Most popular baby names in Ireland, 2017

The top girls’ name was Emily, given to 459 babies. The top boys’ name was Jack, given to 685 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	459
2	Emma	393
3	Amelia	371
3	Grace	371
5	Sophie	364
6	Lucy	349
7	Hannah	338
8	Mia	325
9	Ava	315
10	Chloe	304
11	Olivia	294
12	Anna	293
13	Lily	289
14	Ella	286
15	Saoirse	281
16	Kate	261
17	Aoife	256
18	Sophia	245
19	Sarah	244
20	Ellie	243
21	Fiadh	242
22	Sadie	224
23	Caoimhe	223
24	Evie	212
25	Robyn	200
26	Isabelle	197
27	Holly	195
28	Katie	193
29	Freya	192
29	Leah	192
31	Zoe	189
32	Molly	185
33	Ruby	169
34	Cara	162
35	Alice	160
36	Lauren	152
37	Roisin	151
38	Jessica	150
39	Eva	144
40	Isla	143
41	Ciara	139
42	Charlotte	138
43	Sofia	137
44	Amy	136
45	Layla	135
46	Julia	133
47	Niamh	132
48	Isabella	130
49	Clodagh	129
50	Eabha	125
50	Faye	125
52	Sienna	122
53	Zara	117
54	Millie	115
55	Maria	112
56	Harper	111
57	Alannah	110
58	Erin	109
58	Eve	109
60	Elizabeth	105
61	Sadhbh	104
62	Abigail	98
63	Emilia	97
63	Laura	97
65	Rebecca	96
65	Rose	96
67	Aoibheann	95
68	Aoibhin	94
68	Maisie	94
70	Kayla	93
71	Aoibhinn	92
71	Maya	92
73	Clara	91
74	Annie	89
75	Amber	85
76	Meabh	81
77	Abbie	80
77	Willow	80
79	Ellen	79
80	Georgia	77
81	Aria	76
82	Aine	75
82	Heidi	75
84	Hazel	71
85	Lena	68
86	Aisling	67
86	Megan	67
86	Rachel	67
89	Pippa	66
89	Victoria	66
91	Hanna	64
91	Lara	64
91	Mary	64
91	Rosie	64
95	Daisy	63
95	Evelyn	63
95	Lilly	63
95	Madison	63
99	Ailbhe	62
99	Esme	62

Rank	Name	Babies
99	Mollie	62
99	Nina	62

All girls’ names in Ireland, 2017

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jack	685
2	James	619
3	Daniel	536
4	Conor	472
5	Sean	453
6	Noah	442
7	Luke	420
8	Harry	410
9	Adam	389
10	Michael	359
11	Oisin	351
12	Alex	347
13	Charlie	338
14	Fionn	314
15	Liam	312
16	Cillian	302
17	Darragh	300
17	Patrick	300
19	Cian	291
19	Jamie	291
19	Thomas	291
22	John	266
23	Finn	265
24	Ryan	260
25	Rian	257
26	Matthew	256
27	David	255
28	Tadhg	254
29	Dylan	252
30	Oliver	249
31	Aaron	230
32	Ben	204
33	Leo	193
34	Nathan	187
35	Ethan	186
36	Alfie	184
36	Jake	184
38	Max	182
39	Alexander	180
40	Ollie	179
41	Jacob	175
41	Logan	175
43	Callum	171
44	Oscar	168
45	Evan	167
46	Sam	165
47	Joseph	162
48	Bobby	161
49	Mason	158
50	Joshua	155
50	Tom	155
52	Samuel	150
53	Leon	140
54	William	139
55	Donnacha	136
56	Aidan	127
57	Senan	125
58	Eoin	120
58	Lucas	120
60	Mark	119
61	Cathal	114
61	Jayden	114
61	Kyle	114
64	Danny	111
64	Odhran	111
66	Eoghan	110
67	Robert	109
68	Tommy	106
69	Benjamin	105
69	Martin	105
71	Daithi	102
72	Rory	101
73	Theo	97
74	Billy	95
74	Ronan	95
76	Andrew	94
77	Kai	90
78	Ciaran	89
78	Louis	89
80	Sebastian	88
81	Anthony	87
81	Henry	87
81	Tomas	87
84	Isaac	86
84	Shane	86
84	Shay	86
87	Muhammad	83
88	George	82
88	Peter	82
90	Scott	81
91	Arthur	80
92	Christopher	78
92	Dara	78
92	Hugo	78
92	Kevin	78
96	Ruairi	77
97	Cormac	75
97	Tyler	75
99	Jackson	74
100	Archie	72

All boys’ names in Ireland, 2017