Most popular baby names in Ireland, 2011

The top girls’ name was Emily, given to 596 babies. The top boys’ name was Jack, given to 840 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	Emily	596
2	Sophie	582
3	Emma	562
4	Grace	503
5	Lily	496
6	Sarah	466
7	Lucy	463
8	Ava	446
9	Chloe	437
10	Katie	436
11	Ella	434
12	Mia	400
13	Aoife	399
14	Caoimhe	398
15	Kate	350
15	Leah	350
17	Hannah	349
18	Anna	348
19	Saoirse	339
20	Ruby	323
21	Kayla	306
22	Lauren	305
23	Holly	297
24	Ellie	293
25	Amy	289
26	Ciara	284
27	Isabelle	265
28	Olivia	252
29	Sophia	251
30	Niamh	249
31	Jessica	246
32	Amelia	235
33	Molly	229
34	Roisin	223
35	Julia	213
36	Laura	212
37	Zoe	204
38	Megan	203
39	Rachel	196
40	Rebecca	195
41	Aisling	183
42	Nicole	176
43	Abbie	174
44	Clodagh	168
45	Eve	164
46	Robyn	163
47	Ellen	159
47	Erin	159
49	Faye	156
50	Cara	155
51	Isabella	154
52	Eva	152
53	Abigail	139
54	Layla	134
54	Maria	134
56	Sadhbh	132
57	Maja	131
58	Aine	130
58	Sofia	130
60	Aoibhinn	128
60	Freya	128
62	Alannah	122
62	Charlotte	122
64	Eabha	121
65	Caitlin	116
66	Alice	115
67	Elizabeth	108
68	Amber	107
69	Aoibheann	106
69	Mary	106
71	Isabel	101
72	Millie	97
73	Zuzanna	94
74	Aimee	92
74	Maya	92
74	Orla	92
74	Tara	92
78	Katelyn	91
78	Lilly	91
78	Michaela	91
78	Sara	91
82	Brooke	90
82	Zara	90
84	Eimear	89
85	Lena	83
86	Ruth	82
87	Aoibhe	81
87	Muireann	81
89	Madison	80
90	Clara	79
91	Emilia	77
92	Meabh	75
92	Shauna	75
94	Sinead	73
94	Victoria	73
96	Lexi	72
97	Alexandra	71
97	Isobel	71
97	Kayleigh	71
100	Daisy	68

All girls’ names in Ireland, 2011

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jack	840
2	James	796
3	Sean	755
4	Daniel	711
5	Conor	709
6	Ryan	685
7	Adam	637
8	Harry	499
9	Michael	496
10	Alex	492
10	Dylan	492
12	Luke	487
13	Cian	461
14	Jamie	448
15	Oisin	436
16	Aaron	423
17	Liam	412
18	Thomas	403
19	Darragh	401
20	Charlie	396
21	Patrick	390
22	Cillian	360
23	Noah	333
24	David	331
24	Matthew	331
26	John	312
27	Evan	298
28	Ben	294
29	Nathan	282
30	Fionn	255
31	Ethan	253
32	Eoin	251
33	Joshua	249
34	Jake	247
35	Callum	245
36	Finn	242
36	Kyle	242
38	Tadhg	232
39	Samuel	230
40	Aidan	229
41	Joseph	214
42	Rian	213
43	Shane	209
44	Cathal	208
45	Sam	196
46	Max	194
47	William	190
48	Ronan	187
49	Alexander	183
50	Jayden	177
50	Mark	177
52	Leon	171
53	Robert	169
54	Oliver	167
55	Eoghan	164
56	Rory	159
57	Ciaran	155
58	Kevin	143
59	Cormac	141
60	Andrew	140
61	Jakub	139
62	Oscar	135
63	Bobby	133
64	Jacob	131
65	Tyler	127
66	Tom	126
67	Senan	121
68	Rhys	120
69	Christopher	117
70	Mason	115
71	Jason	114
72	Killian	113
73	Dara	111
74	Benjamin	108
75	Alan	103
76	Donnacha	100
77	Josh	99
77	Stephen	99
79	Leo	97
80	Filip	96
80	Lucas	96
80	Oran	96
83	Anthony	94
83	Scott	94
85	Alfie	92
86	Niall	91
87	Peter	90
88	Calum	89
88	Martin	89
88	Odhran	89
88	Tommy	89
92	Brian	88
92	Sebastian	88
94	Ruairi	86
95	Edward	85
96	Zach	82
97	Paul	81
97	Tomas	81
99	Hugh	79
100	Daithi	78

All boys’ names in Ireland, 2011