Most popular baby names in Ireland, 2012

The top girls’ name was Emily, given to 626 babies. The top boys’ name was Jack, given to 831 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	626
2	Sophie	577
3	Emma	497
4	Grace	461
5	Lily	449
6	Mia	446
7	Ella	445
8	Ava	440
9	Lucy	439
10	Sarah	430
11	Aoife	426
12	Amelia	409
13	Hannah	368
14	Katie	353
15	Chloe	345
16	Caoimhe	334
17	Saoirse	317
18	Kate	316
19	Holly	312
20	Ruby	302
21	Sophia	299
22	Anna	296
23	Lauren	290
24	Leah	287
25	Amy	253
26	Isabelle	252
27	Molly	251
28	Ellie	250
29	Jessica	236
30	Olivia	230
31	Roisin	229
32	Ciara	227
33	Kayla	198
34	Julia	196
34	Zoe	196
36	Laura	191
37	Niamh	185
38	Abbie	178
39	Erin	177
40	Rachel	169
41	Robyn	166
42	Aisling	165
43	Faye	163
44	Rebecca	162
45	Eva	160
45	Layla	160
47	Ellen	155
48	Cara	148
49	Freya	144
50	Abigail	138
50	Eve	138
50	Isabella	138
53	Megan	135
54	Aine	128
54	Clodagh	128
56	Aoibhinn	125
57	Millie	120
58	Nicole	116
59	Aoibheann	115
60	Maja	114
61	Sadhbh	113
62	Eabha	109
63	Charlotte	106
64	Amber	105
64	Caitlin	105
64	Sofia	105
67	Alannah	104
68	Zara	102
69	Alice	101
70	Maria	100
71	Elizabeth	99
71	Lena	99
71	Mary	99
74	Emilia	98
75	Aimee	94
75	Lilly	94
77	Hollie	92
78	Aoibhe	88
79	Victoria	83
80	Eimear	81
80	Maya	81
82	Isabel	80
82	Orla	80
84	Evie	79
85	Kayleigh	78
86	Brooke	76
86	Clara	76
88	Meabh	75
89	Lexi	73
90	Tara	71
91	Daisy	70
91	Katelyn	70
93	Ailbhe	68
93	Amelie	68
93	Natalia	68
93	Sara	68
97	Hanna	66
97	Laoise	66
97	Ruth	66
100	Madison	64

Rank	Name	Babies
100	Maeve	64
100	Maisie	64
100	Rose	64

All girls’ names in Ireland, 2012

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jack	831
2	James	773
3	Daniel	683
4	Sean	677
5	Conor	639
6	Adam	558
7	Harry	510
7	Ryan	510
9	Dylan	471
10	Michael	462
11	Luke	457
12	Charlie	432
13	Liam	427
14	Oisin	407
15	Cian	406
16	Jamie	404
17	Thomas	403
18	Alex	392
19	Noah	390
20	Darragh	389
21	Patrick	388
22	Aaron	372
23	Cillian	341
24	Matthew	336
25	John	297
26	Nathan	295
27	David	292
27	Fionn	292
29	Evan	278
30	Ethan	268
31	Jake	265
32	Kyle	252
33	Rian	243
34	Ben	232
34	Max	232
36	Eoin	228
37	Tadhg	224
38	Finn	218
39	Callum	215
40	Samuel	213
41	Joshua	210
42	Rory	200
43	Jayden	197
44	Joseph	196
45	Tyler	195
46	Sam	183
47	Shane	176
48	Mark	175
48	Robert	175
50	Aidan	172
51	William	169
52	Ronan	167
53	Eoghan	166
54	Alexander	161
54	Leon	161
56	Cathal	160
57	Mason	159
58	Tom	157
59	Oliver	155
60	Andrew	151
61	Oscar	150
62	Ciaran	143
63	Bobby	141
64	Jacob	140
65	Senan	126
66	Rhys	124
67	Scott	118
68	Benjamin	116
68	Cormac	116
70	Kevin	112
71	Lucas	109
72	Alan	108
73	Donnacha	106
73	Jakub	106
75	Christopher	105
76	Filip	104
76	Killian	104
78	Josh	103
79	Alfie	102
80	Tommy	101
81	Ruairi	99
82	Odhran	98
83	Oran	97
84	Leo	96
85	Isaac	95
86	Dara	94
86	Jason	94
88	Zach	93
89	Martin	91
89	Peter	91
91	Brian	90
92	Danny	88
93	Niall	86
93	Tomas	86
95	Edward	84
95	Stephen	84
97	Logan	80
98	Kacper	79
99	Anthony	77
100	Billy	76

All boys’ names in Ireland, 2012