Most popular boys’ names in Ireland, 2008
The official ranking as published, with the number of babies given each name. Names with the same count share a rank.
| 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 |