Most popular baby names in Ireland, 2016

The top girls’ name was Emily, given to 490 babies. The top boys’ name was James, given to 688 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	490
2	Grace	452
3	Ava	388
3	Lucy	388
5	Amelia	369
5	Sophie	369
7	Emma	365
8	Mia	357
9	Hannah	351
10	Lily	334
11	Ella	331
12	Saoirse	324
13	Olivia	303
14	Kate	302
15	Aoife	300
16	Sarah	290
17	Anna	288
17	Chloe	288
19	Caoimhe	256
20	Ellie	254
21	Katie	251
22	Sophia	243
23	Holly	239
24	Fiadh	235
25	Lauren	224
26	Zoe	219
27	Molly	210
28	Isabelle	202
29	Robyn	201
30	Leah	191
31	Sadie	190
32	Roisin	186
32	Ruby	186
34	Alice	181
34	Cara	181
36	Freya	168
37	Eva	166
38	Erin	165
39	Ciara	158
39	Evie	158
41	Niamh	157
42	Sofia	156
43	Charlotte	151
44	Layla	135
45	Amy	133
45	Eabha	133
47	Faye	132
48	Jessica	131
49	Eve	128
49	Julia	128
51	Clodagh	127
52	Abigail	114
53	Isla	113
54	Laura	112
55	Maria	109
55	Maya	109
57	Sadhbh	108
57	Zara	108
59	Amber	107
59	Emilia	107
59	Millie	107
62	Isabella	103
63	Aoibhinn	100
64	Ellen	99
65	Abbie	97
65	Clara	97
65	Elizabeth	97
65	Harper	97
69	Alannah	96
70	Kayla	92
71	Sienna	91
72	Willow	90
73	Megan	89
74	Rachel	87
75	Maisie	86
75	Rebecca	86
77	Aisling	84
77	Rose	84
79	Aine	83
80	Aoibheann	82
81	Annie	81
82	Heidi	72
82	Meabh	72
84	Lilly	70
84	Mary	70
84	Mila	70
87	Georgia	68
87	Rosie	68
89	Daisy	67
90	Victoria	65
91	Ailbhe	64
91	Alexandra	64
93	Lara	63
94	Mollie	61
95	Isabel	60
95	Orla	60
97	Aria	58
97	Matilda	58
97	Sara	58
97	Zoey	58

All girls’ names in Ireland, 2016

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	688
2	Jack	684
3	Conor	558
3	Daniel	558
5	Sean	501
6	Noah	446
7	Adam	400
8	Oisin	398
9	Michael	394
10	Luke	375
11	Harry	374
12	Charlie	369
13	Cian	344
14	Liam	333
15	Thomas	328
16	Darragh	322
17	Alex	320
18	Patrick	319
19	Ryan	318
20	Finn	314
21	Fionn	308
22	Cillian	298
23	Dylan	286
24	Aaron	271
25	John	269
26	Jamie	267
27	David	253
28	Ben	250
29	Matthew	247
30	Oliver	244
31	Rian	231
32	Tadhg	228
33	Jake	225
34	Evan	216
35	Max	214
36	Tom	197
37	Jacob	195
38	Samuel	193
39	Nathan	192
40	Kyle	191
41	Ethan	190
41	Sam	190
43	Mason	186
44	Joshua	179
44	Leo	179
46	Oscar	172
47	Bobby	165
48	Callum	162
49	Alexander	160
50	William	155
51	Joseph	153
52	Aidan	152
53	Ollie	150
54	Alfie	149
55	Eoin	135
56	Robert	132
57	Logan	131
58	Benjamin	128
58	Leon	128
58	Odhran	128
58	Senan	128
62	Jayden	125
63	Lucas	123
64	Shane	119
65	Cathal	116
66	Tommy	110
67	Scott	103
68	Donnacha	101
68	Eoghan	101
70	Danny	100
71	Ronan	99
72	Andrew	98
72	Mark	98
74	Rory	97
75	Henry	94
75	Tyler	94
77	Billy	91
78	Josh	88
78	Louis	88
78	Shay	88
81	Daithi	87
81	Kevin	87
83	Cormac	85
83	Muhammad	85
83	Tomas	85
86	Anthony	84
87	Killian	83
87	Martin	83
89	Hugo	82
90	Ciaran	81
90	Edward	81
92	Kai	79
93	Christopher	77
93	George	77
93	Luca	77
96	Lorcan	75
97	Zach	74
98	Dara	71
98	Isaac	71
98	Jason	71

Rank	Name	Babies
98	Sebastian	71

All boys’ names in Ireland, 2016