Most popular baby names in Ireland, 2018

The top girls’ name was Emily, given to 460 babies. The top boys’ name was Jack, given to 686 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	460
2	Grace	423
3	Emma	366
4	Sophie	344
5	Amelia	339
6	Ella	311
7	Ellie	309
7	Mia	309
9	Ava	308
10	Fiadh	306
11	Hannah	304
12	Anna	285
13	Lucy	277
14	Olivia	273
15	Lily	262
16	Chloe	251
17	Aoife	240
17	Kate	240
19	Sadie	230
20	Saoirse	225
21	Sarah	216
22	Sophia	215
23	Holly	196
24	Robyn	192
25	Caoimhe	190
26	Freya	189
26	Isabelle	189
28	Molly	186
29	Cara	184
30	Katie	176
31	Evie	173
32	Zoe	170
33	Alice	168
33	Ruby	168
35	Lauren	164
36	Leah	158
37	Isla	147
38	Róisín	138
39	Charlotte	137
40	Eva	136
41	Isabella	127
41	Jessica	127
43	Ciara	126
43	Sofia	126
45	Clodagh	124
46	Faye	123
46	Julia	123
48	Eve	121
48	Éabha	121
50	Willow	116
51	Millie	115
52	Sadhbh	114
53	Alannah	112
53	Erin	112
53	Harper	112
53	Zara	112
57	Layla	111
58	Mary	105
59	Niamh	104
60	Aria	103
61	Maria	100
62	Amy	99
62	Emilia	99
62	Laura	99
65	Maya	98
65	Rosie	98
67	Mila	97
68	Aoibhín	93
68	Rose	93
70	Ada	92
70	Sienna	92
72	Daisy	89
73	Annie	87
74	Clara	84
75	Abigail	83
75	Maisie	83
77	Pippa	82
78	Ellen	81
79	Kayla	79
80	Aoibheann	76
81	Rebecca	75
82	Amber	74
82	Áine	74
84	Ivy	73
85	Bella	72
85	Georgia	72
85	Lilly	72
88	Abbie	69
88	Megan	69
90	Ailbhe	67
91	Bonnie	65
91	Elizabeth	65
91	Lara	65
94	Evelyn	64
94	Heidi	64
96	Aisling	62
96	Hanna	62
96	Tara	62
99	Hazel	60
99	Isabel	60

All girls’ names in Ireland, 2018

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jack	686
2	James	589
3	Noah	494
4	Conor	489
5	Daniel	433
6	Harry	429
7	Luke	368
8	Michael	354
9	Adam	349
10	Charlie	347
11	Liam	338
12	Thomas	321
13	Seán	317
14	Fionn	309
15	Oisín	303
16	Alex	292
17	Cillian	289
18	Finn	282
18	Patrick	282
20	Tadhg	280
21	Darragh	277
22	Jamie	276
23	Matthew	259
24	Oliver	253
25	Ryan	250
26	Dylan	247
27	Cian	241
27	John	241
29	Ben	234
30	David	225
31	Alexander	206
32	Tom	198
33	Rían	193
34	Aaron	190
35	Max	189
36	Leo	186
37	Ethan	185
37	Oscar	185
39	Sam	183
40	Jake	182
41	Jacob	180
42	Ollie	172
43	Bobby	165
44	Evan	163
45	Logan	162
46	Alfie	159
46	Callum	159
48	William	157
49	Joseph	150
49	Nathan	150
51	Aidan	149
52	Joshua	146
53	Mason	142
54	Samuel	141
55	Lucas	129
56	Benjamin	124
57	Donnacha	116
57	Robert	116
59	Senan	114
60	Cathal	113
61	Leon	106
62	Theo	104
63	Muhammad	102
64	Louis	101
65	Eoin	98
65	Kyle	98
65	Shay	98
68	Jayden	96
69	Tommy	95
70	Danny	94
70	George	94
72	Rory	93
73	Arthur	92
74	Sean	91
75	Christopher	90
76	Andrew	89
77	Eoghan	88
77	Luca	88
79	Martin	87
79	Ronan	87
81	Billy	86
81	Henry	86
83	Mark	85
84	Kai	83
85	Zach	81
86	Peter	80
87	Edward	78
87	Hugo	78
89	Archie	75
89	Tomás	75
91	Freddie	72
92	Shane	71
93	Sebastian	70
93	Theodore	70
93	Tyler	70
96	Kevin	69
96	Scott	69
98	Anthony	68
98	Isaac	68
100	Dara	67

Rank	Name	Babies
100	Frankie	67

All boys’ names in Ireland, 2018