Most popular boys’ names in Northern Ireland, 2001
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 | Jack | 384 |
| 2 | Matthew | 344 |
| 3 | Adam | 321 |
| 4 | Ryan | 288 |
| 5 | James | 247 |
| 6 | Conor | 227 |
| 7 | Dylan | 197 |
| 7 | Joshua | 197 |
| 9 | Thomas | 196 |
| 10 | Daniel | 186 |
| 11 | Michael | 185 |
| 12 | Jamie | 170 |
| 13 | Sean | 164 |
| 14 | Ethan | 155 |
| 15 | Luke | 149 |
| 16 | Aaron | 146 |
| 17 | Jordan | 139 |
| 18 | David | 137 |
| 19 | Mark | 136 |
| 20 | Andrew | 133 |
| 21 | Ben | 131 |
| 21 | John | 131 |
| 23 | Nathan | 120 |
| 24 | Christopher | 114 |
| 24 | Patrick | 114 |