Most popular boys’ names in Northern Ireland, 2000
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 | Matthew | 345 |
| 2 | Jack | 338 |
| 3 | Ryan | 315 |
| 4 | James | 294 |
| 5 | Adam | 276 |
| 6 | Conor | 206 |
| 7 | Jordan | 192 |
| 8 | Aaron | 184 |
| 8 | Daniel | 184 |
| 10 | Dylan | 169 |
| 10 | Michael | 169 |
| 12 | Thomas | 163 |
| 13 | David | 157 |
| 13 | Joshua | 157 |
| 15 | Nathan | 152 |
| 16 | Andrew | 151 |
| 17 | Christopher | 149 |
| 18 | Jamie | 148 |
| 19 | Ethan | 147 |
| 20 | Ben | 136 |
| 20 | Sean | 136 |
| 22 | Mark | 133 |
| 23 | Patrick | 129 |
| 24 | Luke | 119 |
| 25 | Callum | 117 |