Most popular baby names in Ireland, 1999

The top girls’ name was Chloe, given to 615 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	615
2	Aoife	612
3	Sarah	595
4	Ciara	585
5	Niamh	571
6	Emma	549
7	Rachel	488
8	Rebecca	455
9	Lauren	452
10	Megan	434
11	Amy	420
12	Laura	397
13	Katie	378
14	Emily	285
15	Shauna	270
16	Nicole	266
17	Roisin	254
18	Sophie	252
19	Kate	246
19	Shannon	246
21	Hannah	242
22	Caoimhe	236
23	Jessica	227
24	Ellen	215
25	Aisling	209
26	Sinead	196
27	Leah	185
28	Anna	171
29	Tara	167
30	Grace	166
31	Saoirse	160
32	Aine	155
33	Jennifer	154
34	Jade	150
35	Eimear	148
36	Orla	144
37	Mary	131
38	Clodagh	127
39	Claire	118
39	Michelle	118
41	Caitlin	112
41	Olivia	112
43	Lucy	105
44	Courtney	104
45	Louise	103
46	Holly	101
47	Lisa	97
48	Danielle	95
49	Grainne	94
50	Kelly	91
51	Catherine	89
52	Leanne	86
52	Ruth	86
54	Chelsea	85
55	Kayleigh	84
56	Fiona	83
57	Elizabeth	82
58	Alison	78
58	Michaela	78
60	Ava	77
60	Eva	77
62	Robyn	76
63	Emer	74
63	Molly	74
65	Maeve	70
66	Andrea	69
66	Zoe	69
68	Aimee	66
68	Jane	66
70	Lauryn	64
71	Maria	62
71	Natasha	62
71	Rachael	62
74	Nicola	61
74	Sorcha	61
76	Ella	60
76	Siobhan	60
78	Stephanie	59
79	Abbie	58
79	Alannah	58
79	Erin	58
82	Katelyn	55
82	Victoria	55
84	Gemma	53
84	Melissa	53
86	Eve	50
87	Alanna	49
87	Alice	49
87	Karen	49
90	Clara	47
91	Alexandra	46
92	Isobel	45
93	Abigail	44
93	Aishling	44
93	Lorna	44
96	Georgia	43
97	Jodie	42
97	Margaret	42
99	Kathleen	41
100	Alana	40

Rank	Name	Babies
100	Casey	40

All girls’ names in Ireland, 1999

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Conor	761
2	Sean	760
3	Jack	743
4	James	629
5	Adam	588
6	Michael	527
7	David	524
8	Aaron	500
9	Daniel	479
10	Dylan	445
11	Shane	444
12	Cian	420
13	Ryan	418
14	Luke	410
15	John	369
16	Eoin	347
17	Mark	345
18	Patrick	343
19	Thomas	332
20	Jordan	308
21	Liam	290
22	Jamie	289
23	Stephen	285
24	Matthew	259
25	Oisin	249
26	Nathan	245
27	Robert	240
28	Andrew	239
29	Darragh	237
30	Ciaran	230
31	Joseph	219
32	Dean	214
33	Kevin	211
34	Evan	208
35	Jason	201
36	Brian	197
36	Niall	197
38	Ben	196
39	Paul	189
40	Christopher	186
41	Eoghan	181
42	Cathal	162
43	Ross	155
44	Joshua	147
44	Ronan	147
46	Lee	143
47	Darren	142
48	Peter	140
49	Craig	133
50	William	130
51	Jake	125
52	Anthony	123
53	Alan	122
54	Colm	117
55	Cormac	115
55	Samuel	115
57	Alex	112
58	Gavin	110
59	Killian	100
60	Kyle	99
61	Cillian	98
61	Padraig	98
63	Richard	91
64	Ian	90
64	Martin	90
64	Rory	90
67	Brandon	89
68	Alexander	88
69	Aidan	87
70	Harry	86
71	Karl	85
72	Gary	82
73	Kieran	81
74	Keith	79
75	Benjamin	77
76	Ethan	76
77	Leon	75
78	Philip	73
79	Callum	71
79	Colin	71
81	Edward	70
81	Gerard	70
83	Scott	69
84	Brendan	66
85	Owen	65
86	Dillon	59
87	Jonathan	57
87	Sam	57
89	Barry	56
90	Eric	55
90	Shaun	55
92	Daragh	52
92	Donal	52
94	Diarmuid	51
95	Lorcan	50
96	Tadhg	49
97	Cameron	47
97	Fionn	47
97	Neil	47
97	Reece	47

Rank	Name	Babies
97	Steven	47

All boys’ names in Ireland, 1999