Most popular boys’ names in Ireland, 2016
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 | 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 |