Most popular baby names in Ireland, 2006

The top girls’ name was Sarah, given to 698 babies. The top boys’ name was Sean, given to 994 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	698
2	Emma	593
3	Katie	571
4	Aoife	546
5	Sophie	497
6	Ava	463
7	Grace	450
8	Ella	447
9	Leah	444
10	Ciara	408
11	Amy	396
11	Emily	396
13	Lucy	390
14	Chloe	375
15	Caoimhe	363
16	Hannah	357
17	Rachel	355
18	Niamh	350
19	Rebecca	324
20	Jessica	322
21	Anna	320
21	Lauren	320
23	Kate	307
24	Laura	248
25	Mia	235
25	Molly	235
27	Roisin	233
28	Aisling	224
29	Saoirse	217
30	Ellie	215
31	Abbie	211
32	Megan	210
33	Holly	203
34	Ellen	196
34	Erin	196
36	Nicole	191
37	Aine	175
38	Tara	173
39	Shauna	162
40	Clodagh	161
41	Ruby	158
42	Lily	153
43	Katelyn	152
44	Abigail	146
44	Eva	146
46	Caitlin	143
47	Zoe	141
48	Eimear	138
49	Shannon	137
50	Isabelle	129
51	Aimee	128
52	Mary	124
52	Orla	124
54	Alannah	121
55	Aoibhe	120
55	Olivia	120
57	Eve	117
58	Kayleigh	115
59	Kayla	112
60	Eabha	111
61	Sinead	110
62	Robyn	108
63	Elizabeth	106
64	Isabella	99
65	Amber	95
66	Maria	92
67	Cara	91
68	Isabel	88
69	Sophia	87
70	Charlotte	86
71	Julia	85
72	Jennifer	84
73	Orlaith	83
74	Amelia	80
74	Faye	80
76	Aoibheann	78
76	Sadhbh	78
78	Jade	76
79	Alexandra	75
80	Alice	74
80	Clara	74
82	Alex	73
82	Alisha	73
84	Alanna	71
84	Aoibhinn	71
86	Grainne	70
87	Jasmine	68
88	Hazel	67
88	Maeve	67
90	Zara	65
91	Heather	63
92	Louise	62
93	Abby	61
94	Alana	60
94	Jane	60
94	Ruth	60
97	Claire	58
97	Lisa	58
99	Catherine	57
100	Alicia	55

Rank	Name	Babies
100	Alison	55
100	Kelly	55
100	Victoria	55

All girls’ names in Ireland, 2006

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Sean	994
2	Jack	987
3	Conor	731
4	Adam	693
5	James	678
6	Daniel	636
7	Luke	536
8	Cian	520
9	Michael	509
10	Jamie	494
11	Aaron	488
12	Dylan	456
13	Thomas	432
14	Ryan	431
15	Darragh	429
16	Oisin	413
17	Matthew	395
18	John	394
19	Patrick	392
20	Ben	385
21	David	383
22	Callum	368
23	Alex	367
24	Shane	366
25	Evan	364
26	Eoin	356
27	Joshua	341
28	Cillian	300
29	Jake	297
30	Liam	295
31	Mark	265
32	Nathan	255
33	Ciaran	227
34	Samuel	224
35	Cathal	219
36	Charlie	218
37	Robert	206
38	Kyle	202
39	Fionn	195
39	Joseph	195
41	Harry	193
42	Cormac	185
43	Andrew	182
44	Calum	179
45	Rory	170
46	Stephen	165
47	Ronan	164
48	Kevin	159
49	Noah	158
50	Eoghan	149
50	William	149
52	Brian	145
53	Christopher	144
54	Ethan	139
55	Lee	138
56	Alexander	134
56	Scott	134
58	Sam	128
59	Killian	127
60	Jason	126
60	Niall	126
62	Paul	125
62	Peter	125
64	Tadhg	122
65	Aidan	120
66	Finn	116
67	Josh	114
68	Benjamin	109
69	Dean	106
70	Anthony	104
71	Tom	100
72	Max	98
73	Colm	97
73	Leon	97
75	Gavin	95
76	Martin	91
77	Dara	86
77	Rian	86
79	Brandon	84
80	Alan	83
80	Padraig	83
80	Ross	83
83	Charles	79
84	Ruairi	78
85	Craig	77
85	Kian	77
87	Leo	73
88	Colin	71
88	Darren	71
90	Cameron	70
91	Diarmuid	69
92	Oscar	68
92	Owen	68
92	Tomas	68
95	Connor	65
95	Senan	65
97	Oran	64
98	Daire	63
99	Christian	62
99	Tristan	62

All boys’ names in Ireland, 2006