Most popular baby names in Ireland, 2005

The top girls’ name was Emma, given to 703 babies. The top boys’ name was Jack, given to 931 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	703
2	Sarah	642
3	Katie	575
4	Amy	510
5	Aoife	492
6	Ciara	484
7	Sophie	451
8	Chloe	440
9	Leah	427
10	Ella	405
11	Emily	385
12	Rachel	381
13	Niamh	375
14	Grace	369
15	Rebecca	353
16	Hannah	350
17	Caoimhe	345
18	Ava	339
19	Lauren	312
20	Jessica	311
21	Anna	290
22	Kate	284
23	Roisin	280
24	Lucy	275
25	Molly	261
26	Megan	248
27	Abbie	236
28	Laura	231
29	Holly	228
30	Ellen	220
31	Aisling	204
32	Ellie	193
33	Mia	192
34	Caitlin	191
35	Aine	187
36	Saoirse	186
37	Nicole	172
38	Shauna	168
39	Tara	165
40	Erin	158
41	Katelyn	153
42	Clodagh	152
43	Zoe	150
44	Eimear	148
45	Abigail	146
46	Aimee	141
47	Sinead	137
48	Mary	133
49	Eva	131
50	Robyn	126
51	Alannah	123
52	Lily	119
53	Orla	115
54	Eabha	109
55	Jade	108
56	Shannon	107
57	Eve	106
58	Kayleigh	99
58	Maria	99
58	Olivia	99
58	Ruby	99
62	Isabelle	98
63	Jennifer	97
64	Aoibhe	95
65	Jane	94
66	Cara	87
67	Charlotte	86
67	Kayla	86
69	Elizabeth	85
70	Amber	84
71	Abby	79
72	Kelly	78
73	Ruth	77
73	Sadhbh	77
75	Isabel	76
76	Jodie	75
76	Louise	75
78	Orlaith	72
79	Alanna	70
79	Claire	70
81	Alexandra	69
82	Alice	68
83	Catherine	67
84	Michelle	66
85	Emer	65
85	Maeve	65
85	Sophia	65
88	Alicia	64
88	Isobel	64
88	Zara	64
91	Alisha	63
91	Amelia	63
93	Alison	62
93	Clara	62
93	Isabella	62
93	Lisa	62
97	Heather	61
97	Julia	61
99	Hazel	60
100	Danielle	59

All girls’ names in Ireland, 2005

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jack	931
2	Sean	893
3	Adam	710
4	Conor	705
5	James	699
6	Daniel	654
7	Cian	561
8	Luke	544
9	Aaron	488
10	Michael	484
11	Dylan	467
12	Ryan	432
13	Jamie	408
14	Ben	401
14	David	401
16	Thomas	397
17	John	386
18	Patrick	381
19	Matthew	379
20	Darragh	377
21	Eoin	370
21	Oisin	370
23	Shane	355
24	Alex	336
25	Evan	324
25	Joshua	324
27	Liam	297
28	Nathan	296
29	Mark	285
30	Jake	276
31	Cathal	226
31	Ciaran	226
31	Joseph	226
34	Callum	216
35	Kyle	210
35	Samuel	210
37	Robert	205
38	Fionn	184
39	Andrew	183
39	Cormac	183
41	Eoghan	171
42	Stephen	170
43	Brian	169
43	Ronan	169
45	Cillian	167
46	Lee	162
47	Alexander	152
47	Kevin	152
49	Ethan	151
50	Harry	150
51	William	149
52	Charlie	148
53	Niall	147
54	Paul	145
55	Benjamin	143
56	Josh	142
57	Finn	137
58	Scott	135
59	Sam	134
60	Christopher	132
61	Noah	123
62	Killian	120
63	Dean	118
64	Peter	117
65	Jason	116
66	Gavin	115
66	Ross	115
68	Rory	114
69	Tadhg	112
70	Calum	110
71	Aidan	106
72	Alan	98
73	Max	92
74	Kian	91
75	Anthony	89
76	Martin	86
77	Diarmuid	84
78	Oran	81
79	Oscar	80
79	Tom	80
81	Dara	78
82	Leon	77
83	Darren	76
84	Padraig	75
84	Rian	75
86	Colm	74
86	Tomas	74
88	Daragh	72
89	Craig	71
90	Jonathan	70
90	Kieran	70
92	Christian	69
93	Karl	68
93	Ruairi	68
95	Owen	67
96	Daire	66
97	Leo	64
98	Brandon	63
99	Charles	62
99	Hugh	62

All boys’ names in Ireland, 2005