Most popular baby names in Ireland, 2004

The top girls’ name was Emma, given to 787 babies. The top boys’ name was Sean, given to 928 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	787
2	Katie	574
3	Sarah	561
4	Amy	546
5	Aoife	534
6	Ciara	500
7	Sophie	468
8	Chloe	453
9	Leah	424
10	Niamh	421
11	Ella	381
12	Caoimhe	357
13	Emily	346
14	Kate	342
14	Rachel	342
16	Hannah	340
17	Lauren	318
18	Ava	308
19	Megan	299
20	Grace	295
21	Rebecca	290
22	Lucy	276
23	Jessica	264
24	Laura	261
25	Holly	253
26	Anna	245
27	Roisin	237
28	Ellen	222
29	Aisling	217
30	Abbie	210
31	Molly	206
32	Shauna	194
33	Aine	190
34	Caitlin	189
35	Saoirse	176
36	Tara	175
37	Katelyn	171
38	Ellie	169
39	Mia	163
40	Nicole	161
41	Clodagh	153
42	Abigail	140
43	Eimear	135
44	Mary	133
45	Zoe	132
46	Shannon	129
47	Aimee	127
47	Eva	127
47	Sinead	127
50	Robyn	122
51	Erin	119
52	Orla	116
53	Alannah	113
54	Jennifer	106
55	Abby	103
55	Maria	103
57	Grainne	102
57	Jade	102
59	Eve	101
59	Lily	101
61	Jodie	99
62	Eabha	95
63	Kelly	92
64	Catherine	91
64	Elizabeth	91
66	Alanna	89
67	Isabel	85
68	Alexandra	84
69	Louise	83
69	Olivia	83
71	Kayleigh	81
71	Sophia	81
73	Cara	76
74	Aoibhe	75
74	Maeve	75
76	Charlotte	72
76	Isabelle	72
78	Amber	71
79	Jane	70
79	Ruth	70
81	Alice	68
82	Victoria	67
83	Danielle	66
83	Fiona	66
83	Orlaith	66
86	Claire	65
86	Sadhbh	65
88	Kayla	64
89	Alana	63
90	Michaela	62
91	Alison	61
91	Lisa	61
93	Alex	58
94	Leanne	57
94	Michelle	57
94	Sara	57
97	Siobhan	55
98	Faye	54
99	Ailbhe	53
99	Amelia	53

Rank	Name	Babies
99	Naomi	53

All girls’ names in Ireland, 2004

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Sean	928
2	Jack	835
3	Conor	736
4	Adam	688
4	James	688
6	Daniel	630
7	Cian	546
8	Luke	544
9	Michael	527
10	Aaron	503
11	Dylan	479
12	David	459
13	Ryan	451
14	Eoin	429
15	Darragh	414
16	Jamie	406
17	Ben	399
18	Oisin	384
19	Shane	379
20	Thomas	371
21	John	366
22	Joshua	364
23	Matthew	361
24	Patrick	357
25	Evan	337
26	Alex	322
27	Mark	316
28	Liam	310
29	Nathan	271
30	Ciaran	253
31	Joseph	232
32	Andrew	216
32	Kyle	216
34	Cathal	209
34	Samuel	209
36	Jake	206
37	Stephen	205
38	Robert	196
39	Ronan	182
40	Cillian	176
41	Fionn	172
42	Scott	168
43	Paul	167
44	Kevin	166
45	Brian	165
46	Lee	161
47	Ethan	160
48	Rory	156
49	Jason	155
50	Niall	152
51	Cormac	147
52	Eoghan	145
53	Christopher	142
54	William	141
55	Ross	139
56	Harry	137
57	Benjamin	135
58	Josh	134
59	Alexander	132
59	Sam	132
61	Callum	130
62	Aidan	124
62	Dean	124
64	Gavin	123
65	Charlie	118
66	Peter	108
67	Kian	102
68	Tadhg	100
69	Colin	99
70	Killian	96
71	Finn	92
72	Craig	91
73	Kieran	89
74	Colm	88
74	Martin	88
76	Darren	87
77	Alan	86
78	Brandon	85
79	Noah	83
80	Anthony	81
81	Dara	80
82	Leon	76
83	Connor	75
84	Padraig	72
84	Tomas	72
86	Daragh	71
87	Diarmuid	68
88	Max	67
88	Oran	67
88	Owen	67
91	Hugh	66
91	Lorcan	66
93	Charles	64
93	Christian	64
95	Daire	63
95	Edward	63
97	Jonathan	61
98	Jordan	60
98	Tom	60
100	Karl	59

Rank	Name	Babies
100	Odhran	59
100	Rian	59

All boys’ names in Ireland, 2004