Most popular boys’ names in Ireland, 2002
The official ranking as published, with the number of babies given each name. Names with the same count share a rank.
| 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 |