Most popular baby names in Ireland, 2003

The top girls’ name was Emma, given to 791 babies. The top boys’ name was Sean, given to 897 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	Emma	791
2	Sarah	606
3	Aoife	571
4	Ciara	535
5	Katie	468
6	Sophie	432
7	Rachel	431
8	Chloe	412
9	Amy	410
10	Leah	395
11	Niamh	370
12	Caoimhe	357
13	Hannah	340
14	Ella	327
15	Lauren	311
16	Megan	310
17	Kate	295
17	Rebecca	295
19	Jessica	292
20	Emily	273
21	Laura	268
22	Anna	265
23	Grace	258
24	Ava	255
25	Ellen	253
26	Shauna	231
27	Roisin	222
28	Holly	213
29	Aisling	203
29	Lucy	203
31	Caitlin	192
32	Aine	183
33	Abbie	182
34	Nicole	179
35	Katelyn	173
36	Saoirse	172
37	Molly	163
38	Ellie	153
38	Sinead	153
40	Tara	147
41	Zoe	136
42	Erin	135
43	Jennifer	133
44	Mia	131
45	Mary	128
46	Clodagh	125
46	Eimear	125
48	Aimee	119
49	Alannah	117
49	Robyn	117
51	Elizabeth	116
52	Shannon	114
53	Orla	113
54	Abigail	102
55	Eva	100
56	Eve	91
56	Louise	91
56	Maria	91
59	Kelly	90
60	Abby	88
61	Claire	84
61	Jade	84
63	Kayleigh	80
64	Lisa	76
64	Ruth	76
66	Alanna	75
66	Jodie	75
68	Grainne	74
68	Nadine	74
70	Jane	73
71	Catherine	72
72	Charlotte	70
72	Olivia	70
74	Eabha	68
75	Lily	66
75	Sadhbh	66
77	Maeve	64
77	Michelle	64
79	Victoria	63
80	Clara	62
80	Fiona	62
80	Leanne	62
83	Alice	61
83	Alison	61
83	Heather	61
86	Cara	60
86	Danielle	60
88	Alexandra	59
88	Sorcha	59
90	Stephanie	58
91	Andrea	57
91	Faye	57
93	Naomi	55
94	Alana	53
94	Amber	53
94	Aoibhe	53
94	Courtney	53
94	Michaela	53
99	Laoise	52
100	Isabelle	51

Rank	Name	Babies
100	Siobhan	51
100	Sophia	51

All girls’ names in Ireland, 2003

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Sean	897
2	Jack	800
3	Adam	787
4	Conor	705
5	James	626
6	Daniel	617
7	Michael	525
8	Cian	501
9	David	480
10	Dylan	478
11	Luke	474
12	Ryan	425
13	Aaron	411
14	Thomas	375
15	Darragh	356
15	Eoin	356
17	Joshua	352
18	Ben	348
19	Patrick	343
20	Oisin	342
21	Shane	335
22	John	333
23	Jamie	327
24	Liam	316
25	Matthew	304
26	Evan	303
27	Mark	302
28	Nathan	275
29	Alex	268
30	Ciaran	244
31	Jake	236
32	Joseph	218
33	Stephen	214
34	Robert	204
35	Kyle	200
36	Andrew	199
37	Samuel	193
38	Kevin	180
39	Cathal	170
40	Brian	169
41	Eoghan	158
42	Dean	147
42	Lee	147
44	Ethan	141
45	Jason	140
46	Callum	138
46	Christopher	138
48	Paul	137
49	Alexander	136
50	Peter	134
51	Ronan	132
52	Rory	130
53	Benjamin	129
54	Niall	128
55	William	125
56	Cormac	118
56	Harry	118
56	Josh	118
59	Scott	117
60	Cillian	116
61	Jordan	114
62	Gavin	113
63	Craig	111
64	Aidan	109
65	Kian	106
66	Fionn	102
67	Killian	101
68	Anthony	94
68	Ross	94
70	Sam	93
71	Alan	91
72	Kieran	87
73	Colm	86
73	Martin	86
75	Finn	83
76	Brandon	80
76	Connor	80
76	Darren	80
79	Charlie	79
80	Oran	77
81	Brendan	75
81	Colin	75
83	Tom	74
84	Tadhg	73
85	Leon	71
86	Dara	70
86	Edward	70
88	Daragh	69
89	Padraig	68
90	Jonathan	64
90	Keith	64
92	Daire	59
92	Reece	59
92	Ruairi	59
95	Cameron	57
95	Emmanuel	57
97	Diarmuid	56
97	Ian	56
97	Karl	56
97	Max	56

All boys’ names in Ireland, 2003