Most popular baby names in Northern Ireland, 1999

The top girls’ name was Chloe, given to 374 babies. The top boys’ name was Matthew, given to 410 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	Chloe	374
2	Rebecca	268
3	Emma	255
4	Caitlin	250
5	Megan	239
6	Amy	230
7	Lauren	227
8	Niamh	220
9	Sarah	218
10	Rachel	205
11	Hannah	202
12	Shannon	150
13	Katie	145
14	Courtney	138
14	Sophie	138
16	Aoife	131
17	Emily	128
18	Anna	127
19	Laura	121
20	Nicole	120
21	Jessica	109
22	Ciara	104
23	Olivia	99
24	Ellen	92
25	Victoria	91
26	Aimee	90
27	Erin	88
27	Lucy	88
29	Caoimhe	87
30	Catherine	82
31	Leah	77
32	Claire	72
33	Kirsty	70
34	Bethany	63
34	Rachael	63
36	Jade	60
37	Aine	59
37	Rebekah	59
37	Zoe	59
40	Orla	58
41	Holly	56
42	Danielle	55
43	Eimear	53
43	Georgia	53
45	Charlotte	50
45	Molly	50
45	Naomi	50
48	Cara	49
48	Morgan	49
50	Grace	48
51	Maria	46
51	Natasha	46
53	Zara	44
54	Chelsea	41
55	Beth	39
56	Alexandra	37
56	Kathryn	37
58	Lauryn	35
58	Maeve	35
58	Shauna	35
61	Cliodhna	34
61	Elizabeth	34
61	Tara	34
64	Eve	33
64	Gemma	33
66	Abbie	32
66	Aisling	32
66	Jodie	32
66	Roisin	32
66	Samantha	32
71	Louise	31
72	Annie	30
72	Bronagh	30
72	Clodagh	30
72	Mary	30
76	Stephanie	29
77	Robyn	28
78	Alice	27
78	Chantelle	27
78	Clare	27
78	Melissa	27
82	Abigail	26
82	Cora	26
82	Jennifer	26
82	Jordan	26
86	Brooke	25
86	Ellie	25
86	Katherine	25
86	Sara	25
90	Fiona	24
90	Lydia	24
90	Shania	24
90	Sinead	24
90	Taylor	24
95	Casey	23
95	Hollie	23
95	Kerry	23
95	Natalie	23
95	Rhiannon	23
95	Sasha	23

All girls’ names in Northern Ireland, 1999

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Matthew	410
2	Ryan	358
3	James	352
4	Jack	345
5	Adam	304
6	Conor	267
7	Michael	243
8	Jordan	226
9	Daniel	213
10	Aaron	199
11	David	182
12	Mark	174
13	Thomas	173
14	Andrew	172
15	Dylan	164
16	Jamie	154
17	Nathan	150
18	Christopher	141
18	Joshua	141
18	Sean	141
21	John	137
22	Patrick	129
23	Luke	126
24	Callum	116
25	Peter	112
25	Stephen	112
27	Ciaran	110
27	Niall	110
29	William	109
30	Ben	101
30	Ronan	101
32	Caolan	99
32	Paul	99
34	Cameron	98
34	Ethan	98
36	Liam	97
37	Ross	96
38	Eoin	95
39	Jonathan	94
40	Benjamin	93
40	Scott	93
42	Kyle	86
43	Samuel	84
44	Joseph	80
45	Lewis	76
46	Connor	74
46	Owen	74
48	Robert	73
49	Jake	71
49	Odhran	71
51	Jason	70
51	Reece	70
53	Oisin	65
54	Alexander	63
55	Curtis	62
56	Ruairi	56
57	Oran	55
58	Rory	54
59	Darren	52
60	Shane	50
61	Kevin	49
61	Lee	49
61	Padraig	49
64	Dean	47
64	Harry	47
64	Rhys	47
67	Gareth	45
67	Shea	45
67	Tiarnan	45
70	Brandon	42
71	Joel	41
71	Philip	41
73	Aidan	40
73	Martin	40
75	Tyler	39
76	Sam	37
77	Conall	36
77	Cormac	36
77	Richard	36
77	Tiernan	36
81	Craig	35
82	Anthony	33
82	Declan	33
82	Josh	33
82	Steven	33
86	Eoghan	32
87	Brendan	31
87	Corey	31
87	Gavin	31
90	Brian	30
90	Timothy	30
92	Bradley	29
92	Morgan	29
92	Stuart	29
95	Gerard	28
95	Jacob	28
97	Gary	27
97	Jay	27
99	Cathal	26
99	Darragh	26

Rank	Name	Babies
99	Marc	26

All boys’ names in Northern Ireland, 1999