Most popular baby names in Ireland, 2008

The top girls’ name was Ava, given to 695 babies. The top boys’ name was Jack, given to 1,151 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	Ava	695
2	Katie	667
3	Sarah	651
4	Emma	637
5	Emily	599
6	Sophie	582
7	Grace	566
8	Aoife	518
9	Chloe	453
10	Kate	419
11	Lucy	418
12	Ella	407
13	Leah	402
14	Ciara	400
15	Hannah	390
16	Amy	355
16	Caoimhe	355
18	Niamh	344
19	Lauren	343
20	Anna	342
21	Ruby	305
22	Jessica	304
23	Mia	299
24	Saoirse	279
25	Molly	268
26	Holly	264
27	Rachel	263
28	Roisin	250
29	Lily	248
30	Laura	245
31	Rebecca	239
32	Megan	229
33	Abbie	225
34	Julia	213
35	Ellie	208
36	Abigail	200
37	Nicole	198
38	Eva	196
39	Ellen	193
39	Erin	193
41	Aisling	190
41	Isabelle	190
41	Olivia	190
44	Clodagh	178
45	Amelia	173
46	Caitlin	168
47	Zoe	162
48	Kayla	161
49	Maria	158
50	Aine	157
51	Tara	144
52	Robyn	141
53	Eabha	140
54	Alannah	130
55	Aoibhe	127
56	Katelyn	126
56	Sophia	126
58	Eimear	125
59	Isabel	124
60	Mary	121
61	Cara	115
62	Eve	114
62	Zara	114
64	Isabella	113
65	Kayleigh	110
66	Aimee	108
67	Sadhbh	107
68	Charlotte	106
69	Shannon	105
70	Shauna	104
71	Aoibheann	102
72	Orla	98
73	Maja	96
73	Sinead	96
75	Amber	94
75	Brooke	94
77	Faye	91
78	Elizabeth	90
79	Natalia	89
80	Sara	88
81	Alisha	86
81	Isobel	86
83	Clara	81
84	Alanna	79
85	Alice	76
85	Jennifer	76
85	Zuzanna	76
88	Grainne	75
88	Meabh	75
88	Millie	75
91	Abby	74
92	Alexandra	73
92	Orlaith	73
94	Alicia	72
94	Aoibhinn	72
96	Maeve	71
96	Muireann	71
98	Gemma	69
98	Hazel	69
100	Michelle	68

Rank	Name	Babies
100	Taylor	68

All girls’ names in Ireland, 2008

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jack	1,151
2	Sean	970
3	Conor	857
4	Daniel	828
5	James	737
6	Ryan	670
7	Adam	645
8	Dylan	519
9	Luke	516
10	Alex	501
11	Cian	493
12	Aaron	485
13	Michael	483
14	Jamie	481
15	Darragh	458
16	Oisin	454
17	Liam	437
18	Patrick	433
19	Thomas	432
20	Matthew	408
21	David	403
22	John	377
23	Cillian	350
24	Ben	349
25	Evan	317
26	Eoin	311
27	Joshua	302
28	Shane	294
29	Charlie	292
30	Jake	286
31	Harry	276
32	Joseph	268
33	Mark	254
34	Nathan	245
35	Fionn	239
36	Cathal	233
37	Callum	224
38	Kyle	223
39	Samuel	218
40	Ciaran	217
41	Andrew	192
41	Tadhg	192
43	Ronan	191
44	Leon	188
45	Alexander	185
46	Noah	181
46	William	181
48	Eoghan	179
49	Brian	172
49	Finn	172
49	Robert	172
49	Rory	172
53	Ethan	170
54	Cormac	167
54	Jayden	167
56	Max	165
57	Sam	155
58	Stephen	154
59	Kevin	152
60	Aidan	151
61	Christopher	149
62	Rian	144
63	Benjamin	139
64	Jakub	138
65	Killian	132
65	Oscar	132
67	Rhys	131
68	Dean	130
69	Calum	128
70	Peter	127
71	Scott	126
72	Jason	123
73	Alan	116
73	Ross	116
75	Josh	114
76	Paul	113
76	Tom	113
78	Lee	104
79	Gavin	102
80	Anthony	101
81	Dara	99
81	Martin	99
83	Niall	98
83	Oliver	98
85	Senan	97
86	Oran	93
86	Ruairi	93
88	Christian	90
89	Kian	88
89	Odhran	88
89	Tomas	88
92	Kacper	86
93	Edward	85
93	Lorcan	85
95	Filip	82
96	Leo	81
97	Diarmuid	80
98	Billy	78
98	Patryk	78
100	Brandon	76

Rank	Name	Babies
100	Donnacha	76
100	Hugh	76

All boys’ names in Ireland, 2008