Most popular baby names in Ireland, 2000

The top girls’ name was Aoife, given to 633 babies. The top boys’ name was Jack, given to 846 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	Aoife	633
2	Sarah	626
3	Ciara	608
4	Emma	594
5	Chloe	553
6	Niamh	519
7	Rebecca	485
8	Amy	451
8	Lauren	451
10	Megan	441
11	Rachel	428
12	Katie	398
13	Laura	315
14	Leah	302
15	Hannah	299
16	Shauna	288
17	Sophie	266
18	Kate	263
19	Emily	262
20	Nicole	261
21	Jessica	260
22	Caoimhe	253
23	Roisin	245
24	Ellen	217
25	Aisling	213
26	Shannon	198
27	Aine	194
28	Anna	193
29	Sinead	180
30	Saoirse	176
31	Jade	175
32	Grace	172
33	Eimear	168
34	Orla	167
35	Tara	153
36	Jennifer	151
37	Mary	140
38	Lucy	136
39	Clodagh	135
40	Caitlin	130
41	Claire	127
42	Zoe	115
43	Molly	105
44	Ava	103
45	Lauryn	99
46	Katelyn	94
47	Lisa	93
48	Michelle	92
49	Erin	91
50	Kelly	89
51	Olivia	88
52	Grainne	85
53	Alannah	84
53	Courtney	84
53	Holly	84
53	Louise	84
57	Elizabeth	83
58	Eva	82
59	Maeve	81
60	Catherine	80
60	Robyn	80
62	Alison	79
63	Maria	78
64	Eve	76
65	Ella	75
66	Emer	74
67	Abbie	73
68	Michaela	72
69	Fiona	71
69	Rachael	71
71	Ruth	68
72	Andrea	67
73	Kayleigh	65
74	Alice	64
74	Siobhan	64
76	Danielle	63
76	Leanne	63
78	Jodie	62
79	Jane	61
80	Sorcha	59
81	Chelsea	56
82	Abigail	54
82	Karen	54
84	Amber	52
84	Nicola	52
86	Alanna	51
87	Alexandra	50
87	Georgia	50
89	Clara	49
89	Victoria	49
89	Zara	49
92	Cara	48
92	Gemma	48
92	Stephanie	48
95	Casey	47
95	Charlotte	47
97	Natasha	45
98	Lara	44
98	Orlaith	44
98	Taylor	44

All girls’ names in Ireland, 2000

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jack	846
2	Sean	816
3	Conor	700
4	Adam	653
5	James	594
6	Cian	557
7	David	492
8	Luke	488
9	Michael	483
10	Dylan	477
11	Daniel	467
12	Aaron	401
13	Shane	400
14	John	398
15	Eoin	368
16	Patrick	362
17	Ryan	356
18	Mark	351
18	Thomas	351
20	Jordan	315
21	Jamie	294
22	Oisin	287
23	Ciaran	286
24	Matthew	275
25	Kevin	264
26	Liam	257
27	Evan	250
27	Stephen	250
29	Darragh	245
30	Ben	234
31	Andrew	230
32	Nathan	223
33	Joseph	220
34	Joshua	216
35	Cathal	207
36	Brian	204
37	Robert	200
38	Niall	199
39	Jason	191
40	Paul	182
41	Ronan	165
42	Jake	161
43	Christopher	159
44	Lee	158
45	Dean	157
46	William	156
47	Eoghan	153
48	Alex	150
49	Craig	140
50	Kyle	139
51	Alan	134
52	Darren	133
53	Peter	131
54	Cormac	126
54	Gavin	126
56	Ross	124
57	Samuel	119
58	Anthony	118
59	Cillian	111
60	Kieran	109
61	Killian	105
62	Martin	104
63	Harry	95
64	Fionn	90
65	Colm	89
65	Rory	89
67	Benjamin	88
67	Brandon	88
69	Callum	86
70	Scott	85
71	Ethan	83
72	Alexander	81
73	Jonathan	77
74	Aidan	75
74	Philip	75
76	Brendan	73
77	Leon	71
78	Colin	70
78	Ian	70
78	Padraig	70
81	Edward	65
82	Daragh	64
82	Richard	64
84	Diarmuid	62
84	Owen	62
86	Cameron	61
86	Keith	61
88	Gerard	60
89	Gary	58
89	Josh	58
91	Barry	57
92	Lorcan	55
92	Tadhg	55
94	Eric	54
94	Karl	54
94	Sam	54
97	Steven	53
98	Reece	51
99	Kian	50
100	Dara	49

All boys’ names in Ireland, 2000