Most popular baby names in Ireland, 2009

The top girls’ name was Sophie, given to 640 babies. The top boys’ name was Jack, given to 1,068 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	Sophie	640
2	Ava	635
3	Emma	627
4	Sarah	568
5	Grace	528
6	Katie	502
7	Emily	500
8	Lucy	463
9	Aoife	459
10	Chloe	411
11	Amy	385
12	Lauren	371
13	Kate	364
14	Mia	362
15	Leah	358
16	Anna	357
17	Ruby	353
18	Ella	346
19	Ciara	337
20	Lily	336
21	Caoimhe	326
21	Holly	326
23	Hannah	321
24	Niamh	314
25	Saoirse	275
26	Molly	268
27	Jessica	257
27	Roisin	257
29	Rachel	247
30	Laura	243
31	Julia	236
32	Isabelle	233
33	Megan	232
34	Clodagh	224
35	Rebecca	219
36	Ellie	211
37	Erin	204
38	Eva	201
39	Amelia	197
39	Olivia	197
41	Nicole	194
42	Zoe	188
43	Kayla	183
44	Abbie	176
45	Aisling	170
46	Abigail	165
47	Aine	159
48	Ellen	155
49	Aimee	152
50	Sophia	147
51	Tara	145
52	Robyn	137
53	Caitlin	134
54	Maja	133
54	Maria	133
56	Eabha	131
57	Katelyn	128
58	Alannah	123
58	Cara	123
60	Faye	122
61	Mary	120
62	Aoibhe	118
62	Eve	118
64	Aoibhinn	117
64	Elizabeth	117
64	Isabel	117
67	Freya	112
67	Orla	112
69	Sadhbh	111
70	Isabella	105
70	Zuzanna	105
72	Charlotte	104
73	Eimear	102
74	Amber	100
74	Layla	100
76	Alice	95
77	Zara	94
78	Alexandra	92
79	Aoibheann	88
79	Oliwia	88
79	Shauna	88
82	Clara	86
82	Isobel	86
82	Sinead	86
85	Brooke	84
86	Kayleigh	82
87	Maeve	81
87	Natalia	81
89	Maya	80
90	Sara	79
91	Millie	77
91	Orlaith	77
91	Ruth	77
94	Shannon	75
95	Hollie	72
96	Madison	71
97	Daisy	70
98	Emilia	69
98	Taylor	69
98	Vanessa	69

Rank	Name	Babies
98	Victoria	69

All girls’ names in Ireland, 2009

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jack	1,068
2	Sean	934
3	Daniel	842
4	Conor	776
5	James	711
6	Ryan	641
7	Adam	618
8	Alex	503
9	Luke	501
10	Michael	499
11	Dylan	480
12	Cian	469
13	Jamie	466
14	Darragh	465
15	Liam	457
16	Aaron	444
17	Oisin	423
18	Thomas	411
19	Patrick	399
20	Eoin	368
21	Cillian	346
21	John	346
23	Matthew	343
24	Evan	333
25	David	326
26	Ben	324
27	Charlie	312
28	Harry	305
29	Callum	301
30	Joshua	260
30	Shane	260
32	Nathan	253
33	Mark	250
34	Fionn	249
35	Jake	248
36	Joseph	247
37	Samuel	238
38	Ronan	225
39	Eoghan	223
40	Kyle	216
41	Noah	211
42	Tadhg	206
43	Sam	204
44	Robert	203
45	Ethan	200
46	Aidan	197
47	Cathal	195
48	Finn	187
49	Jayden	182
50	Alexander	179
51	Kevin	175
52	Leon	172
52	Rory	172
54	Ciaran	170
55	William	166
56	Max	164
57	Jakub	160
58	Andrew	159
58	Cormac	159
60	Rian	151
61	Christopher	143
62	Oliver	141
63	Tom	139
64	Alan	138
65	Josh	133
66	Oscar	132
67	Peter	128
68	Benjamin	115
69	Brian	113
69	Niall	113
71	Scott	112
72	Jason	109
73	Killian	108
74	Martin	107
74	Rhys	107
76	Dara	106
77	Stephen	105
78	Paul	104
79	Lucas	103
80	Anthony	100
81	Tomas	99
82	Dean	98
82	Odhran	98
84	Ross	97
85	Bobby	96
85	Senan	96
87	Filip	95
88	Ruairi	93
89	Gavin	91
90	Lee	88
91	Oran	87
92	Calum	82
92	Hugh	82
92	Lorcan	82
95	Kacper	79
95	Kian	79
97	Christian	78
97	Shay	78
99	Charles	77
99	Daragh	77

Rank	Name	Babies
99	Patryk	77
99	Szymon	77

All boys’ names in Ireland, 2009