heather	39
94	Kim	39
97	Margaret	38
97	Victoria	38
99	Jodie	37
99	Mairead	37

Rank	Name	Babies
99	Melissa	37
99	Taylor	37

All girls’ names in Ireland, 1998

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Conor	761
2	Sean	662
3	Jack	543
4	James	472
5	Adam	460
6	Aaron	449
7	Dylan	443
8	David	439
9	Michael	438
10	Daniel	428
11	Shane	415
12	Cian	362
13	John	340
14	Mark	339
15	Luke	327
16	Ryan	326
17	Patrick	306
17	Stephen	306
17	Thomas	306
20	Eoin	295
21	Matthew	281
22	Jordan	270
23	Andrew	245
24	Ciaran	237
25	Kevin	233
26	Jamie	224
27	Robert	214
28	Darragh	211
29	Dean	200
30	Liam	197
31	Cathal	195
32	Evan	188
33	Jason	184
34	Paul	183
35	Brian	181
36	Nathan	178
37	Niall	174
37	Oisin	174
39	Ross	171
40	Joseph	168
41	Christopher	167
42	Lee	143
42	Peter	143
42	Ronan	143
45	Gavin	142
46	Alan	140
47	Darren	139
48	Ben	137
49	Eoghan	122
50	Craig	120
51	Jake	110
52	Joshua	108
53	Rory	100
54	Anthony	99
55	Kyle	96
55	Samuel	96
57	William	95
58	Killian	94
59	Alex	93
60	Cillian	92
61	Cormac	91
62	Ian	90
63	Keith	88
64	Martin	87
65	Aidan	86
66	Colm	82
67	Kieran	81
68	Padraig	77
69	Karl	74
70	Colin	70
71	Connor	69
71	Gary	69
73	Richard	68
74	Brandon	67
75	Alexander	66
75	Eric	66
77	Benjamin	65
78	Brendan	60
79	Edward	58
79	Gerard	58
81	Scott	56
82	Owen	55
83	Barry	53
83	Ethan	53
83	Steven	53
86	Jonathan	51
87	Philip	49
87	Shaun	49
89	Dillon	48
89	Donal	48
91	Fionn	47
92	Glen	46
92	Sam	46
92	Simon	46
95	Daragh	45
95	Emmet	45
95	Seamus	45
98	Declan	44
99	Callum	43
100	Harry	42

All boys’ names in Ireland, 1998