Most popular baby names in Ireland, 2001

The top girls’ name was Sarah, given to 650 babies. The top boys’ name was Jack, given to 930 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	650
2	Aoife	601
3	Emma	592
4	Chloe	556
5	Ciara	552
6	Lauren	477
6	Niamh	477
8	Amy	447
9	Katie	422
10	Megan	401
11	Rachel	400
12	Leah	374
13	Laura	361
14	Rebecca	350
15	Hannah	343
16	Sophie	303
17	Shauna	299
18	Emily	287
19	Caoimhe	274
20	Jessica	262
21	Nicole	259
22	Kate	258
23	Aisling	248
24	Ellen	241
25	Roisin	239
26	Anna	232
27	Grace	200
28	Saoirse	192
29	Shannon	191
30	Jade	175
31	Molly	172
32	Tara	168
33	Sinead	162
34	Caitlin	160
35	Lucy	157
36	Aine	156
37	Mary	153
38	Orla	149
39	Jennifer	147
40	Eimear	146
41	Ava	137
42	Clodagh	129
42	Zoe	129
44	Claire	127
44	Eva	127
46	Eve	126
47	Erin	120
48	Ella	112
49	Holly	107
50	Louise	103
51	Robyn	100
52	Alannah	96
52	Katelyn	96
54	Catherine	94
55	Lisa	93
56	Leanne	88
56	Ruth	88
58	Danielle	87
58	Maria	87
60	Elizabeth	86
61	Olivia	84
62	Alison	82
62	Michelle	82
64	Abbie	81
65	Siobhan	78
66	Abigail	77
66	Grainne	77
68	Alexandra	76
69	Kelly	75
70	Maeve	74
70	Michaela	74
72	Jodie	73
72	Mia	73
74	Aimee	72
74	Fiona	72
74	Kayleigh	72
77	Abby	70
78	Jane	68
79	Rachael	66
80	Emer	65
81	Georgia	64
82	Courtney	60
83	Zara	59
84	Sara	58
85	Andrea	57
86	Alanna	56
87	Alice	55
87	Charlotte	55
89	Ellie	54
89	Hazel	54
91	Cara	53
91	Kellie	53
91	Lily	53
91	Stephanie	53
95	Margaret	52
96	Alana	50
97	Claudia	49
97	Gemma	49
97	Isobel	49
100	Amber	48

Rank	Name	Babies
100	Lorna	48
100	Victoria	48

All girls’ names in Ireland, 2001

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jack	930
2	Sean	867
3	Adam	833
4	Conor	702
5	James	613
6	Cian	557
7	David	549
8	Dylan	538
9	Luke	517
10	Michael	483
11	Daniel	475
12	Aaron	459
13	Shane	385
14	Thomas	377
15	John	372
16	Mark	366
17	Patrick	365
18	Eoin	349
18	Ryan	349
20	Jamie	342
21	Darragh	298
22	Matthew	287
23	Oisin	283
24	Liam	267
25	Ciaran	264
26	Stephen	263
27	Ben	258
28	Joshua	257
29	Jordan	249
30	Evan	248
31	Joseph	243
32	Nathan	242
33	Robert	240
34	Jake	224
35	Dean	221
36	Kevin	220
37	Andrew	218
38	Cathal	198
39	Brian	197
40	Craig	185
41	Niall	179
42	Christopher	174
43	Paul	165
44	Eoghan	162
45	Alex	160
45	Jason	160
47	Lee	158
48	Peter	151
49	Samuel	146
50	Ronan	139
51	Ethan	135
52	William	130
53	Kyle	126
54	Gavin	124
55	Killian	121
56	Anthony	115
56	Harry	115
58	Cillian	114
59	Alan	113
59	Cormac	113
61	Rory	112
62	Darren	110
63	Kian	106
63	Ross	106
65	Alexander	102
66	Benjamin	97
66	Scott	97
68	Fionn	94
68	Leon	94
70	Martin	91
71	Colm	87
72	Kieran	85
73	Aidan	84
74	Keith	81
75	Richard	78
76	Callum	76
77	Edward	75
78	Karl	74
79	Padraig	73
80	Daragh	71
81	Josh	70
82	Reece	68
83	Brandon	67
83	Diarmuid	67
83	Owen	67
86	Jonathan	66
87	Ian	65
88	Tadhg	64
89	Sam	63
90	Brendan	59
90	Dara	59
92	Colin	58
93	Lorcan	57
94	Tom	56
95	Finn	55
96	Oran	53
97	Philip	52
98	Daire	50
98	Gary	50
98	Shaun	50

All boys’ names in Ireland, 2001