Most popular baby names in Ireland, 2002

The top girls’ name was Sarah, given to 655 babies. The top boys’ name was Jack, given to 868 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	655
2	Aoife	585
3	Ciara	577
4	Emma	532
5	Chloe	516
6	Amy	485
7	Katie	418
8	Niamh	407
9	Sophie	404
10	Lauren	402
11	Megan	387
12	Hannah	368
13	Rachel	364
14	Rebecca	361
15	Leah	351
16	Laura	349
17	Jessica	302
18	Kate	301
19	Emily	278
20	Caoimhe	272
21	Anna	247
22	Shauna	232
23	Ellen	229
24	Nicole	228
24	Roisin	228
26	Ava	216
27	Aisling	210
28	Ella	204
29	Grace	191
30	Sinead	182
31	Saoirse	181
32	Tara	180
33	Molly	179
34	Jennifer	176
35	Holly	171
36	Lucy	169
37	Shannon	166
38	Caitlin	151
39	Aine	149
40	Orla	141
41	Mary	140
42	Jade	139
43	Eimear	133
43	Zoe	133
45	Clodagh	127
46	Ellie	122
47	Mia	119
48	Erin	117
48	Louise	117
50	Eva	112
51	Abbie	111
52	Katelyn	109
53	Maria	104
54	Claire	96
55	Alannah	93
55	Lisa	93
57	Kelly	92
58	Catherine	91
58	Eve	91
60	Alison	89
61	Michelle	86
62	Elizabeth	83
63	Fiona	82
63	Robyn	82
65	Abby	79
66	Aimee	77
66	Danielle	77
68	Abigail	75
68	Kayleigh	75
68	Ruth	75
71	Grainne	74
71	Olivia	74
73	Jodie	73
74	Leanne	71
75	Maeve	69
76	Alice	66
77	Isabelle	64
78	Alexandra	63
78	Jane	63
80	Alanna	62
80	Lara	62
82	Emer	60
83	Courtney	59
83	Victoria	59
85	Andrea	58
85	Lily	58
87	Siobhan	56
87	Zara	56
89	Nadine	55
89	Rachael	55
91	Charlotte	54
91	Sara	54
93	Heather	53
94	Ailbhe	52
94	Isabel	52
94	Michaela	52
94	Sadhbh	52
94	Stephanie	52
99	Eabha	51
100	Laoise	50

All girls’ names in Ireland, 2002

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jack	868
2	Sean	866
3	Adam	798
4	Conor	748
5	James	581
6	Daniel	559
7	Cian	536
8	Michael	520
9	David	501
10	Luke	489
11	Dylan	485
12	Aaron	467
13	Patrick	366
14	Ryan	365
15	John	362
16	Eoin	361
17	Matthew	351
18	Thomas	349
19	Ben	345
19	Joshua	345
21	Shane	343
22	Mark	336
23	Jamie	333
24	Darragh	310
25	Oisin	300
26	Liam	290
27	Nathan	258
28	Ciaran	252
29	Evan	245
30	Jake	227
30	Robert	227
32	Kevin	214
33	Joseph	201
33	Stephen	201
35	Alex	193
36	Kyle	190
37	Jason	183
38	Brian	179
38	Cathal	179
40	Niall	175
41	Andrew	172
42	Jordan	171
43	Samuel	166
44	Dean	157
45	Paul	154
46	Lee	153
47	Christopher	150
48	Eoghan	144
49	William	139
50	Ethan	128
50	Peter	128
52	Cormac	127
53	Benjamin	125
54	Ronan	122
55	Gavin	121
56	Alexander	119
57	Rory	116
58	Scott	114
59	Craig	111
60	Alan	110
60	Callum	110
62	Aidan	109
62	Josh	109
64	Anthony	103
65	Killian	100
66	Cillian	99
66	Fionn	99
68	Harry	98
69	Kieran	94
70	Brandon	92
71	Sam	88
72	Darren	87
73	Kian	86
74	Martin	85
74	Ross	85
76	Colm	83
77	Diarmuid	75
78	Ian	73
79	Keith	71
80	Tadhg	68
81	Leon	67
82	Jonathan	66
82	Richard	66
84	Brendan	65
84	Owen	65
84	Padraig	65
87	Gary	64
88	Finn	63
89	Edward	62
90	Connor	61
90	Tom	61
92	Eric	59
93	Charlie	58
94	Oran	55
95	Daragh	54
95	Denis	54
97	Dara	51
97	Lorcan	51
99	Seamus	50
99	Steven	50

All boys’ names in Ireland, 2002